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Mercedes ' Lewis Hamilton drives during the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton ended his glorious 12-year spell at Mercedes with cheers and tears on Sunday after finishing a rousing fourth from starting 16th in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix .
"When he said 'hammer time' I did notice, in the moment, that it was the last time I'm going to hear that," said an emotional Hamilton afterwards."It was a really, really hard race naturally where I was, I didn't get as great a start as this one here, my team-mate next season and the first stint was really, really difficult.
Hamilton replied: "The pleasure's been mine. We dreamed alone, but together we believed and as a team we achieved things, thank you for all the courage, the determination and the passion for seeing me and supporting me. Bonnington added:"It's been an amazing journey and I'm so grateful to have been a part of this chapter of your life and best of luck for the next one."
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