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Hamilton determined to get Silverstone 'rocking'

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Lewis Hamilton says he wants to get Silverstone "rocking" with another home victory in the British Grand Prix.

The 2014 world champion won his home race for only the second time last season, coming through from sixth on the grid to take victory as team-mate Nico Rosberg retired. Having been beaten by Rosberg in Austria, Hamilton admits he needs to bounce back and is fuelled by the elation he felt when winning last year.

"I don't feel like I ever really reached my peak in Austria," Hamilton said. "It wasn't the smoothest of weekends for me - so to come away with P2 wasn't a disaster in the circumstances.

"Silverstone, though... that's different. I can't describe the feeling I had last year - lifting that trophy again in front of the sea of fans on pit straight after so many years and after a tough start to the weekend too. It's something that will always stay with me and nothing less than the same again will do.

"I'm lucky enough to have fans all around the world - but winning in front of your home crowd is something else. We have a fantastic car this year - even better than in 2014 - and it should suit this track, so I'll be going all out to make the most of it. The guys back at the factories deserve to see a big home result and I want to see Silverstone absolutely rocking at the chequered flag!"

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Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.