At the Rye House Kart Raceway, where it all started for Lewis Hamilton, he glistened like a monarch once more. His season may be in danger of collapsing into a sinkhole, especially if he fails to break the momentum of his remorseless rival, Nico Rosberg, at Sundays British Grand Prix, but in the small, commuter-scurrying Lea Valley town of Hoddesdon he will always be the greatest driver in the world.
Its very cool to be back here, Hamilton says. It brings a lot of memories back, a lot of great memories. It was 21 years ago now, which sounds ridiculous. I remember my first day here, my first crash here, I remember when Ayrton [Senna] died and I was here. I remember my Dad standing on the corner. I remember being in the little pond in the middle, which was dried up and muddy and not a real pond.
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