LEWIS GETS TIMELY LIFT

Wolff hails win as 'weight off shoulders'

- TIM HAMER

LEWIS HAMILTON'S fairy-tale first win in 945 days is a weight off the seven-time world champion's shoulders, reckons Mercedes chief Toto Wolff.

Hamilton, 39, rolled back the years at Silverstone on Sunday to take his record-extending ninth home victory and the 104th of his glittering career.

After his first triumph since the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on December 5, 2021 a 56-race streak an emotional Hamilton admitted he'd doubted he would ever win again.

And he opened up on how he'd struggled with his mental health after a contentious final-day defeat to Red Bull's Max Verstappen in 2021.