Lewis Hamilton said he touched perfection on his way to winning the Spanish Grand Prix, and he is certainly setting new standards as he makes history in Formula 1.
It was far from the most exciting race to watch, such was Hamilton’s control, but inside his Mercedes, its driver said he reached a level of performance than even he has rarely found before.
He had found the fabled “zone” – a place where performance flows easily, where new levels are achieved – that is the goal of all athletes.
“There is an immense amount of pressure on all of us to perform weekend-in, weekend-out,” Hamilton said. “And in the chase for perfection and being in that zone, you can be very, very close but still be slightly out and not be quite in your perfect rhythm.
“But for whatever reason today, I can’t quite pinpoint why, I felt like I was in the most… It was like a clear zone.