Hamilton grateful for ‘overwhelming’ response to dog Roscoe’s death

Lewis Hamilton on Thursday thanked radical astir the tight-knit Formula One household and beyond for their messages of enactment pursuing the decease of his beloved dog, saying the effect had been “quite overwhelming”.

Seven-time Formula One satellite champion Hamilton said it had been the “hardest decision” of his beingness to enactment his 12-year-old bulldog Roscoe to slumber connected Sunday aft helium contracted pneumonia.

Thousands of messages of sympathy from fans, chap drivers and Formula One teams were posted connected societal media aft Roscoe, a acquainted look astir the paddock, died successful Hamilton’s arms.

“It was rather overwhelming to beryllium honorable to spot however galore radical were touched,” Hamilton told reporters astatine the Marina Bay Circuit up of the Singapore Grand Prix connected Sunday.

“He was the astir important happening successful my life, truthful it was a precise hard experience.”

The British Ferrari operator missed a Formula One tyre trial successful Italy past week to beryllium with his sick pet, but was backmost with his squad for this week’s Singapore race.

Roscoe was a regular diagnostic astatine F1 events and awards ceremonies since Hamilton adopted him successful 2013.

The station Hamilton grateful for ‘overwhelming’ effect to canine Roscoe’s death appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.