Discover the incredible story behind Lewis Hamilton’s epic victory at the 2024 British Grand Prix, told from Dani Lozano’s perspective. Get more details and insights into previous edits created for the 2024 documentary, some of which are also connected to the British driver.
LEWIS HAMILTON EDIT CONTEXT
Lewis Hamilton starts the 2024 Formula One season with renewed hope of fighting for wins, something he hadn’t achieved in the previous two seasons, marking the longest winless streak of his F1 career since 2007.
The season begins rough. Mercedes struggles to find balance and performance, making it hard to challenge Red Bull and the rising McLaren team. Hamilton also struggles to outperform teammate George Russell in qualifying and races, openly admitting his lack of pace and taking responsibility.
Things change from the Spanish Grand Prix, round 10. Mercedes brings upgrades that work brilliantly, closing the gap to the top teams. Lewis gains confidence, delivers strong performances, and returns to the podium consistently.
The defining moment comes at the British Grand Prix in Silverstone, his home race. In wet conditions at the start, he overtakes Russell for the lead. As the track dries, Max Verstappen closes in on fresher tyres, but Hamilton manages his pace and tyres perfectly, holding on to win, his first victory in over two and a half years.
The perfect place to break the streak: at home, in front of his fans, securing a ninth victory at Silverstone and setting a new record.
This emotional and symbolic win is captured in the Docuedit F1 2024, highlighting Lewis not only as a driver but also as a person.
DEVELOPER DIARY 04 – DOCUEDIT F1 2024
Why is the song chosen by Dani for the Lewis Hamilton edit in the documentary so important? Find out more and discover how Dani connected this edit with previous stories discussed in other episodes of the Developer Diary: Docuedit F1 2024.
• The song for Hamilton’s Edit
the song I chose for the edit have lyrics and the lyrics are related to Lewis Hamilton in the way I interpret how he i sapproaching a difficult 2024 season, not being to perform as he is expecting. But, he never gives up, so the fight still on. The song starts with this lyrics:
Say I’m cold-hearted
But I’m just getting started
Got my eyes on the the target
Now, now
At the beginning of the edit, I give some context to the viewers. Before that win at Silverstone, Lewis had to go through a lot during those two and a half years without victories. With a car that wasn’t the fastest, he struggled to get used to it in terms of driving. He was also beaten by Russell on some occasions. I was finding interviews with Lewis Hamilton talking about that situation, and he was being very, very humble and sometimes even a bit frustrated.
- I was pretty slow.
- Really poor weekend from myself.
- I was not particular quick today.
And that’s what I want to reflect in that edit: the entire journey Lewis Hamilton had to go through before achieving that victory at Silverstone, including all the pain and difficult moments he experienced along the way. The lyrics obviously help to understand the message. For example, at one point in the edit, I combine this verse of the song with the image below:
They left me for dead, I guess they’ll never learn
Every time I break there’s just more pain to burn
They’ll never, never, never learn
• Visuals and montage
The Hamilton edit has involved a lot of work in terms of montage and visuals. One of my favourite moments is the one you can see in the image below, where the sun is rising. This is a metaphor for the moment Lewis Hamilton was going through during those two and a half years without victories and with disappointing results. He was in the darkness of the night, but little by little, the sun was rising, leading to the moment when Lewis Hamilton finally won at Silverstone.
I’d rather not show you too much of the part of the edit where Lewis wins at Silverstone 2024. I’d prefer you to wait for the final video and watch it with your own eyes because I’m sure that if you’re a Lewis Hamilton fan, you will cry watching this edit.
I’ve really spent a lot of time on this one, and it’s still not finished. There are a few little details I need to add to the edit.
Another interesting section is a montage where I compiled photos of the nine victories Lewis Hamilton achieved at Silverstone. I was looking for photos of him with the trophy from every single year he won there, creating a very special montage that you will be able to watch just at the very end of the edit.
There are so many elements throughout this edit, from photos and video footage to visual effects. When you watch it, you’ll realise just how much work and time I’ve put into it.
• Edit connections
I would like to show you some more details about the previous edits I’ve been showing you in this series, called Developer Diary Docuedit Formula 1 2024.
It’s about something very important in this whole project: every edit in Docuedit has its own special moments in terms of editing. At some point in every edit, you’ll see something surprising and spectacular that will catch your eye.
For example, in the Oliver Bearman edit I showed you in Episode One, I was covering the extraordinary race he had in Saudi Arabia when he replaced Carlos Sainz for one race due to Carlos’ appendicitis. There are some important moments like this one in the image below:
This is a very symbolic moment. While Oliver Bearman is racing in Saudi Arabia, we can see Carlos Sainz Senior, Carlos Sainz’s father, on the left. On the right is Ollie Bearman’s father, and in the background, I’ve blended in a photo of Carlos Sainz in hospital at that exact moment, while he was undergoing surgery for appendicitis.
On the left side of the background, behind Carlos Sainz’s father, you can also see John Elkann, the current chairman of Scuderia Ferrari. As you can see, Carlos Sainz’s father is watching Ollie Bearman’s race, the driver who is replacing his son for that weekend. On the other side, we have Ollie Bearman’s father. Both fathers are watching the race while Carlos Sainz is in hospital.
There’s another important moment after the race, when Ollie Bearman manages to score points on his Ferrari debut. You can see Lewis Hamilton approaching him to congratulate him on his performance. In the middle of the transition, just as they touch, there’s a kind of flashback. You see a photo of Lewis Hamilton with the Scuderia Ferrari logo in the background. That’s something really symbolic because, as every Formula One fan knows, Lewis Hamilton would be racing for Scuderia Ferrari the following season.
The moment when Ollie Bearman, who is racing for Ferrari in that race, shakes hands with and touches Lewis Hamilton creates something like a canon event. It’s almost as if there’s a connection between the two: Lewis Hamilton is touching a driver wearing a Ferrari race suit, representing the team he will be driving for the following season.
It’s as if the future and the present come together in that exact moment.
DEVELOPER DIARY 04 – FULL EPISODE
Would you like to see more footage and to learn more about the Lewis Hamilton edit or previous edits I’m making for the Docuedit F1 2024? You can get access to all this information in the full fourth episode of the Developer Diary – Docuedit F1 2024 available for Patreon members.
