sport news Lewis Hamilton claims his back pain has gone after finishing third in F1's ... trends now 'I'm young again!' Lewis Hamilton claims the back pain he suffered from Mercedes' chronic 'porpoising' issues has gone as he celebrates finishing third in F1's Canadian Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton claimed he was 'back to being young again' after Canadian Grand Prix The 37-year-old finished third despite suffering serious back trouble due to Mercedes' 'porpoising' issues Hamilton said being on the podium was 'overwhelming' given his 'battle' with his car this year By Jonathan Mcevoy for MailOnline Published: 21:48 BST, 19 June 2022 | Updated: 21:48 BST, 19 June 2022 Viewcomments Lewis Hamilton finished third in the Canadian Grand Prix and declared: ‘I am back to being young again!’ A week after struggling to climb out of his Mercedes in Baku after being bounced around in the cockpit, the seven-time champion’s back pain had vanished. Having finished behind Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, the 37-year-old Briton said: ’It’s quite overwhelming to get this third place. It’s been such a battle this year with the car, but we continue to stay vigilant, focused and never give up. That’s something I’m proud of. Lewis Hamilton claimed he was 'young again' and pain free after finishing third in the Canadian Grand Prix The 37-year-old struggled to get out of his Mercedes car after last week's race in Azerbaijan Lewis Hamilton shared an image of a massage from his physiotherapist, Angela Cullen, as part of his recovery for Montreal ‘We’re getting closer, so we’ve got to keep pushing and pushing, and hopefully we’ll eventually be in the fight with these guys.’ Hamilton is now 98 points off the summit heading to Silverstone a week on Sunday. Team principal Toto Wolff said: ’One swallow doesn’t make a summer, but we are very happy. ‘I am delighted for Lewis because he was disadvantaged by the safety car at various races previously. He has had bad luck. But he is on the podium without having anything gifted to him. It’s good to see.’ Hamilton (left) said getting on the podium was 'overwhelming' given his chronic car problems Verstappen, the champion and leader, held his nerve after a late safety car phase to claim his sixth win of the season before being acclaimed by his boss Christian Horner as being in the form of his life. Verstappen said: ’The safety car didn’t help. Overall, Ferrari were very quick. ’But it was really exciting at the end. I was giving it everything I had and, of course, Carlos was doing the same. I could see he was pushing and charging. ‘Luckily, this year, we seem really quick on the straights so that helps a lot.’ Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility