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Luis Hamilton Formula 1 world champion for the seventh time, the Mercedes driver is on a par with record champion Michael Schumacher. The 35-year-old Briton went from sixth on the grid to his 10th win of the season in the 14th race on the wet track of Istanbul on Sunday. Overall it is the 94th Grand Prix of Hamilton, in these statistics he had already surpassed Schumacher (91) during the unusual Corona year.
Hamiltons His teammate and last remaining World Cup competitor, Valtteri Bottas, was just 14 after several laps in Turkey in difficult conditions with 110 points. Hamilton three races before the end of the season he secured his fourth straight title ahead of schedule. The old and the new champion clearly triumphed against Sergio Pérez at Racing Point and the surprisingly fast Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel and got excited. “I can’t find the words, thanks to everyone who worked on this in the team,” he said. Hamilton holding back tears. His thanks for an “incredible journey” also went to his family, with whom he had dreamed of such successes from a young age.
Still in the booth Hamilton conveyed that you should always believe in yourself. “For all the kids who dream of the impossible, they can,” he said. Hamiltonwhose first major radio congratulator was the head of his Austrian team, Toto Wolff. “I couldn’t have done better. It was a fantastic unit, it was really brilliant,” said Wolff, who has yet to sign a new contract. Hamilton negotiated for 2021.
The World Cup decision between Hamilton and Bottas actually fell into the opening phase already when the Finn spun without touching an opponent and was thrown far back. Hamilton I had some problems at the beginning, but it was getting better and better on the increasingly dry track. On the way to unexpected success after a poor qualifying, he not only benefited from a dark day from his teammate, but also from the rides of Red Bull drivers Max Verstappen and Alexander Albon, as well as the Perez’s race cars, which got off to a strong start. and post setter Lance Stroll (ninth). Former world champion Vettel, much scolded this year, had overtaken his teammate Charles Leclerc in the finals and climbed to his first podium since Mexico 2019.
The next and final third round of the World Championship is scheduled in Bahrain in two weeks. Mercedes had already secured the new title of design engineer at Imola in early November.
