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Don British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton named him gold letters in Formula One World Championship records as he crowned the title for the seventh time in his career to equal the number of German legend Michael Schumacher, after finishing first at the Turkish Grand Prix, the fourth stage of the world championship at the “Istanbul Park” circuit. Sunday.
Hamilton described the race as one of the “best races” of his career.
Hamilton, starting from sixth place, overtook Mexican Sergio Pérez (Racing Point) and German Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari), achieving his tenth victory this season in 14 races. Hamilton was crowned champion with McLaren in 2008, then with Mercedes in 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019, before claiming the seventh title with the same team today.
Hamilton extended the lead over his Finnish teammate Valtteri Bottas at the top of the World Championship to 110 points before the end of the season with 3 rounds, so the latter could not reach him mathematically. In addition to his equalization of the record in the number of world titles, Hamilton holds many other records, most notably in:
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Number of wins (94 wins)
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On the number of podiums (163 times)
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By taking first place at the start of races (97 times)
“I can’t find the right words. What I have accomplished exceeds all my dreams,” said Hamilton, who wept as he was overwhelmed by the achievement of this achievement as he crossed the finish line. “Of all the races I have run in my career, it is one of the proudest of me.”
If Hamilton entered the race as a candidate to be crowned world champion, his first place was not guaranteed because he started from sixth place on a wet circuit due to heavy rain before the start of the race, but with his experience, skill and ability. of leadership, he managed to seize the right opportunity to jump over first place starting from Lap 37 and held it until the end of the race, achieving his historic achievement.
What did he say after winning?
Hamilton spoke of equating it with the world title record, saying, “I have dreamed of this since my childhood. It is very important that children see what happened to me and not listen to anyone telling them that they cannot achieve anything. All children they must chase the dream and not give up. ” . “I remember seeing Michael Schumacher at the world championships. Winning one, two or even three titles was very difficult. As for achieving it for the seventh time, this is something I could not imagine. There is no limit to what we and my team we can achieve together. ”
He also congratulated his team saying, “Thank you so much to all the young people here or at the factory for the great job you have done. I could not have achieved what I have achieved without joining this team. The journey we have together is incredible.”
