Lewis Hamilton wins British GP and sets F1 record

Lewis Hamilton took the podium at the British Grand Prix on Sunday, setting a record in F1 and his own record for victories.

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Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) reaffirmed his status as a living legend by winning his twelfth Formula One World Championship in front of his home fans on Sunday in Great Britain. On the Silverstone circuit, where he set two historic records in the top category in one fell swoop.

Hamilton raised his own record of victories to 104 and became the first driver to win the same race nine times.

Sir Lewis, 39, claimed his first win of the year, his first in almost three since December 2021, when he won in Saudi Arabia. He had a thrilling race ahead of triple world champion Max Verstappen (Red Bull), who is further ahead following finishing second, and his compatriot Lando Norris (McLaren), who is third in the cradle of F1.

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Hamilton breaks F1 record

This Sunday, he reigns alone. And he surpasses the 91 victories with which the ‘Kaiser’ occupies second place of all time by thirteen. After a thrilling race, marked by variable weather conditions and in which the Spaniards Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) and Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) finished fifth and eighth, respectively.

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“Jesus, I’ve been waiting a long time for this.“, said the spectacular and eccentric champion from Stevenage, through tears. At the end of the year he will leave the team with which he won six of his seven crowns and next year, now 40 years old, he will drive for Ferrari: the most successful team in F1.

This, following a race in which he confirmed that he is still the king; recalling a song that the Mexican Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) was unable to sing this time. He was runner-up in the world championship last year and who prolonged his bad streak with a seventeenth place that made him lose a place in the World Championship, where he is now sixth.

EFE.

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