Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton broke an under-the-radar record in Turkey
By Asher Fair
While the focus was on his seventh career Formula 1 world championship, Lewis Hamilton broke another huge Michael Schumacher record in the Turkish Grand Prix.
Entering Sunday’s Turkish Grand Prix at Intercity Istanbul Park, Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton had a chance to secure his seventh career Formula 1 world championship, given the lead he had in the driver standings over teammate Valtteri Bottas.
He did just that, as he rallied to win the race while Bottas, who spun out at least four times (we stopped counting after the first 21 laps), scored no points with an abysmal 14th place finish.
Hamilton’s seventh world title ties him with Michael Schumacher for the most in Formula 1 history.
But Hamilton actually broke another significant Schumacher Formula 1 record with his victory in this race.
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A few races ago, the 35-year-old Briton tied Schumacher’s all-time wins record of 91, and he hasn’t failed to win a race since then. Three races later, the record is 94 and counting. But entering the Turkish Grand Prix, Hamilton and Schumacher were tied atop another all-time wins list: the all-time wins list with a single constructor.
Schumacher earned 72 of his 91 victories with Ferrari, while Hamilton’s Mercedes win tally sat at 72 following his most recent victory, the 93rd of his career, in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari.
His come-from-behind victory in the 58-lap Turkish Grand Prix around the 14-turn, 3.317-mile (5.338-kilometer) road course in Tuzla, Turkey was his 73rd as a member of the Silver Arrows, the new all-time record for a driver with a single team.
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Hamilton has not signed to return to Mercedes next year, and there have been rumors that he could step away from Formula 1 after the 2020 season, but based on what he and team boss Toto Wolff had to say after his historic Turkish Grand Prix win, it would appear that a return is in the cards.