Lewis Hamilton wins record 92nd F1 victory
British driver Lewis
Hamilton made Formula One history on Sunday, winning the Portuguese Grand Prix
for a 92nd career victory to move one ahead of German great Michael Schumacher.
Hamilton finished nearly 25.6 seconds ahead of Mercedes teammate
Valtteri Bottas and 34.5 clear of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen for his eighth win
of another dominant season.
Hamilton won his first F1
race in 2007 and first title the following year. But his career really took off
when he replaced the retired Schumacher at Mercedes in 2013. Hamilton added
five more F1 titles and the runaway championship leader is now set to equal
Schumacher’s record of seven.
“I
could only ever have dreamed of being where I am today,” an emotional Hamilton
said. “It’s going to take some time to fully sink in. I can’t find the words at
the moment.”
