Lewis Hamilton scripted history on Sunday by edging past Formula One icon Michael Schumacher by winning the Portuguese Grand Prix for a 92nd career victory. The British star driver won the race nearly 25.6 seconds ahead of Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas and 34.5 clear of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. This was his eighth win of the season and the Brit has been in top form.
This is a big win for him considering he is now on the top of the racing world. This was also the 35-year old’s record-extending 97th career pole position. He started ahead of Bottas and Verstappen. It was a track that was being used for the first time in F1.
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LEWIS: “I owe this to the [Mercedes team] here and those back at the factory. It’s been such a privilege to work with them.
“I could only of ever dreamed of where I am today. It’s gonna take some time to sink in. I can’t find the words at the moment”#PortugueseGP 🇵🇹 #F1 pic.twitter.com/Fd8xYuuR1w
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He went on to thank the team and said that it is going to take some time to sink in. An emotionally charged Hamilton also said that he did not have words to describe how he felt.
“I owe this to the [Mercedes team] here and those back at the factory. It’s been such a privilege to work with them. “I could only of ever dreamed of where I am today. It’s gonna take some time to sink in. I can’t find the words at the moment,” he said after the win.
The Brit will certainly go down in history as one of the best to have taken to the sport.