Formula 1: the unforgettable 10 Grand Prix of Lewis Hamilton, who made history and reached the record of 92 races won

Sabrina faija

10/25/2020 11:55 AM

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Updated 10/25/2020 12:15 PM

Through

, between the six seasons with McLaren and the eight with Mercedes Benz, he knows little by little how to select just

Lewis Hamilton

in Formula 1.

The Briton was left alone with the

won (92), one more than those he shared with Michael Schumacher, and

.

After the triumph in Portugal, this is the capricious choice of just a handful of races that will be hard to forget, good and bad, because even the most successful make mistakes.

Come and see the story written by Hamilton.

1. The first time you never forget

The young Hamilton, 22, celebrates his first pole position and his first victory in Formula 1. Photo AP

To measure a legend like Hamilton, one piece of information is enough: Schumacher spent 16 races in Formula 1 to win the first, while the Englishman made the podium in his first five, until

.

It was on June 10, 2007, at the Canadian Grand Prix, remembered for the accident of Robert Kubica.

"Sooner or later it was going to happen. The team helped me by having a racing car in perfect condition and I had no problems.

But I don't forget that I'm a rookie and I'm sure bad times will come," he said. English, as a premonition of everything that would happen next.

2. The first title or the day that Massa was champion for 39 seconds

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Hamilton and the celebration of the first of his titles.

Photo EFE

From the start of the season, with his victory in Australia, Hamilton was encouraged to discuss with Ferrari his privileged place in Formula 1 and to regain the throne he had lost the previous year.

Thus, the

arrived

, the last race of the year, leader with 94 points, seven more than

, when ten were awarded to the winner and eight to the second, so the Brazilian could only occupy some of those first positions and wait.

The rain wanted to add more emotion to the finish at Interlagos, where Massa crossed the checkered flag first and was champion (virtually) for 39 seconds.

While the Ferrari box celebrated, Hamilton, who needed to be fifth but two laps from the end, was sixth, overtaking

at the last breath and lifting the first of his (for now) six titles, setting the record of being a the 23 years 

.

3. Canada, the promised land

If the first had been overshadowed by Kubica's accident, Hamilton's second win in Montreal was

.

On June 13, 2010, he took

with his McLaren and on the track he faced his former teammate Alonso, who was trying to give Ferrari a title after that of Raikkonen.

The Englishman, who had just won his first test of the season in Turkey, held

until he had to go into the pits, when Alonso passed him.

With patience, laps later he regained the position and also Jenson Button surpassed the Spaniard, so McLaren took a celebrated 1-2 from Canada ahead of the Prancing Horse.

It was not the last victory in Montreal for Hamilton.

He then won five more to be the sixth driver to win the same GP five or more times.

4. The Hamilton dynasty is born in Mercedes

The first trophy as a Mercedes driver, in Hungary.

Reuters photo

On July 28, 2013, in his tenth test as a driver for his new team, Hamilton achieved his first victory at Mercedes.

At the Hungarian Grand Prix, he had a perfect race: he started from

, as in the two previous rounds, but never delivered first place, thanks to his outstanding handling that allowed him to defuse the overtaking attempts of his rivals.

5. The battle with Nico Rosberg in Bahrain 2014

Rosberg throws champagne at winner Hamilton.

Photo EFE

The overwhelming dominance that Mercedes currently has in Formula 1 is not new.

In 2014, of the 19 races, Hamilton and Rosberg were divided 16 and in the Bahrain GP they had a hand-to-hand battle without limitations despite being teammates.

Despite the fact that the German made

and started first, Hamilton overcame him a few corners later, in the first of the many overtaking between the two, in

, both in the fight for first place and because of what was happening. behind the

.

6. The conquest of Hamilton in Abu Dhabi

Hamilton's second title, the first with Mercedes, which started like this with a dominance that continues.

AP Photo

That 2008 title had already been left behind.

Hamilton, six years older, wanted to be champion again and dethrone Red Bull.

In Abu Dhabi he arrived as the leader with 17 points of advantage over Rosberg and ten victories.

But the last race of the championship gave double points and the German had obtained the pole.

However, a bad start condemned him and he was taken advantage of by the Englishman, who won the test and also the title on the night of Yas Marina.

7. Why is it a good?

partner

Hamilton attempted an impossible maneuver and the two Mercedes ended up out of the race.

If he had not had a good experience with Alonso at McLaren, Hamilton knew what it was really not to get along with his teammate at Mercedes, where he shared four seasons with Rosberg.

The worst thing for the German team was that they

and at the 2016 Spanish GP they were left without any meter cars after the start.

Hamilton, the

, went wrong and was passed by Rosberg before the first corner.

The Englishman could not bear it and tried an impossible maneuver: he put the four wheels of his car on the grass, lost control and

, ending the two outside.

"

The one in front defends himself. Lewis should never have tried to go through there," judged Niki Lauda, ​​who worked as an advisor in the team.

8. Hello, Alain Prost

The 2016 title was in the hands of Rosberg but it was not defined in Mexico, the third-to-last race of the season, because there the victory went to Hamilton, who reached the mark of 51 victories for

, who was the second most winner behind Schumacher .

"The most important thing is the record that the team achieved," said the Englishman, referring to the 17 victories (which would later become 19) that Mercedes had in a season in which only two races had escaped at the hands of Red Bull. : Max Verstappen in Spain and Daniel Ricciardo in Malaysia.

"Half of my victories have been with this team, which shows the incredible group of people we have and how well we work together. I am very proud. This was the plan, to be part of this growth, but the truth did not dream that it was as good as this when I arrived, "he added later, without imagining that four years later he would add another 41 to keep Schumi's record.

9. Win even with a flat tire

This is how Hamilton ended the GP where he is local.

Photo EFE

Hamilton's dominance in a 2020 affected by the coronavirus had its maximum expression in the Grand Prix of Great Britain.

In the first of two races at Silverstone, Hamilton posted his 84th victory after crossing the finish line

.

It was an electrifying finish, which gave excitement to a GP in which the Mercedes had escaped at the top.

But when the tires started to fail, the excitement returned to the track.

With two laps remaining, the first to puncture was Bottas, who fell to 11th place, and in the last one suffered Sainz, who was left without a podium, and Hamilton, who completed the last lap on three wheels but maintained a difference of just five seconds with Verstappen to prevent the victory from being snatched from him.

Eyes front left as Lewis Hamilton somehow makes it back to parc ferme at Silverstone 👀 😮 #BritishGP 🇬🇧 # F1 pic.twitter.com/LMSrNgt0eL

- Formula 1 (@ F1) August 2, 2020

10. Nothing is impossible for Hamilton or Mercedes

With the Schumacher helmet at the Eifel Grand Prix.

AP Photo

Mercedes dominates in all circuits, but in one it did not have a great record.

Until Hamilton appeared to twist history.

At the Nürburgring, where Juan Manuel Fangio in 1954 had given the German team the only victory, the Englishman won his 91st Grand Prix in history, equaling Schumacher's record.

It looked like there might be some more drama with the safety car leaving near the end.

But Verstappen could not even with that advantage give a fight to a Hamilton that was solid and without fissures.

As always, or almost always.

To do a little more history.

Like this Sunday, with his 92nd victory.

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