“I think Lewis Hamilton is now the greatest Formula 1 driver of all time. In terms of statistics, at least
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A little less than a year ago, when the Briton had just won the 7th world title of his career, thus equaling the record of Michael Schumacher, Max Verstappen had hit the mark in his comment.
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From a numerical point of view, with his hundredth success in Sochi, there is no doubt that Hamilton, the first driver to reach this milestone, is the greatest F1 driver of all time.
Especially since this figure is accompanied by the best percentage of victories in contested races (more than 35%) - and the pole position record (101), an exercise in which Hamilton has no equal (his runner-up, Michael Schumacher, pointing "Only" at 68).
He has also reached the podium 176 times in 281 races, demonstrating exceptional consistency.
But all of these favorable statistics are not necessarily enough to make it
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