Michael Schumacher definitely is not a strange name for F1 win record. He has been winning for a very long time now. Recently, Lewis Hamilton who is also a six-time world champion has finally broken the amazing Michael Schumacher’s all-time Formula One win record. He is able to achieve this after dominating the particular Portuguese Grand Prix. His victory in Portimao was the 92nd of his career, moving past the German’s previous record that is 91.
At first, Lewis Hamilton started his lead on the opening lap but after reclaiming it on the 20th lap, he held off all the other competitors to further extend his lead at the top of the driver’s championship. The British driver finished comfortably clear of his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas and that would be in second place, while Red Bull driver Max Verstappen finished in third place.
Lewis Hamilton said, “I could never have dreamed of being where I am today”. He also added, “I didn’t have a magic ball when I chose to come to this team and partner with great people, but here I am and what I can tell you is I’m trying to make the most of it every single day”. Then he mentioned, “It’s going to take some time to sink in. I was still pushing flat out coming across the line, I’m still very much in race mode mentally. I can’t find the right words at the moment”.
Sources: CNN News.