Hamilton's masterpiece: 6th title and no end in sight

At the Circuit of the Americas in Austin on Sunday, Hamilton steered his Mercedes up from fifth place to second and thus made everything clear ahead of time. Even though it didn't work out (yet) with his eleventh win of the season, Hamilton rewarded himself with the world championship again for what was perhaps the best season of his career. “It's definitely not the easiest, it's the hardest title for me,” he said. Drenched in champagne, he celebrated on Sunday in front of the Mercedes garage and jubilantly stuck six fingers in the air for as many Formula 1 titles.

The British Mercedes star particularly enjoyed the short party after the World Cup coup in the USA - and in Austin he didn't want to think about Michael Schumacher's record, which was now within reach. “Reaching Michael was never a goal for me. “I would have thought it wouldn’t be possible to even get close to Michael,” said Hamilton.

Alone in the open: Hamilton is in a league of his own. © APA/getty / Mark Thompson

He still needs to win a world championship to catch up with icon Schumacher. Hardly anyone doubts that the 34-year-old can achieve this in 2020. The Formula 1 regulations will hardly change for the time being, and the Silver Arrows should not suddenly be taken by surprise by the competition after their dominance in recent years. Team boss Toto Wolff also sees no reason “why he shouldn’t win a seventh title”. The racing team wants to build him the right car and further minimize their own mistakes. “I’m working on a masterpiece. I haven’t finished it yet.” Lewis Hamilton “So close, but so far away” is the seventh World Cup crown, said Hamilton on Sunday after second place in Texas. He made it unmistakably clear that the end is far from being in sight. “This desire to always want more and more is what makes Hamilton one of the greatest of all time,” said the Spanish newspaper Sports world .

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The 83-time Grand Prix winner said almost poetically: “I’m working on a masterpiece. I haven't finished it yet and it takes time." He has "the best tools to do it right now." That's why he wants to continue after his contract ends after next season and be a "pioneer" in the new Formula 1 era with completely outdated rules. “I’m happy for him, but not for us” Sebastian Vettel Before he took the plane to England on Sunday evening, the scene's only current world star described the season, which was not yet completely over, as the hardest of his career. “Now is the time to write as much good stuff as you can. If someone wins the title six times, then he deserves it,” said Ferrari star Sebastian Vettel, who was beaten again: “I’m very happy for him, but not for us because we were so far behind.” Ferrari with a difficult situation The German retired in Austin in the eighth lap due to suspension damage and fell back to fifth place in the World Championship standings. Even in the fifth year with the Scuderia he had no chance against Hamilton and Texas winner Valtteri Bottas in the second Silver Arrow. Ferrari completely slept through the first half of the season and only arrived when Mercedes had already gained a significant lead. That should change next year. But it seems difficult to imagine that the error-prone Italians can hold their own in the long term against the perfectly functioning Mercedes system.

For the sixth time in a row, the works team won the World Championship for drivers and designers. Hamilton achieved a total of 101 podium places and ten successes in 2019 alone. There are still two more chances to win in Brazil and Abu Dhabi. “I want to keep it up,” said Hamilton. Family helped Hamilton through difficult times At the moment of great success, the Briton was also thoughtful. The deaths of supervisory board boss Niki Lauda and young driver Anthoine Hubert have taken a toll on him this year. “When something like this happens, doubts arise. Is it time to stop or should I continue?" he said about the accidental death of young driver Hubert in Spa: "There is also life after Formula 1 - and I want to have my own family at some point."

He pushed away the negative thoughts and focused on the positive. He was helped by his parents, who celebrated in Texas along with his current partner. He brought everyone together for the official team photo. Shortly beforehand, Hamilton, who comes from central England, said proudly: “They simply sacrificed everything so that I had the chance to do what I’m doing now.”

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Hamilton's masterpiece: 6th title and no end in sight

And once again Lewis Hamilton made the World Cup perfect ahead of schedule. Only Michael Schumacher, with seven titles, is better than the Silver Arrows superstar. The Brit seems unstoppable on the way to a new record.

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