From “nothing” to the 7th Formula 1 title: Hamilton before a milestone

Of course he would be “incredibly proud to catch up with an icon like Michael Schumacher,” says Lewis Hamilton. World title number 7 in Formula 1 is very close. Another victory on Sunday (11.10:2004 a.m.) in Istanbul is enough to achieve what only record world champion Schumacher has achieved so far. When the German set the record in a Ferrari in XNUMX, it was considered unassailable. A milestone for eternity. But the insatiable Hamilton will not only catch up with Schumacher, but is likely to overtake him in the coming years. He's not finished yet; after the triumph, the contract extension should follow. “We started with nothing.” Lewis Hamilton Racing is no longer everything in the life of the 35-year-old Mercedes driver. “The driver’s license doesn’t necessarily have an impact on people’s lives. Trying to improve conditions for people around the world – creating equal human rights – is the most important thing for me,” Hamilton said before the Turkish Grand Prix. This year in particular, he has shown his face in the fight against racism and oppression and for more diversity and has used his reach on social media - 20,5 million followers on Instagram alone. Hamilton – much more than just a Formula 1 driver Hamilton did not allow himself to be distracted by his off-track activities; he also designs clothing and writes his own music. Nevertheless, before the fourth-to-last race of the season, which was thrown into disarray by the Corona crisis, he was 85 points ahead of his Silver Arrows teammate Valtteri Bottas, and at 78 after the Grand Prix he would be champion once again. “I want to try to delay the title decision as long as possible,” emphasized the Finnish Bottas, Hamilton’s only remaining opponent. It will remain an attempt, the 31-year-old has no chance this season either.

Only Nico Rosberg managed to defeat his childhood friend and become world champion during his time with the Silver Arrows in 2016. The relationship between the two suffered from the rivalry, Rosberg resigned shortly after his triumph and denied his stable rival the chance for revenge. And so Hamilton has been driving in his own league ever since, already holding the records for the most pole positions (97) and the most Grand Prix victories (93). He won his first world title in a McLaren in 2008, followed by five more in a Mercedes in 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019. Dad had 4 jobs at the same time and was laughed at None of this was thought of when he – the boy from Stevenage – got into his kart as a child and just wanted to drive. “We started with nothing,” Hamilton wrote on Instagram under a photo with his father. Anthony Hamilton worked 4 jobs at the same time to finance his son's hobby. They laughed at her for her dream of making it to Formula 1. What these people think of him now, Hamilton asked rhetorically.

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From “nothing” to the 7th Formula 1 title: Hamilton before a milestone

Lewis Hamilton dominates Formula 1 at will. World title number seven could follow on Sunday. It won't be the last for the British racing driver in the Mercedes.

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