LEWIS HAMILTON made history in Portugal as he beat Michael Schumacher’s F1 record to become the most successful driver of all time.
- 1st Hamilton 2nd Bottas 3rd Verstappen
Follow all the reaction from Portugal with our blog below…
MORE FROM HAMILTON…
Here’s exactly what the British superstar said on his Instagram post.
He wrote: “NINETY TWO WINS 🤯
“Today is beyond my wildest dreams. I couldn’t be here today without my team, continuously innovating and pushing the barrier in this game.
“I’m so grateful to have you guys by my side through this journey. It doesn’t matter how many Sunday’s we do this, it’s always a challenge.
“None of this has been easy. It’s been such a privilege to work with you all. I’m thinking of Michael today, I will forever have the utmost admiration and respect for you, it’s truly been an honour to be mentioned in the same sentence as you.
“And to you teamlh, I can’t express how grateful I am for all of you. All I can say is thank you, from the bottom of my heart for always believing in me. Still We Rise 🏆 92“
‘I’M THINKING OF MICHAEL TODAY’
Lewis Hamilton has shared this incredible message with his 20.3million Instagram followers.
GOING HAM
After the victory, Lewis Hamilton said: “I’m still very much in race mode mentally. But yeah, I can’t find the words at the moment.
“My dad is here which is amazing, and my step-mum Linda too, and my dog Roscoe so it is a blessed day.
“I could have only ever dreamed of being where I am today.
“I didn’t have a magic ball when I came to Mercedes but here I am and as a team we are trying to make the most of it.”
WINNING FORMULA
As we celebrate his success, SunSport have checked out how the champion likes to spend his hard-earned cash.
From his £18million six-bedroom home in London to his £32million penthouse in New York.
Click here to view his incredible property portfolio.
TOP 10
🏁 END OF RACE (LAP 66/66) 🏁
Hamilton
Bottas
Verstappen
Leclerc
Gasly
Sainz
Perez
Ocon
Ricciardo
Vettelportuguesegp 🇵🇹 f1 pic.twitter.com/Sy5wss8RZg— Formula 1 (@F1) October 25, 2020
HE’S DONE IT! 9⃣2⃣ WINS! LEWIS MAKES @F1 HISTORY. pic.twitter.com/y1aFx02gpP
— Mercedes-AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) October 25, 2020
HAMILTON ON HIS ACHIEVEMENT
“Wow guys,I could not have done this without you. Thank you to continue to believe in me. An amazing job guys, amazing.”
VICTORY FOR HAMILTON
Lewis Hamilton wins the Portuguese GP. That’s his 92nd victory in F1. A new record.
He has more wins than any driver in F1 history.
Bottas is second but a whopping 25.592 seconds behind.
Verstappen is P3
Leclerc in P4
FANTASTIC MOVE FROM GASLY
He has DRS and goes around the outside of Perez to move into fifth place.
Galsy justifying calls for him to be re-promoted to Red Bull. Cracking Stuff.
LAP 63
Gasly in P6 is closing in on Perez. Good driver from both these drivers.
Perez, of course, is out of work at the end of the season.
HAMILTON SAID HE HAD CRAMP
And then goes even faster.
He wants this done and dusted. He is over 20 seconds ahead.
10 LAPS TO GO
Hamilton looks nailed on for his 92 win.
He is 16.5 seconds clear of Bottas, who is in P2.
KVYAT GETS A PENALTY
The Russian is hit with a five-second penalty for exceeding track limits.
STROLL RETIRES
He has not finished the last four races.
He will get a new parts for the next race without a penalty. Team say they stopped him because of the damage to his car and feared he may spin off.
ALBON LAPPED BY VERSTAPPEN
That is another hammer blow to his Red Bull career.
Placed in 12th.
Not. Good. Enough.
RED BULL ARE KING OF THE PITSTOPS
The team have just changed Albon’s four tyres in 1.8 seconds. Incredible.
He is in 12th place and on the quicker soft tyre behind Vettel.
LAP 47 SOME BIG GAPS NOW
Hamilton is looking comfortable here. The only thing he needs to worry about it the rain.
Bottas has dropped off and now almost 15 seconds behind.
Verstappen 8 seconds further behind.
Leclerc 14 seconds behind him.
LAP 40 of 66
Hamilton makes his stop. He says his tyres are still good.
He has so much time on Verstappen.
This looks game over.
Source: Motorsport - thesun.co.uk
