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There are many types of victories. Especially for Lewis Hamilton , who already collects 87, just four less than Michael Schumacher's record . However, there are triumphs that not even the annoying habit of success can obliterate. “I had never experienced anything similar on the last lap. My heart almost stopped, "explained Hamilton yesterday after his triumph at Silverstone on three wheels. An unusual fact in the recent history of Formula 1.

The most devoted fans cited Emerson Fittipaldi at the 1973 Spanish GP, when the Brazilian suffered a similar problem on the Montjuic street circuit. With 11 laps to go, his Lotus began to slowly lose tire pressure. However, he was still able to enter the goal with a 42-second advantage over François Cevert . Hamilton's feat, on the other hand, was much more rushed yesterday.

It was the last lap, on a left turn called Aintree, in honor of the famous British racecourse. The left front tire, like that of Valtteri Bottas , exploded victim of the blisters that had been dragging from 10 laps behind. I tried to keep up with speed. I was praying to go through the curves slowly and almost did not arrive », conceded the world champion, grateful for those 5.8 gap over Max Verstappen . The Dutchman lost the win by riding new wheels in search of the consolation prize of the fast lap.

Monza and Mugello

The win, the seventh of his Silverstone career, allowed Hamilton to beat the records of two legends like Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost . The Brazilian had won 19 races leading all laps, while the Frenchman had six victories in the home grand prix. From now on, the genius of Stevenage can look up to see the absolute record of The Kaiser closer and closer . If he kept the streak started at the Styrian GP, ​​he would equal the 91 victories on September 6 at Monza. And he would overcome them in Mugello, just a week later.

The power of the W-11 and its quality as a pilot leave it within easy reach. If he also has the favor of the gods, the 2020 World Cup, where he already has a 30-point advantage over Bottas, seems settled. In the absence of other challenges, some will demand an even greater portent. Like that of Tazio Nuvolari in 1946, during the Coppa Brezzi, when he drove for a lap and a half without the steering wheel of his Cisitalia D46. Simply holding the steering column with your hands.

"Maybe we should have stopped when we saw those plans," Lewis warned, not to mention Peter Bonnington, his faithful track engineer. In any case, the message did not make a dent in Toto Wolff , always pending not to give an iota to complacency. "We were lucky that Red Bull stopped at the end. If not, what seemed like a sure double would have been a second and an eleventh position, "stressed the Austrian, who is not going to change the speech as much as he almost double Red Bull (146-78) in the World Cup. "We will continue to be skeptical. We know we have a fast car and a powerful engine, but we will not take anything for granted until we cross every finish line, "concluded the great dominator of the hybrid era.

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