The data picture shows Hamilton. Image source: Osports All Sports Photo Agency
Chinanews Client, August 17th. On the evening of the 16th Beijing time, in the race for the F1 Spanish Grand Prix, Hamilton set off from pole position to win the championship, winning his fourth championship of the season and breaking Michael -Schumacher set a record of 155 podiums.
This is the fourth consecutive year that Hamilton has won the championship in Catalonia, Spain. It is also the 88th race of his career to win, only 3 short of Schumacher's 91 races. At the same time, with this win, Hamilton was on the podium for the 156th time in his career, surpassing Schumacher's 155 times and becoming the first in history.
The data picture shows Schumacher. Image source: Osports All Sports Photo Agency
Talking about breaking Schumacher's record after the race, Hamilton said, "All of our current drivers have grown up watching Michael's race and dream of becoming an F1 driver one day." Hamilton said: "Michael is a great. An incredible driver, it’s an honor for me to be on par with him."
13 years ago, when Hamilton had just joined F1, Schumacher once commented on him: "I am not surprised at Hamilton's success." (End)