I never thought I would be here, says Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton has said he never thought he would ever be in the position to match Michael Schumacher’s record of F1 victories. The Brit won the Tuscan Grand Prix on Sunday at Mugello to stand just one victory short of Schumacher’s 91.

 

“It just doesn’t seem real. It’s ultimately a privilege to be in a position and have such a great team and a car to be able to deliver weekend in, weekend out but I just feel forever grateful to the people that continue to work hard, I’m just a link in the chain. But I never thought that I would be here, that’s for sure,” Hamilton said.

 

With Mercedes dominance this season, it is inevitable that Hamilton will match with Schumacher and possibly stretch the record. He is also in pole to break Schumacher’s record of seven drivers’ titles. Hamilton has six to his name.

 

He is 55 points ahead of Valterri Bottas and 80 points clear of Max Verstappen in the F1 2020 standings.