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Business News/ Sports / Sports News/  Lewis Hamilton wins Portuguese Grand Prix for record 92nd F1 victory
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Lewis Hamilton wins Portuguese Grand Prix for record 92nd F1 victory

Hamilton finished nearly 25.6 seconds ahead of Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas and 34.5 clear of Red Bull's Max Verstappen for his eighth win of another dominant season
  • Hamilton has added five F1 titles and the runaway championship leader is now odds-on to equal Schumacher's record of seven
  • Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain waves after his record breaking win during the Formula One Portuguese Grand Prix (AP)Premium
    Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain waves after his record breaking win during the Formula One Portuguese Grand Prix (AP)

    Portimao: British driver Lewis Hamilton made Formula One history on Sunday, winning the Portuguese Grand Prix for a 92nd career victory to move one ahead of German great Michael Schumacher.

    Hamilton finished nearly 25.6 seconds ahead of Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas and 34.5 clear of Red Bull's Max Verstappen for his eighth win of another dominant season. He also took an extra point for the fastest lap to extend his huge championship lead to 77 points over Bottas with just five races left.

    Hamilton won his first F1 race in 2007 and first title the following year. But his career really took off when he replaced the retired Schumacher at Mercedes in 2013.

    Hamilton has added five F1 titles and the runaway championship leader is now odds-on to equal Schumacher's record of seven.

    Hamilton took a record-extending 97th career pole position, starting ahead of Bottas and Verstappen on a track being used for the first time in F1.

    McLaren's Carlos Sainz Jr. briefly held the race lead and then Bottas led until Hamilton passed him on Lap 20.

    After that he coasted to the finish line and into the record books.

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    Published: 25 Oct 2020, 09:05 PM IST
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