Lewis Hamilton: First F1 driver to win 100 Grands Prix

WHY IN THE NEWS?

Lewis Hamilton has become the first-ever Formula-one driver who reached to his 100 wins after finishing at first in the Russian Grand Prix on September 26, 2021.

About:

• Lewis Hamilton, the seven-time World Champion, overtook the long-time race leader Lando Norris late on.
• Norris, was aiming for a maiden Grand Prix victory. He was leading for most of the race.
• Hamilton finished over 53 seconds ahead of the second-placed Max Verstappen. Max had started at back of the grid after Red Bull took a new engine.
• Hamilton also moved back to the top of driver’s championship standings ahead of Verstappen.
• Hamilton is already holding the record for most F1 wins.

Sir Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton

He is a British racing driver and currently competes in Formula One for Mercedes. He has previously driven for McLaren from 2007 to 2012. Hamilton has won the joint-record seven World Drivers’ Championship titles in Formula One. He also holds the records for the most wins, podium finishes and pole positions.

Background

Hamilton was born and raised in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. In the year 1998, he joined the McLaren young driver programme. This led to a Formula One drive in 2007 with McLaren. In 2007 season, Hamilton set numerous records and finished runner-up to Kimi Raikkonen by one point. In the next season, he won his maiden title in dramatic fashion and become the then-youngest Formula One World Champion in history.