7x Champ Lewis Hamilton Adds Unfortunate New Record to His Books Despite Home Race Glory at British GP
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Lewis Hamilton is one of the greatest drivers to grace the sport. The Britton has made it thus far with a whopping 7 glorious titles to his name. Throughout this period, Hamilton was the epitome of consistency and more often than not, on the top step of the podium.
However, the 2022 season has not gone to plan for the 7-time world champion. The regulation changes have meant that Mercedes and have struggled with their car. This in turn has hampered Hamilton’s performance on the track.
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It has reached a point that Hamilton has now gone 11 races without a win. His last win came in Saudi Arabia in the penultimate round of the 2021 season. This marks the longest winless streak of Hamilton’s career.
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This season he has 3 podiums to his name, in Bahrain, Canada, and most recently in Britain. However, victory still eludes him. He will hope to end this streak in Austria this weekend. His performance at Silverstone was ear flawless with the new package to his W-13.
Lewis Hamilton and his winless streak of 11 draw the fans’ attraction
Lewis Hamilton’s winless streak has hit 11 races now. The champion has not seen the top step of the podium since Saudi Arabia last season. It is Hamilton’s longest period without a win in his 15-year-long career. Fans have been reacting to this insane stat.
This is insane https://t.co/6k2IIA0AeS
— Colton (@colton4133) July 7, 2022
Consistency🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/M1SZOgmgRA
— Akash Suresh Kumar (@AshZapper7) July 7, 2022
And he still managed to deliver some of the best drives this season
— 🌟Cheikh Champion d'Afrique (@cheikhadie) July 7, 2022
Apart from the usual GOAT shouts, there were fans re-stirring the “best car on the grid” debate.
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Incredible to think how dominant their car was. Now on equal footing he’s not even the best driver on his own team.
— Mike McCandless is happy (@1MikeMcCandless) July 7, 2022
Incredible how dominant his car has been all these years and how reliant he was on this to establish his so called superiority 😎 Michael Schumacher was superior even in cars equal or even worse to the competition.
— Ron Michielsen (@RonMichielsen) July 7, 2022
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This is now Lewis Hamilton’s longest winless streak during his F1 career. He’s gone 11 races without a victory. Incredible to think how *lucky* he’s been for the last 15 years *to drive the fastest car*
— Jay 🌻 (@ifoundthates) July 7, 2022
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Regardless of the fans’ opinions, Hamilton has been exceptionally consistent throughout his career. However, Hamilton will be hoping to put an end to this streak in Austria this weekend. The Britton enjoyed a stellar outing at Silverstone and will be hoping to carry this momentum on to Spielberg.