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Amid Hopeless 2022 Season, Lewis Hamilton Makes His LH44 Relive His Glory Days: “Greatest F1 Driver of All Time”

Published 09/28/2022, 10:50 AM EDT

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Hamilton is going to get a 100. He came into this race a gladiator. He finds the chequered flag as a Centurion. Lewis Hamilton, it’s 100 race victories,” and that’s how Lewis Hamilton finished the crossing line as the commentator announced his unprecedented achievement.

The Silver Arrows ace landed his 100th race win around this time in Russia last year. It is a feat that nobody else has touched in the world of Formula 1 as of now. As a year passed to this remarkable achievement, Hamilton recalled his glory days.

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With this year’s Russian Grand Prix already suspended due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Hamilton reposted Mercedes’s photo of his brilliant achievement with “Time flies” on Instagram.

Mercedes AMG F1 posted on Instagram with “One year ago, @lewishamilton made history with his 100th @f1 win” caption.

Unfortunately, the 2022 season has been far from ideal for him as he is yet to pick up a win. Nevertheless, what he achieved so far is worthy of a throwback.

F1 fans react as Lewis Hamilton recalls his glory days

F1 fans took to Twitter to join Hamilton in recalling the moment no other driver has the good fortune for. They picked up “LH100” which signifies the memorable event. Only Michael Schumacher comes close to the Briton with 91 wins. Moreover, Hamilton has picked up a total of 103 wins till now and is raring to go for more.

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The fans shared the picture of Hamilton with his 100th win at the Brackley-based team. The Mercedes driver thoroughly enjoyed the century of wins, as it was very hard-earned.

Hamilton snatched the win from McLaren’s Lando Norris’s clutches in the wet scenario that jeopardized the victory for the young Brit.

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A 100 Grand Prix win in Formula 1 is not an easy feat to achieve. Moreover, with Michael Schumacher already retired and Sebastian Vettel retiring at the end of this season, this record is going to stay here for a long time, under the prestigious name of Lewis Hamilton.

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Sabyasachi Biswas

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Sabyasachi Biswas is an F1 and NASCAR writer at EssentiallySports. He has completed his Master's in Mass Communication and Journalism from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. Sabyasachi is an ardent Red Bull and Max Verstappen fan and has been following the sport for over a decade now.
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Ranvijay Singh