Lewis Hamilton, the ace driver of Mercedes registered his 85 victory in the Styrian Grand Prix held at Red Bull Ring in Speilberg, Austria. His recent comfortable victory helped him inch towards the record of Michael Schumacher which is set at 91 Grand Prix wins.
Hamilton takes his 85th career win! He's now just six wins behind Schumacher's all-time record of 91.#AustrianGP
#F1 pic.twitter.com/bsrwlQoWiD — Formula 1 (@F1) July 12, 2020
The Styrian Grand Prix victory of British racer was also his 51 win from the pole position and 35 consecutive points finish for Mercedes. Post his incredible win, leaving behind Mercedes Valterri Bottas and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen with a huge gap, Lewis also stated: “The team did a fantastic job with their strategy. I’m so grateful to be back in first place. It feels like a long time coming. This is a great, great step forward.
I love back to back [races]! I could do it all season long!”
HAMILTON: "The team did a fantastic job with their strategy. I’m so grateful to be back in first place. It feels like a long time coming. This is a great, great step forward.
I love back to back [races]! I could do it all season long!#AustrianGP#F1 pic.twitter.com/w9YlSHJS0p — Formula 1 (@F1) July 12, 2020
Moreover, in the wake of COVID-19 a robotic inclusion was made to deliver the trophies to the winners, a grand step taken by Formula 1 to control the spread of Coronavirus infection.
New for 2020 = Podium Robots
#AustrianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/RK41dnIdwu — Formula 1 (@F1) July 12, 2020
