Motor racing-Hamilton wins in Turkey for record-equalling seventh F1 title

ByReuters

Published 15/11/2020 at 12:00 GMT

ISTANBUL, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Britain's Lewis Hamilton took a record-equalling seventh world championship and became Formula One's most successful driver of all time after winning a wet and slippery Turkish Grand Prix on Sunday.

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The 35-year-old Mercedes driver matched Ferrari great Michael Schumacher's seven titles in style, lapping sole title rival and team mate Valtteri Bottas on a nightmare afternoon for the spinning Finn.

Hamilton already had more race wins, pole positions and podium finishes than any other driver in the history of the sport.

(Reporting by Tuvan Gumrukcu, writing by Alan Baldwin in London, editing by Ed Osmond)

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