Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has dismissed suggestions that Lewis Hamilton’s statistics have been inflated by the strength of his machinery, after the Briton equalled Michael Schumacher’s win record. Hamilton matched Schumacher with win number 91, of which 70 have been for Mercedes, the team he joined from McLaren prior to the 2013 campaign. No team/driver partnership has scored more victories in the history of Formula 1. It has led to criticism in some quarters that Hamilton’s achievements are largely down to the equipment at his disposal but Wolff believes such arguments are short-sighted. “Winning races and winning championships is always in this sport a team exercise but you need...
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