Fans of a certain vintage will recall when Fangio's five titles seemed a step too far as the sport became ever more competitive. Then came a certain Mr Schumacher. While Lewis Hamilton has equalled the German's seven titles and broken so many of the sport's other records, yesterday's victory in Sochi, which marks his 100th Formula One World Championship Grand Prix victory is among the most impressive. 79 of those 100 wins have come with the Mercedes team, while yesterday also saw the Briton become the first driver to surpass 4000 points. Unlike Sebastian Vettel, Hamilton is not one to spend his time thinking about the sport's history, its statistics its records... yet even he is aware of...
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