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Long Before Max Verstappen Flaunted His Title 7x Champ Lewis Hamilton Made Classy Judgement on Using #1

Published 07/18/2022, 3:24 AM EDTBy Formula One F1 – Austrian Grand Prix – Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria – July 10, 2022 Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton ahead of the Grand Prix REUTERS/Florion Goga Lewis Hamilton has dominated Formula 1 for much of the last decade. Interestingly, he has been racing with the number 44 on his car since the beginning of the 2014 season and hasn’t changed it since. Drivers can opt for number one on their car when they win the championship. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad During his interview with Gayle King, the Mercedes driver revealed why he races with the number 44 on his car. He also revealed the reason why he does not use number one on his car even if he is the best on the grid. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad “What happens when you get to Formula 1 when I joined, the team would have basically whoever won the championship, the team would get one and two and second teams three and four. So you’d inherit a number. But in 2014 they changed the rules, and they said you have to have one number for the rest of your life. My team will like to choose between one and 7 and I was like gonna be any number. I gotta have number 44. That’s where it all started. On my car, I should have number 1 on my car right now but number 44 is the number. I don’t need to have number 1 on it to be number 1,” Hamilton. Since he started racing with the number 44 on his car, Hamilton has won 6 World Championships in 8 seasons. He currently sits at 7 World Championships, tied with the great .

Lewis Hamilton comments on being compared to Michael Schumacher

ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad The driver revealed that it was surreal that his name was being taken in the same sentence as the former driver. He has broken almost every single record and equaled the world title feat.MONTE CARLO, MONACO – MAY 23: Lewis Hamilton (R) of Great Britain and McLaren listen as Michael Schumacher (L) of Germany and Mercedes GP talk at the driver’s press conference during previews to the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix at the Monte Carlo Circuit on May 23, 2012, in Monte Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) “It’s very, very surreal still to this day to have my name brought up in the same sentence as his. That’s a real honor and something my family are very, very proud of,” the Mercedes driver. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad WATCH THE STORY: richly deserves his spot in the sport alongside Schumacher. He also proves that you don’t need number one on your car to prove that you are the number one driver. It is quite interesting that he continues to race with number 44 to this day.

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ADVERTISEMENT Devang Chauhan 1560 articlesDevang Chauhan is an F1 author at EssentiallySports. Having completed his graduation in Journalism and Mass Communication, he has a keen eye for writing engaging and detailed articles on F1. Previously a writer for Sports Social's 'Chase Your Sport' Magazine, Devang has been an ardent follower of the sport for over a decade and has attended two editions of the Indian Grand Prix.Please enable JavaScript to view the ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT

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