(Milcah Anila, Intern Journalist) Imola: Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton records another race victory in the latest F1 season. Hamilton, who started the main race of the Emilia Romano Grand Prix of 63 laps on Sunday from second place, finished first in 28 minutes 32.430 seconds and became the winner.
This is Hamilton’s ninth win of the season … 93rd overall. Hamilton, who failed to start the race, slipped one place to third in the first lap. However, on the 21st lap, fellow Mercedes driver Walther Botas came into the pits to change tires, and Hamilton took the lead increasing his lead. At the same time, Hamilton never looked back with the addition of luck in the form of a ‘virtual safety car’.
On the 33rd lap, O’Connor (Renault) had a problem with his car, He parked his car next to the track. With that, there was no accident until the car was removed. F1 Stewards deployed a ‘virtual safety car’.
At the same time Hamilton, who had changed his car tires, regained the number one spot. He retained the lead until the end and became the winner. Botas came in second, Ricciardo (Reno) came in third.
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) withdrew from the race due to a tire puncture on lap 51. At the end of 13 races of the season, Hamilton topped the driver’s championship with 282 points, while Botas was second with 197 points. For the seventh year in a row with the latest victory (2014, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20) they have won the Constructor (Team) Championship title and become the first F1 team to achieve this record.