Published 12:13 IST, November 4th 2019
Lewis Hamilton: Twitter congratulates racing star for 6th F1 title
Lewis Hamilton, the greatest driver of his generation, has overtaken Juan Manuel Fangio, leaving him one win behind former Ferrari legend Michael Schumacher.
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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton on Sunday become the second most successful racer in the history of Formula 1 after winning his sixth world championship title in Austin. He finished second behind teammate Valteri Bottas in the United States Grand Prix to secure the title. Hamilton's 10th victory of the season in Mexico last weekend had left him in need of just four points to clinch the title which he delivered in Austin. With two races left in the season, the British driver has the opportunity to have his best season so far with 12 wins, surpassing his 11 wins last season in 2018.
Congratulations pour in on Twitter
Hamilton's former teammate Nico Rosberg took to Twitter and congratulated him on his sixth Formula One world title. He wrote "Karting together who would have thought that we'd both be #F1 world champion one day. And you? You’ve achieved it for the sixth time – on your way to becoming the GOAT. Impressive! My greatest respect – enjoy these moments and celebrate. Well deserved."
Hamilton's rival Max Verstappen also congratulated him. He tweeted "Happy with our podium! We had a good pace, great race and did the best we could. Congrats to Lewis on a phenomenal 6th World Championship."
Team Haas' French driver Romain Grosjean also congratulated Hamilton for his world title. He added: “Congrats champ. Hope to be back (like the good old days) to challenge you for podiums in the future.”
Updated 13:40 IST, November 4th 2019
