Before Red Bull and Max Verstappen’s dominance, the record-breaking man was the seven-time Formula 1 world champion. Despite the Dutchman achieving many victories and setting multiple records, Lewis Hamilton remains at the top of the statistics for many world championship venues, one of which is the Chinese GP. Let’s take a closer look at the historical data of this track.
Lewis Hamilton began his first season with Ferrari in Australia, delivering a debut that left both the team and fans unsatisfied. Now, the goal is to turn things around in China, a track that is the complete opposite of Melbourne and could reignite hope for the Italian team.
The number 44 driver has always had a great affinity with the Chinese circuit, as evidenced by its historical records. F1 has held seventeen editions of the Chinese GP, and during these years, Lewis Hamilton has claimed six victories. This makes him the most successful driver in Shanghai, followed by Fernando Alonso and Nico Rosberg with two wins each.
Lewis Hamilton has not disappointed his fans in qualifying either, securing pole position six times and starting from the front. These pole positions came in the 2007, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2017 editions. As for his race victories, the Ferrari driver won in 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2019.
All of Lewis Hamilton’s triumphs in China came with Mercedes power, including his time at McLaren. Ferrari does not have fond memories of the Chinese GP, especially considering 2024, when the Maranello team faced significant difficulties. Lewis Hamilton achieved all these successes before the regulatory changes, but a driver with such familiarity with a circuit is always an asset to a team that exposed considerable weaknesses in Australia at the 5.278-kilometre Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne.
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