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Lewis Hamilton wins third F1

Other News Materials 26 October 2015 03:05 (UTC +04:00)
Lewis Hamilton won his third Formula One world championship when he triumphed in a chaotic United States Grand Prix on Sunday
Lewis Hamilton wins third F1

Lewis Hamilton won his third Formula One world championship when he triumphed in a chaotic United States Grand Prix on Sunday, The Guardian reported.

The Englishman's 10th win of the season put him alongside Sir Jackie Stewart with three titles but he is the first British driver to defend his championship.

Hamilton needed to beat his closest challenger, Ferarri's Sebastian Vettel, by nine points and his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg by two, and he did precisely that. Rosberg was second and Vettel, who needed to be runner-up to carry the championship into next Sunday's race in Mexico, was third.

But as he approached the winning line Hamilton could not be certain that he had won the championship because Vettel continued to put Rosberg under intense pressure until the end. It was Hamilton's third win in the four races in Austin.

Once he had taken the chequered flag and was congratulated by his team the emotion of the moment finally got to him. "I'm feeling it now, guys, I'm feeling it," he said. "This is the greatest moment of my life. Thank you so much, guys, for everything you do."

He jumped into a crowd of Mercedes mechanics. Then he was congratulated by the vanquished Rosberg and Vettel.

But Rosberg looked less than amused when Hamilton threw a cap into the German's lap while waiting to go out to the podium. Rosberg flung it back, without the flicker of a smile. On the podium the Briton was drenched in champagne and was congratulated by Sir Elton John.

The rain which had blighted much of the weekend in Texas finally relented but this was still the busiest, most unpredictable of races with crashes, safety cars and overtaking moves to fill half-a-dozen races.

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