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Formula 1 managing director Ross Brawn congratulated Lewis Hamilton on “a centenary that no one ever thought would be achieved”.
In his Formula1.com column Ross Brawn gave his comments on Lewis Hamilton’s amazing 100th victory at the Russian Grand Prix.
“It’s a milestone no one thought anyone would ever reach,” wrote Brawn.
“Michael’s tally of 91 was so far ahead of what anyone else had ever done at that point that it never seemed conceivable that anyone would get near it.
“But then Lewis beat it – and now Lewis has 100 wins. There is nothing stopping him. Who knows where it’s going to end up?
“He’s with us for another couple of years at least – and he will win races every year. I don’t think we could predict 200 wins, but I think we could certainly predict 20 more as he’s still massively competitive and motivated.
“It’s just staggering and congratulations to him, as it’s a centenary that no one ever thought would be achieved.”
The Briton then went on to comment on the difficult championship fight Mercedes has on its hands in 2021.
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“It’s a measure of a world champion in a world championship team, that little glitches – such as Lewis hitting the wall in qualifying – look glaring because you make them so infrequently.
“Mercedes and Lewis weren’t on it in qualifying, at a track where they were expected to dominate given recent history.
“Friday practice showed they were much quicker on the long runs. It was all there for them to take advantage. So the fact it didn’t go to plan shows that this is not a slam dunk for them.
“They’re going to have to fight hard all the way to the end if they are going to win the championship.
“Fighting hard internally is different than fighting hard externally. When you’re fighting hard internally, what’s the worse that can happen? If one driver doesn’t win, the other would do.
“They had years where it was Nico [Rosberg] or Lewis as there was no one to pick up the pieces if they didn’t deliver. Mercedes had that cushion if they messed up.
“Now there is no cushion. Max is putting up a massive challenge for championship, he was fantastic on Sunday, delivering a masterclass in damage limitation to recover to second from last.
“And while he lost the championship lead, he’s only two points behind Lewis now,” concluded Brawn.
