Lewis Hamilton becomes World Champion for the 7th time and breaks Michael Schumacher’s record. The Mercedes-AMG Petronas driver celebrated in Istanbul.
Lewis Hamilton is the man of the hour in motor racing. Following his start from the 6th spot on the grid in Turkey’s Grand Prix, the Brit had to deal with a wet surface and rain. He eventually achieved his 94th career victory, a World Record in Formula One as well.
Lewis is crowned in Istanbul. He leads by 307 points and there is no way other driver could even get close. His teammate, Valtteri Bottas, had to settle for the 14th position in Turkey. He is 110 points behind Hamilton with 78 still to be scored in the last two races of the season.
First words of the champion, Lewis Hamilton, after the win in Istanbul
“I think my whole life I secretly have dreamt as high as this. But it always felt so farfetched. I remember Michael winning those championships, and all of us drivers here are doing the best job we can, and just to get one, two or three is so hard to get. So, to get seven, is just unimaginable”, Lewis Hamilton said in an emotional statement following the win in Istanbul.
The champion’s fate is still in doubt. His contract with Mercedes-AMG Petronas expires at the end of the season and he has not yet signed the extension.
“I’d love to stay, I feel like we’ve got a lot of work to do here. […] And I want to help Formula One, I want to help Mercedes in that journey to become more sustainable. I hope to be a part of that, at least the initial phase, for a little bit longer”, the Brit told.
Toto Wolff, Team Principal and CEO, went up on the podium with Lewis to accept the Constructors’ trophy.
“Today once again showed how Lewis is capable to cope with a situation that went against him in the beginning. He was the one who kept it on the road, looked after the tyres and let the race come to him. And that made the difference today, he was hungry as a lion. Driving a car on slicks at the end, with the risk of rain, he just brought it home for a 94th win in Formula One and to take the seventh title – it’s such an impressive achievement”, Wolff said.
Lewis Hamilton Broke Michael Schumacher’s World Champion Record
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Elusive shipwreck found in Lake Michigan over 100 years after sinking
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A “ghost ship” that sank in Lake Michigan nearly 140 years ago and eluded several search efforts over the past five decades has been found, according to researchers with the Wisconsin Underwater Archeology Association.
The wooden schooner got caught in a storm in the dead of night and went down in September 1886. In the weeks after, a lighthouse keeper reported the ship’s masts breaking the lake surface, and fishermen caught pieces of the vessel in their nets. Still, wreck hunters were unable to track down the ship’s location — until now.
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Earlier this year, a team of researchers with the Wisconsin Underwater Archeology Association and Wisconsin Historical Society located the shipwreck off the coastal town of Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin, the association announced on Sunday.
Named the F.J. King, the ship had become a legend within the Wisconsin wreck hunter community for its elusive nature, said maritime historian Brendon Baillod, principal investigator and project lead of the discovery.
“We really wanted to solve this mystery, and we didn’t expect to,” Baillod told CNN. “(The ship) seemed to have just vanished into thin air. … I actually couldn’t believe we found it.”
The wreck is just one of many that have been found in the Great Lakes in recent years, and there are still hundreds left to be recovered in Lake Michigan alone, according to Baillod.
The ‘ghost ship’
Built in 1867, the F.J. King plied the waters of the Great Lakes for the purpose of trans-lake commerce. The ship transported grains during a time when Wisconsin served as the breadbasket of the United States. The 144-foot-long (44-meter) vessel also carried cargo including iron ore, lumber and more.
The ship had a lucrative 19-year career until that September night when a gale-force wind caused its seams to break apart, according to the announcement. The captain, William Griffin, ordered the crew to evacuate on the ship’s yawl boat, from where they watched the F.J. King sink, bow first.