Will Hamilton's F1 record ever be broken?

OPINION: Lewis Hamilton has joined Michael Schumacher on a piece of Formula 1 history that some thought would never be reached again. Here's the case for and against the all-time win record being extended further in future years

Published Oct 14, 2020, 3:49 PM

Formula 1 statistics rather mirror the endeavour itself - the emotion of sporting success and human achievement matched with cold, hard facts.

It's the former that makes motorsport so interesting, but the latter that sums up success. It often does this distortedly - given opposition level, strike rate and car quality must be added for consideration of 'greatness'.

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Author Alex Kalinauckas

Alex Kalinauckas is Autosport's Grand Prix Editor, covering every Formula 1 race since the start of 2020. After completing a master's degree in journalism at Goldsmiths College University of London in 2014, he worked for a range of motorsport and technology publications while covering national racing as an Autosport freelancer.

A lifelong motorsport fan - no one in his family can explain quite how or why such a development first occurred - Alex joined the Autosport staff in April 2017 as the magazine’s Assistant Editor covering Formula 2 and GP3, before being made Formula E correspondent and Autosport.com’s Plus Editor in March 2018. He lives in north-east London and is constantly frustrated by the Central Line.