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Six great Lewis Hamilton wins after his rain masterclass in Turkey to win seventh world title

THIS was a typical Hamilton triumph — rain and drama as the Brit conjured up a victory from nothing for his tenth win in 14 grands prix.

Here GP, 2011

Hamilton won in China despite Red Bull’s dominance in 2011

A three-stop strategy helped him blast through the field in Shanghai

He only wins in the best car? Well Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel had the better car on this day.

Hamilton stuck to a three-stop strategy and when he emerged late on with fresh tyres, he blasted through the field. At the time, he rated it as one of his best-ever drives.

HUNGARIAN GP, 2013

Hamilton pops the champers after winning his first race with Mercedes

It was a phenomenal start to life with his new team in Budapest

Oh, how we questioned what he was doing but at the Hungaroring he finally proved us all wrong, winning his first grand prix for Mercedes.

He took an unlikely pole and worked his car while preserving tyre life, to give his team flexibility to make their pitstops.

GERMAN GP, 2018

Hamilton celebrates with his team after winning in Germany

Hamilton incredibly came from 14th spot to win

An unthinkable victory. The day before, in qualifying, his car suffered hydraulic failure.

He started 14th, well behind Vettel’s Ferrari on pole. But as the rain fell, the German crashed out.

Greater drama followed when the Brit made a last-minute decision to cancel a pitstop, while Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen stopped for tyres.

The ten greatest F1 drivers of all-time – according to GP, 2020

Hamilton eclipsed Michael Schumacher’s 91-win record in Portugal

Hamilton made his way to the front and held off team-mate Valtteri Bottas

The victory that moved him clear of Michael Schumacher’s 91-win record was a typical Hamilton performance.

He kept his cool after a slow start to work his way back to the front. Team-mate Bottas could not catch him, as Hamilton crossed the line an incredible 25.5sec ahead of the Finn.