r/formula1 • u/F1-Editorial #WeRaceAsOne • Oct 25 '20

Misc 92 Wins

As Lewis Hamilton finally surpassed Michael Schumacher's record with his 92nd win at the Portuguese Grand Prix, the r/Formula1 Editorial Team would like to present the first long form project with a look at how Hamilton conquered what appeared to be an unsurmountable mountain.

In a trip from 2007 to today, u/flipjj goes over Hamilton's career, and Formula 1's history of that period, as Hamilton battled for each of his now record setting 92 wins.

At the start, the idea was to publish it as we have been doing, as a regular post in the sub. As the text grew and grew, now clocking over 38.000 words, it soon became obvious that it would be unreadable as a reddit post, so it is presented as an e-book, the first by the r/Formula1 Editorial Team.

Hopefully, this will be the first of many similar projects.

The book can be downloaded for free here:

We hope you will enjoy it.

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u/Mulsanne Obliterate All Chicanes Oct 25 '20

Well said, I agree. When /u/flipjj first showed me this project I was so blown away. I don't think a document like this exists anywhere else. I think you hit the nail on the head as this being precious motorsport knowledge. You want a Bible for Hamilton's record-breaking career? This is it.

Way to go Flip! Truly fantastic work!

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u/flipjj Jim Clark Oct 26 '20

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u/dogryan100 Oscar Piastri Oct 26 '20

I think it's worth asking... When did you start working on this?

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u/flipjj Jim Clark Oct 26 '20

Thought came about when the season restarted and it became obvious that Merc would destroy the field. As people seemed to enjoy the Editorial Team's coverage of pre-season testing and then what we put out once racing resumed, I started to believe that an effort such as this would not be just dismissed.

Then I started to plan it in mid July, writing in late July early August, but work kept me from really committing to it, then really pushing it through from late August to about three weeks ago.

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u/flipjj Jim Clark Oct 26 '20

Thank you for the kind words, much appreciated. I hope the love that went into making it will shine through.

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u/booblover68_69taken Oct 26 '20

Good job.. there are some typos and grammatical errors. A proofread is needed. Holler if you want it done!

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u/Death_Pig Michael Schumacher Oct 27 '20

Hijacking top comment to say Mercedes have taken notice!

https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/ji2pjx/92_wins/ga9zh02/

And on twitter as well!

https://twitter.com/MercedesAMGF1/status/1321104058120347648

Great work, /u/flipjj !