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Six of the best as world champion eyes 100 wins

First taste of victory: Lewis Hamilton ceebrating in Montreal in 2007

BUDAPEST: Lewis Hamilton can hit a century of victories on Sunday at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

So far, his 99 wins offer many examples of Hamilton’s skill, determination and courage and from them AFP Sport has chosen six of the very best.

– #1: Canadian GP, 2007 –

The then 22-year-old Hamilton set a record with podium places in his first nine Formula one races.

He started with a third and then four second places.

In Montreal, Hamilton beat McLaren team-mate and reigning champion Fernando Alonso to pole and then controlled a race disrupted by four safety car interruptions to win.

It was a breakthrough in more than one sense as Hamilton became Formula One’s first Black winner.

“This is history,” he said after the race.

– #7: British GP,…

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