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Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Lewis Hamilton finally claimed his 100th Formula One success on Sunday, the peerless Mercedes driver emerging triumphant amid high drama at the rain-hit Russian Grand Prix to retake the championship lead.<\/p>\n

With a late downpour causing havoc Hamilton reached the unprecedented century after being stuck on 99 since the British Grand Prix in July.<\/p>\n

The 36-year-old Briton moved back to the top of the drivers standings by two points from Max Verstappen, who finished second.<\/p>\n

After taking his 100th chequered flag 14 years after his first in Canada Hamilton told his team on the car radio: “Phew. That was hard work man!”<\/p>\n

The seven-time champion had looked destined to come away for the fifth race in a row stuck on the 99 mark with McLaren’s Lando Norris firmly in command up front.<\/p>\n

But with five laps to go, the rain that had been threatening the 15th round of the championship for so long arrived, causing mayhem.<\/p>\n

With cars fitted with slicks starting to lose grip and coming in for intermediates Hamilton joined them, leaving Norris leading.<\/p>\n

But with three laps left and Norris a sitting duck and sliding all over the circuit Hamilton eventually hit the front to finally nail the magic number of victories.<\/p>\n

After jumping out of his car he said: “The rain came, it was very opportunistic, the team did a great job, I’m grateful for the points”.<\/p>\n

“It’s taken a long time to get to 100 wins.<\/p>\n

“I wasn’t even sure it would come. The team made such a good call at the end. I didn’t want to let Lando go. I’m incredibly grateful to all these men and women here and back in the factory. Wow, 100.”<\/p>\n

‘So determined’<\/b><\/p>\n

Hamilton had set off from the second row after a rare mistake in qualifying 24 hours earlier.<\/p>\n

“Going to bed last night, with the job that I did yesterday, there were subtle little mistakes. I was so determined to do the best job I could. It was tough.”<\/p>\n

At the start, as flecks of rain began to appear on drivers’ visors, a ballerina pirouetted on a grand piano at the back of the grid to add a surreal touch to the occasion.<\/p>\n

On lights out, Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz won the long 900m sprint to the first turn from Norris and George Russell in the Williams as Hamilton slipped from fourth to seventh.<\/p>\n

Mercedes’ tactical card with Valtteri Bottas — whose engine they had replaced so he would start near Verstappen near the back of the grid and try and hold him up — worked for all of seven laps when the Dutch driver nipped past the Finn, to smug smiles from the Red Bull garage.<\/p>\n

On lap 13 Norris took to the team radio to say “Got him” after swooping past Sainz to regain the lead he lost at the start.<\/p>\n

Sainz pulled his Ferrari into the pits on the next lap to promote Daniel Ricciardo into second to leave McLaren racing first and second.<\/p>\n

Approaching midway the top 10 had yet to pit, with Verstappen, up to sixth.<\/p>\n

Ricciardo was the first of the front runners coming on for a change of rubber, but a tardy tyre change saw the Monza winner rejoining back in 14th, as Hamilton took advantage of clean air to set a fastest lap.<\/p>\n

The century-chasing man came in finally on lap 27, with Verstappen following suit, the pair dropping to ninth and 12th.<\/p>\n

Norris came in for a slick stop, the McLaren mechanics high-fiving in relief after Ricciardo’s problematic visit.<\/p>\n

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff took to the airwaves to tell Hamilton: “You can win this race”.<\/p>\n

With 10 laps left, Norris had regained the lead, Hamilton looming in the young Briton’s wing mirror, around one second behind.<\/p>\n

Then the rain came down.<\/p>\n

Cars began to come in for a change of rubber for better grip including Hamilton with Norris staying out on hards, 25seconds clear now, as McLaren gambled.<\/p>\n

Fernando Alonso pirouetted like the pre-race ballerina and Norris followed to hand Hamilton the lead, and another slice of F1 history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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