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Originally Posted by MKSixer
We can all agree that whether you like him or not, if HAM continues on current form with his driving and the Mercedes remains in the top 2 or 3 cars he will eclipse MSCs record of 91 wins. This could occur if he wins out this year but will most certainly occur next year.
Secondarily, applying all of the previous caveats, it is highly likely that he will tie MSCs WDC total and move on to eclipse it in the new formula.
I must admit that I though these records were insurmountable until the 2015 season ended. At that point I believed that the wins were achievable but the championships would still be out of reach. The 2016 year with ROS cemented the championships being out of reach for me but 2017 and 2018 gave me faith again. I truly think that HAM will finish with 8-10 championships and 110 to 120 wins if he races until 2025.
What does everyone think?
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Agreed!
A bit underrated IMO though is the fact that the calendar gets extended each year.
In Senna’s dominant years (3# WCD 1987-1991) the calendar had 16 races each year compared to
Schumacher (5# WCD 2000-2004) - 17 races on average
and Hamilton (4# WCD 2014-2018) - 20 races on average.
Legends like Clark and Stewart won the WCD in campaigns hosting only 10 races. Of course, if they scheduled 21 races as well in those days all drivers would have been killed before the end of the season.
The point is, nowadays, a driver in a very dominant car can easily grab lots of ‘extra' GP wins compared to the old days.