F1 News: Lewis Hamilton Recalls Incredible Moment He Matched Michael Schumacher's Championship Record

The British driver explained his "life flashed before his eyes" when he won his seventh F1 championship.

Lewis Hamilton's achievement of matching Michael Schumacher's record of seven F1 World Championships was a historic moment in the sport. The British driver has reflected on his emotions at the time, saying his "whole life flashed by".

During an appearance on the 'On Purpose' podcast, the Mercedes driver recalled the incredible moment he matched Schumacher's record at the 2020 Turkish Grand Prix. He explained:

"Honestly, my whole life flashed by.

"That last lap in Turkey, my whole life, all the struggles, questioning whether you were going to make it or not, all those doubts, all those fears, kind of flashed through my eyes.

"I came across the line and I was like, 'I did it', and I want the kids out there to know that you can do it too. So that's what I try, every day, just try to be encouraging of kids."

The seven-time champion went on to discuss his strong relationship with the Mercedes team and the support he has had from them in his fight to bring more diversity and inclusivity into the sport. As part of this, the team changed from their iconic silver livery to black in 2020.

"I've grown very close with Mercedes-Benz and Daimler.

"They've been so open that we changed the car from silver to black in 2020. I said to them: 'The car's been silver forever, it's always been Silver Arrows. Imagine if we change the car to black. Imagine the message we can send’.

"We had the black car for the whole year. We didn't even really talk much about it, we just let it be. And we won with it, that's when I won my seventh world title with that car."

The 2023 season will be kicking off with the Bahrain Grand Prix on 3-5 March with pre-season testing the week before.