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The Mercedes driver returned to a grand prix podium for the first time this season in Spain.
Lewis Hamilton achieved his 39th third-place finish in his Formula 1 career, marking his 198th podium appearance out of 342 attempts. Despite this, his last podium prior to this came at the 2023 Mexico City Grand Prix, breaking his previous record of 13 races without a podium visit. With his 198th podium, Hamilton has now extended his streak to 18 consecutive seasons with a podium finish, starting from his debut at the 2007 Australian GP. It’s noteworthy that Hamilton holds an all-time record of 56 second-place finishes, alongside his 103 wins in Formula 1. Despite not holding the record for most third-place finishes in F1, that title goes to Kimi Raikkonen with 45 podiums, only six ahead of Hamilton’s current count. His next podium will mark his 150th podium finish for Mercedes in the sport.
