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Lewis Hamilton is on the edge of breaking a 43-year Ferrari record, with his podium drought at the Italian team now at 18 grands prix and counting.
Lewis Hamilton is nearing the brink of setting a regrettable Ferrari record, needing a podium at the upcoming United States Grand Prix to avoid surpassing Didier Pironi’s mark.
If the seven-time F1 champion fails to make the top three at the Circuit of the Americas, he will outstrip Pironi’s record for the most races at Ferrari without a rostrum finish.
Hamilton equaled Pironi’s record with a disappointing eighth-place result in Singapore, extending his Ferrari stint to 18 races without a podium.
The British driver must secure a podium in Austin to prevent claiming the record outright, one that has endured for 43 years without challenge.
While Hamilton’s move to Ferrari was highly anticipated, his performance so far has not lived up to expectations, leaving him on the cusp of an unwelcome milestone.
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