F1 icon Damon Hill has shared a 4-word reaction, appreciating Lewis Hamilton for breaching the 5000-point mark in his F1 career with a P4 finish at the US Grand Prix on Sunday. The Ferrari racer is now the only man in the 5000-point club, with his closest opponent being Max Verstappen on 3329.5 points.
Lewis Hamilton's historic achievement
While a first podium with Ferrari evaded Lewis Hamilton yet again at the US GP, the legend completed a special achievement during the race, becoming the first ever racer to cross 5000points in his career. The Brit now sits on 50004.5 total points. which he has amassed over his nearly two-decade-long career.
Max Verstappen chasing Lewis Hamilton
Max Verstappen sits second on this list with 3329.5 points, and Sebastian Vettel in the third place with 3098 points. The list consists of racers who have been competing in the game post-2010. Which is when the new point scoring system was adopted. Prior to 2010, only 10 points were given for a race win.
Former F1 champion Damon Hill posted a reaction to Hamilton's achievement following the race on Sunday through his Instagram story.
"What do points make? 😉"
While McLaren is already the constructors' champion, Ferrari remains in the second place in the standings. They are seven points behind Mercedes, who currently claim the place, and three points ahead of Red Bull, who are fourth.
Lewis Hamilton reflects on Ferrari's positive result
Following the US Grand Prix on Sunday, Lewis Hamilton said that Ferrari took away a lot of positives from the race weekend in the end, after the struggles they faced on Friday. The 40-year old also said that it was a "perfect result" for the side during the Sunday race in terms of points scored.
Speaking to F1 TV after the race, Hamilton was optimistic about the Maranello-based side's performance over the whole weekend, saying:
"We can definitely take a lot of positives. Just the way we have extracted points this weekend, given we haven't upgraded the car, we are still somehow just there or thereabouts." (2:18)
Hamilton then explained how his race panned out:
"I got a bad start. Managed to still get a good Turn 1, which then recovered the start, and then I was kind of in the fight at the beginning. Got Charles before his stop but lost a bit of time there to Lando. After my stop I came out so far behind. So the strategy wasn't ideal, but perfect result in terms of points for the team."
Hamilton is yet to find a podium finish at Ferrari since arriving at the team this season. The veteran has four P4 finishes and even a Sprint win earlier this season in China.