A stunning drive from Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton in the Turkish Grand Prix gave him his 10th victory of the season - and, more crucially, saw him claim the seventh drivers' title of his career, to equal the record of Michael Schumacher, as Racing Point's Sergio Perez and Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel completed the podium after a thrilling race in Istanbul.
Hamilton had started the race in sixth, risen to third midway through the first lap and then dropped back to sixth by the end of the first lap after an error at Turn nine. But a decision to change his intermediate tyres just once saw Hamilton drive a masterful race to claim victory by over 25 seconds from Perez.
Behind Hamilton, a dramatic last lap saw Sergio Perez overtaken by Ferrari's Charles Leclerc for second place, only for Leclerc to overcook it at Turn 12, with Perez retaking second as Vettel made it through on his team mate to claim a first podium of the season.
Leclerc was left to cross the line in fourth place ahead of the McLaren of Carlos Sainz, while a spin-filled afternoon for the Red Bull pair left Max Verstappen and Alex Albon in sixth and seventh place at the chequered flag, ahead of the second McLaren of Lando Norris.
Lewis Hamilton on the podium together with Sebastian Vettel, Sergio Perez and Mercedes-AMG Petronas team principal Toto Wolff Norris had claimed that place after a late pass on the second Racing Point of Lance Stroll, who had secured a brilliant maiden pole position and Saturday and led much of the early part of the Grand Prix, only for his race to unravel after a difficult third stint on intermediate tyres. That left him ninth at the flag, as Renault's Daniel Ricciardo completed the podium.
For all that though, all eyes were on Hamilton, who was in tears as he was congratulated on his slow-down lap, after well and truly cementing himself into Formula One's record books.
Leclerc was left to cross the line in fourth place ahead of the McLaren of Carlos Sainz, while a spin-filled afternoon for the Red Bull pair left Max Verstappen and Alex Albon in sixth and seventh place at the chequered flag, ahead of the second McLaren of Lando Norris.
For all that though, all eyes were on Hamilton, who was in tears as he was congratulated on his slow-down lap, after well and truly cementing himself into Formula One's record books.
