First Richard Pryor in Greased Lightning now this......Is Lewis Hamilton the Tiger Woods of auto racing? And can we stop highlighting Black firsts? Will achievement ever be applauded without a racial subtext? Time will tell. Here's a snippet from the NY Daily News:
The 22-year-old Englishman fought off a couple of challenges from Mercedes McLaren teammate and two-time world champion Fernando Alonso yesterday to win the U.S. Grand Prix, the second straight victory for the first black driver in F1's 61-year history.
"Coming into the season, being realistic, I never expected anything like this, but I hoped to do well," Hamilton said. "I hoped maybe I'd get a podium at some point. This is just insane."
This latest win, coming on the heels of his inaugural F1 victory a week earlier in the Canadian Grand Prix, gave Hamilton his seventh top-three finish in as many starts - one of his numerous unprecedented feats for a rookie. Another is his lead in the points.
After being tied for the top with his teammate, Hamilton took an eight-point lead in the standings with his win in Montreal and will now carry a 10-point margin over Alonso into the French Grand Prix in two weeks.
The two finished 1-2 for the third time this season, but this time the order was reversed from Malaysia in April and last month's race at Monaco.
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