Lewis Hamilton Becomes the First Driver to Win 100 Grands Prix

Lewis Hamilton has become the first driver in Formula 1 history to win 100 Grands Prix. The vegan seven-time world champion took the milestone victory at a rain-soaked Russian Grand Prix in Sochi on Sunday, September 26, and the win puts him back on top of the drivers' championship.

It was far from straightforward. Hamilton started fourth and fell to seventh on the opening lap, while McLaren's Lando Norris, on pole for the first time in his career, controlled most of the race. Then the rain came. Hamilton pitted for intermediate tires with three laps left, Norris gambled on staying out on slicks, and with two laps to go the McLaren slid off and Hamilton swept into the lead, Formula 1 reports. Max Verstappen recovered from 20th on the grid to finish second, with Carlos Sainz third.

It's taken a long time to obviously get to [win number] 100 and I wasn't even sure whether or not it would come. Lando did such an amazing job. He had incredible pace, he's doing such a great job for McLaren.

Hamilton went vegan in 2017, cutting out one type of meat after another until there were none left, and has won four world titles since. That first season on plants he told Motorsport.com, as The Drive reported: "I feel the best I have ever felt, physically and mentally. All year I have felt strong mentally, but physically I have taken a big step and that is with the decision I have taken to change my diet." He's 36 now, and still beating drivers more than a decade younger.

We were there when Hamilton won his sixth world title and opened a plant-based burger chain, and when he equaled Schumacher's record of seven titles in Turkey. In May he became the first driver to take 100 pole positions. Now the wins have reached three figures too.

Plant-powered, and still rewriting the record books.