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Mercedes already breaks the first record of the legendary Ferrari era
- GPblog.com
Mercedes is breaking one record after another this year. With the seventh world title ahead of Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari's old records are at hand. However, Mercedes has already broken one record.
Mercedes had a great start in 2014 since the introduction of the new hybrid engines and has not given up the lead in the standings since then. In 2014 Mercedes took the first world title and has defended it to this day.
Mercedes already breaks a record
By 2020, Mercedes looks set to sign up for its seventh title in a row, breaking Ferrari's record of six world titles in a row. Michael Schumacher's record is also set to collapse, as Lewis Hamilton's probable title at the end of this year equals the record of the German seven-time world champion.
However, Mercedes has one record in its pocket and that is the record of a title that it has been able to defend for the longest time in a row. According to Racefans.net, Mercedes has been defending the title for 2178 days since 2014. With this Mercedes has improved the record of Ferrari, which was able to defend the title for 2177 days between the title in 1999 and the title of Renault in 2005.