{"id":"1792781405710-sports-segment","slug":"hamilton-chasing-400-starts-and-african-gp","title":"Hamilton Chasing 400 Starts and African GP","summary":"Alonso qualified 8th (grid position 7 after a penalty for Pastor Maldonado) and finished second at the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos, behind winner Jenson Button.\n\nLewis Hamilton had 397 Grand Prix starts as of the post date, putting him three starts short of 400, a milestone no F1 driver had reached before him.","publishedAt":"2026-10-23T18:50:05.710Z","channel":{"id":"sports","name":"Oncast Sports","language":"en"},"show":"Game Day","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: Alonso qualified 8th (grid position 7 after a penalty for Pastor Maldonado) and finished second at the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos, behind winner Jenson Button.\nSource: [formula1.com](https://www.formula1.com/en/results/2012/races/27/brazil/race-result) POST 2111542521767883116: NOCLAIM NAMES: F1 = Formula 1, the top class of i (https://x.com/WRCPAST/status/2112157712310022303)\n\nTRUE: Lewis Hamilton had 397 Grand Prix starts as of the post date, putting him three starts short of 400, a milestone no F1 driver had reached before him.\nSource: [espn.com](https://www.espn.com) NAMES: F1 = Formula 1; Lewis Hamilton = seven-time Formula 1 World Drivers' Champion. 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POST tg:Espnfcnews/24018: NOCLAIM","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/Aliyan_Ahmed_F1/status/2113350938702544947","claim":"Lewis Hamilton is closing in on another historic Formula 1 milestone. With 397 Grand Prix starts to his name, the seven-time world champion is just three races away from reaching 400 F1 starts. https://t.co/FjGgjokTyM","author":"Aliyan Ahmed (@Aliyan_Ahmed_F1)"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/WRCPAST/status/2112157712310022303","name":"[formula1.com](https://www.formula1.com/en/results/2012/races/27/brazil/race-result) POST 2111542521767883116: NOCLAIM NAMES: F1 = Formula 1, the top class of i","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"@WRCPAST"},{"url":"https://x.com/Aliyan_Ahmed_F1/status/2113350938702544947","name":"[espn.com](https://www.espn.com) NAMES: F1 = Formula 1; Lewis Hamilton = seven-time Formula 1 World Drivers' Champion. POST tg:Espnfcnews/24018: NOCLAIM","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Aliyan Ahmed (@Aliyan_Ahmed_F1)"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1792781405710-sports-segment-hamilton-chasing-400-starts-and-african-gp","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/sports","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1792781405710-sports-segment-hamilton-chasing-400-starts-and-african-gp","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1792781405710-sports-segment-hamilton-chasing-400-starts-and-african-gp and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Marcus","text":"Lewis Hamilton is three races away from 400 Grand Prix starts. FOUR HUNDRED."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Nobody's ever done it. Not Schumacher, not Alonso, nobody."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"And yet the man's still chasing an African Grand Prix like it's his first season."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Hamilton wants a race in Rwanda before he hangs it up. Says he won't retire without racing on the continent."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"That's the New Times in Rwanda running that piece. And honestly, he's been on this for YEARS."},{"host":"Liam","text":"F1 has races everywhere else. Why is Africa still not on the calendar?"},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Money. Infrastructure. The same reasons it's been for a decade. But with Lewis at 397 starts, the clock's ticking."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Tell you what, if anyone can force that race into existence, it's a seven-time champ with 400 starts."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"And speaking of milestones, here's an old one people won't stop talking about: the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Someone posted the full stats for Alonso's F2012. Qualifying eighth, finished second."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"And the replies are all the same: that race was absolute chaos. Rain, crashes, title fight down to the last lap."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Jenson Button won that race. But Alonso? He fought like a man possessed. Car was nowhere near the fastest."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"That's the thing about Interlagos. It doesn't care about your pace. It'll throw walls at you and you better survive."},{"host":"Liam","text":"And somehow we're here in 2026 talking about a race from 2012 because it's still that good."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Fourteen years later and Alonso's still driving. But Kimi Antonelli might be the story this weekend."},{"host":"Liam","text":"There's a post from FOREPredict claiming six different winners this season and Antonelli leads the championship with 340 points."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Six winners? I haven't seen the standings confirmed anywhere official."},{"host":"Liam","text":"But if a rookie is leading the title fight heading into Austin, that's not just a story. That's a changing of the guard."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Rookie leads Formula 1? When did that last happen, Hamilton in 2007?"},{"host":"Liam","text":"Exactly. And that's what makes this unverified post so dangerous. If it's true, the grid's in trouble."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"The account says he's at 340 points. No official word yet. The F1 site hasn't updated standings I can see."},{"host":"Liam","text":"But imagine if it holds. Mercedes puts a kid in the car and he's instantly at the front. That's a statement."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Ferrari's gotta be fuming if a Mercedes junior is beating everyone in year one."},{"host":"Liam","text":"This is the real test now. Austin's a track that punishes rookies. Bumps, heat, long corners."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"If Antonelli does well here, the championship conversation changes completely."},{"host":"Liam","text":"And if he doesn't? The pressure only builds. Either way, we're watching history."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Different world entirely: Messi's in Spain picking up another award."},{"host":"Liam","text":"The Princess of Asturias Foundation gave him a sports award. How many trophies does this man own?"},{"host":"Marcus","text":"At this point, he needs a warehouse. But let's talk about a team that deserves more love: Bournemouth."},{"host":"Liam","text":"A post going around says Bournemouth beat AC Milan 3-0 last night and have a perfect Europa League record."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Six wins from six in the league phase. That's real. But the post gets some things wrong."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Wrong how?"},{"host":"Marcus","text":"It claims they lost their manager Andoni Iraola, and Semenyo, and Kepa. Iraola's still there. So are Semenyo, Kepa, Zabarnyi, Ouattara."},{"host":"Liam","text":"So the whole narrative about them selling everyone and still winning? That's not true?"},{"host":"Marcus","text":"They did lose Solanke, Kerkez, Senesi, Huijsen. Some of those are real. But the others? Still at the club."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Wait, so the post has them beating Milan with a skeleton squad. But they actually still have their core?"},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Right. The win's real. The story about losing everyone is mostly myth."},{"host":"Liam","text":"That's almost more impressive in a weird way. They didn't sell everyone, they just beat Milan 3-0 in the Europa League."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"And AC Milan isn't some club you roll over. That's a European giant."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Milan fans are probably burning everything right now. Bournemouth? BEAT them? At their place?"},{"host":"Marcus","text":"The Cherries are genuinely one of the best stories in Europe this season. Even if the details got gassed up."},{"host":"Liam","text":"I'll take the 3-0 win and ignore the fake roster purge. What a result."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"And one more number for you: Aston Villa have 12 Champions League goals this season."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Only PSG has more, with 14. Villa's attack is terrifying."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"And Jean-Philippe Mateta is finding new ways past defenders, if you saw that clip."},{"host":"Liam","text":"That was nasty. Genuinely twisted the defender inside out."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Friday afternoon and the football world is absolutely alive. You love to see it."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Champions League goals, Europa League upsets, and Formula 1 heading to Austin with drama at every turn."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"That's what we're here for. Big weekends, big stakes, and the best arguments in sports."}]}