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NÜRBURG, Germany – Even Lewis Hamilton once saw Michael Schumacher’s record 91 wins as unbeatable Now he’s equaled it

Schumacher’s son Mick gave Hamilton one of his father’s old helmets after the British driver claimed a record 91st Eifel Grand Prix victory

« Considering his dominance, I don’t think anyone, and in particular me, didn’t imagine that I would be close to Michael in terms of records, so it’s an incredible honor and it will take time to get there. get used to, « Hamilton said, adding that he used to choose Schumacher as his character in a video game

Schumacher needs constant care since he suffered serious head injuries in a skiing accident in 2013

Hamilton took a big step forward to equal Schumacher’s record seven titles after teammate Valtteri Bottas failed to finish with an engine problem Hamilton now leads the championship by 69 points with six races to go

Hamilton took the win almost five seconds ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, with Daniel Ricciardo’s third on Renault’s first podium since 2011

Hamilton started faster than Bottas and had the inside line in the hairpin bend in the first corner He forced Bottas out into a clearance zone, but the Finn held on to regain the lead of Hamilton inside the second corner

Hamilton regained the lead on lap 13 when Bottas braked late and raced extensively The Finn’s race was soon over when he complained of having « no power » and stopped in the pits with what the team said was a problem with their hybrid power pack

Lando Norris was running third and looking for a podium for McLaren before his car started to lose power.He finally came to a stop with a fire inside the car’s right side housing, causing the car to stand out from the ground. security Verstappen was slow to react to the restart and rather than threatening Hamilton, he almost lost second to Ricciardo

Sergio Perez took fourth place for Racing Point, ahead of Carlos Sainz of McLaren fifth and Pierre Gasly for AlphaTauri

It was another long race for Ferrari in a tough season for the Italian team Charles Leclerc started fourth but didn’t have the pace to hold the position and finished seventh while Sebastian Vettel trailed in 11th after a lap

A day after receiving the call to drive for Racing Point as a late replacement for the ailing Lance Stroll, Nico Hülkenberg stormed the field from last on the grid to take eighth place Romain Grosjean finished ninth for Haas and Antonio Giovinazzi took the last point 10th for Alfa Romeo

Another record fell when Kimi Raikkonen started his 323rd race, beating the mark set by Rubens Barrichello from 1993 to 2011 Raikkonen placed 12th after being given a time penalty for colliding with George Russell and sending the Williams driver into a spin Russell retired with a flat tire soon after

Raikkonen’s car threw up gravel shortly after the start, sending rocks at Grosjean’s car behind him Grosjean said he had been punched in the hand and wondered if he had a broken finger

It was the first F1 race since 2013 at the Nürburgring in Germany and was named Eifel Grand Prix after a nearby mountain range The next race is Oct 25 in Portugal

Formula 1, Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team, Valtteri Bottas, Michael Schumacher, Max Verstappen, Nürburgring, McLaren