Fourteen years and 10 days after Michael Schumacher won the last of his 91 races – a target as distant as the moon – Lewis Hamilton equalled the giant tally with victory at the Eifel Grand Prix. LAP 57/60: Hamilton meanwhile has this race won, as he looks ahead to matching Schumacher’s 91 race wins record. LAP 51/60: How are those cold tyres working for Hamilton and Verstappen? LAP 49/60: Finally, the safety car is coming in at the end of this lap… LAP 48/60: The safety car is coming in on the end of this la…wait, what?! Hamilton and Verstappen pit, as does Ricciardo, allowing Perez to move up into third. LAP 18/60: Bottas has been called into the pits by Mercedes and he will retire from the race a a result of his power issues. LAP 3/60: First blood Bottas but he is has far from won the war with Hamilton.
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