Lewis Hamilton wins the Eiffel Grand Prix F!
Lewis Hamilton equalled the all-time record for career Formula 1 Victories by winning the Eifel Grand Prix, his 91st win between 1992 and 2006, and he hopes to smash Michael Schumacher’s record soon.
The Mercedes driver extended his championship lead over team-mate Valtteri Bottas to 69 points after the Finn retired.
Behind Max Verstappen’s Red Bull in second, Daniel Ricciardo scored Renault’s first podium since returning to F1 as a constructor in 2016.
The race had been poised for a close fight between Hamilton and Bottas b before the second Mercedes hit trouble at the Nurburgring in Germany.
Hamilton second on the grid made a better start than Bottas and dived for the inside at the first corner, pushing him wide, although Bottas held his ground and recovered the lead on the inside of the second corner,which gave Bottas control of the race. Hamilton persisted putting pressure on Bottas hard and in the end the leader buckled as Bottas handed the advantage back to Hamilton om lap 13, locking a wheel into Turn One and running wide, allowing Hamilton to close in and pass for the lead around the outside of Turn Two.
Three laps later the race fell further into Hamilton’s lap when a virtual safety car allowed him and Verstappen to pit for fresh tyres and retain their positions ahead of Bottas, and two laps later Bottas retired with a a suspected failure of the MGU-H, part of the hybrid system.
Hamilton’s lead is close to three clear race victories with only six races remaining as seventh world title could equal another Schumacher record.