Lap-by-lap coverage from the Nürburgring (1.10pm BST)What sets Hamilton apart from Schumacher is personal development Email John here or tweet @John_Ashdown 11.53am BST
Hello all and welcome to lap-by-lap coverage of the F1 Eifel
Grand Prix at the Nürburgring. The main source of interest is, of course, Lewis Hamilton’s attempt to match Michael Schumacher’s F1 record of 91 race wins. He couldn’t get it done last time out in
Russia and that was from pole – this time he starts on the front row of the grid but behind his in-form teammate Valtteri Bottas.
Here’s Giles Richards’ report from qualifying:
Related: Valtteri Bottas beats
Lewis Hamilton to claim Eifel F1 GP pole for Mercedes