Mercedes driver wins at Nürburgring to increase title chances‘He is still capable of getting better every year,’ says team chiefLewis Hamilton ensured his place in
Formula One history with his victory at the Eifel
Grand Prix, but equalling Michael Schumacher’s record of 91 wins meant so much more than cold statistics. Hamilton has always worn his heart on his sleeve and at the Nürburgring the numbers paled beside the significance of the moment. The win was as ruthless and clinical as any he has scored but this achievement was a collective and all too human effort as the world champion made clear.
After containing any consideration of the record in order to maintain focus before the race, having free rein to enjoy it was a pleasure Hamilton allowed himself to enjoy. Having climbed from his victorious Mercedes it would have taken a heart of stone not to be touched when Schumacher’s son, Mick, presented Hamilton with one of his father’s helmets. With Schumacher Sr still in recovery from the skiing accident he suffered in 2013, his absence was heartrending, as he would no doubt have heartily congratulated the
British driver himself.