Hamilton equals Schumacher win record with victory at Eifel GP

Lewis Hamilton equalled Michael Schumacher's record of 91 wins in Formula One with victory in the Eifel Grand Prix in Germany on Sunday and took another stride toward a seventh championship title. Hamilton started behind his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas at the front of the grid, but took the lead when the Finn ran wide on lap 13 - Bottas retired with a mechanical problem five laps later.

Hamilton comfortably held off Red Bull's Max Verstappen despite a safety car bunchnig up the pack late in the race. Hamilton took the victory by nearly five seconds from Verstappen, with Renault's Daniel Ricciardo third - the team's first podium finish since 2011. Hamilton now leads Bottas by 69 points with six races to go and winning another title would take Hamilton level with another of Schumacher's records. His son, Mick, presented Hamilton with a replica helmet at the end of the race.