F1: Lewis Hamilton equals Schumacher wins record by taking Eifel GP – as it happened

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Hamilton takes to the podium, carrying Michael Schumacher’s helmet with him. The champagne sprays and Martin Brundle makes the timely point on commentary that it is a real shame, a tragedy, that Schumacher can’t be there in person to commemorate the moment.

Hamilton celebrates with a trophy on the podium. Photograph: Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters

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The standings

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Constructors’ championship

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Here’s Lewis Hamilton talking to David Coulthard: “It was not an easy race at all. The Red Bulls are so fast. Max drove extremely well. We’ve got a serious fight on our hands. I’m knackered, I’m telling you.

Mick Schumacher presents Hamilton with one of Michael’s helmets. “I’m honoured,” says Hamilton. “Wow. I don’t know what to say. When you grow up watching someone and idolise them … I don’t think anyone – especially me – thought I would be anywhere close to Michael in terms of records. I couldn’t have done it without this team and huge respect to Michael.”

Hamilton celebrates after being presented with a helmet of Michael Schumacher for matching his record of 91 race wins. Photograph: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images

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Hamilton hugs his team but his celebrations are reserved compared to Daniel Ricciardo, whose Renault team are beside themselves with joy at his podium finish.

Ricciardo celebrates with his team in parc ferme. Photograph: Mark Thompson/Getty Images

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“What a result, thanks so much,” a calm Hamilton tells his team over the radio. He’ll surely be out on his own on 92 before too much longer. Then next stop 100. Here’s our snap race report:

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Lewis Hamilton wins the Eifel Grand Prix!

Another peerless drive from Hamilton, who overhauled his teammate then cruised clear before finishing off with some scintillating laps. He equals Michael Schumacher’s record of 91 F1 race wins.

Hamilton wins the race. Photograph: Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters

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Lap 59/60 Quite apart from equalling Schumacher, Hamilton is set to extend his championship lead to 69 points. It’ll surely be a seventh world title for him come the season’s end.

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Lap 58/60 Another fastest lap from Hamilton, who has been sensationally quick since the safety car threatened to derail his race.

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Lap 57/60 Ricciardo looks like he’s got enough of a cushion to hold on to the final podium spot. Perez can’t get close enough. Sainz is fifth and should hold off Gasly in sixth. Leclerc in seventh is under pressure from Hulkenberg, who is comfortably clear of Grosjean in ninth and Giovinazzi in 10th.

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Lap 56/60 Five laps stand between Hamilton and a share of Schumacher’s record.

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Lap 55/60 It looks like we might get some heavy rain shortly after the chequered flag. The storm clouds are gathering above the Nürburgring.

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Lap 54/60 Hulkenberg, having dragged himself off his settee yesterday, is in eighth place. Another extraordinary effort.

Hulkenberg fans. Photograph: Ina Fassbender/Reuters

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Lap 53/60 By my reckoning, Hamilton has just set three successive lap records. Incredible stuff.

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Lap 52/60 Hamilton, perhaps with the adrenalin coursing through his veins cancelling out the cooler tyres, sets a new fastest lap.

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Lap 51/60 Gasly squeezes past Leclerc and into sixth – Sainz is ahead of him in fifth. Hamilton already has a comfortable gap on Verstappen, who in turn has got air between himself and Ricciardo in third.

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Lap 49/60 The safety car stays out despite the reservations of Verstappen and Hamilton who are increasingly irritated.

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Lap 48/60 Verstappen also gets on the radio to fret about cold tyres behind the safety car. The number of lapped cars in amongst the leaders is causing a bit of a problem but they’re finally allowed through.

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Lap 47/60 So forget all those time gaps. Hamilton, Verstappen, Ricciardo, Perez are the leading quartet. A frustrated Hamilton asks his team to get the safety car to get a move on. “It’s unsafe for him to go this slow,” says the British driver.

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Lap 45/60 Smoke pours from Norris’s stricken car. And the safety car is out. That could put the cat among the pigeons.

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Lap 44/60 Norris’s race is finally over, he pulls over and parks up as far out of the way as possible. A disappointing afternoon for him – before those power problems he was on-course for a very good finish.

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Lap 43/60 The main battle now seems to be for third. Ricciardo is the incumbent but his tyres are much older than Perez’s in fourth and his 11 second lead is coming down all the time.

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Lap 42/60 Hamilton’s lead is up over 10 seconds now.

Hamilton, out in front. Photograph: Clive Mason/Formula 1/Getty Images

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Lap 41/60 Gasly squeezes past Vettel too. The Ferrari driver is not enjoying himself at all – he’s reporting tyre problems and is soon past by Hulkenberg, who seems to be heading towards some points this afternoon, rather remarkably.

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Lap 40/60 Leclerc flies past his teammate Vettel to move into seventh – next up to the road is Norris, who is coping admirably with his McLaren’s power problems.

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Lap 39/60 Leclerc, having a fun-packed race, passed Raikkonen and moves into eighth. And Gasly soon nips past the Finnish driver too.

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Lap 38/60 Here’s Valtteri Bottas, chatting to the broadcasters: “Unlucky, what can I say? It was a great start and we had a good battle.”

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Lap 37/60 Leclerc pits from fifth and returns in 10th. Hamilton’s lead is up to a comfortable eight seconds.

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Lap 36/60 Perez finally clambers past Leclerc and this time makes it stick, sending the Racing Point garage into fist-pumping paroxysms.

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Lap 35/60 Perez pops past Leclerc at the chicane but the Ferrari hits the DRS and is able to claim his place back going in to turn one.

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Lap 34/60 Perez has Leclerc in his sights and wants to nab his fourth place. There’s a podium place up for grabs if he can squeeze past the Ferrari and get after Ricciardo.

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Lap 33/60 Up at the front it’s becoming quite a serene afternoon for Hamilton. He has 5.5sec over Verstappen, who in turn is 55sec – 55sec! – ahead of Leclerc in fourth.

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Lap 32/60 Perez thunders past Norris at the chicane to move into fifth. An interesting battle that one, notwithstanding Norris’s power problems – they’re two of the six drivers between fourth and ninth in the championship who are separated by just nine points.

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Lap 31/60 Norris reports further loss of power and pits but just gets a change of tyres. He returns to the track in fifth.

Norris pits and returns in fifth. Photograph: Mark Thompson/Getty Images

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Lap 30/60 Lewis Hamilton is halfway to equalling Michael Schumacher’s record of 91 Formula One race wins. Here’s the top 10 as it stands:

1 Hamilton, 2 Verstappen, 3 Norris, 4 Ricciardo, 5 Leclerc, 6 Gasly, 7 Perez, 8 Hulkenberg, 9 Sainz, 10 Giovinazzi.

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Lap 29/60 Perez pits from fourth place, giving Norris in third a bit of breathing room.

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Lap 28/60 Norris is told to stay out by his team but he’s clearly not happy. Leclerc fends off Gasly and holds on to seventh … for now.

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Lap 27/60 A quick update on Hulkenberg – he’s ninth and doing a very serviceable job.

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Lap 26/60 Hamilton has pulled four seconds ahead of Verstappen, with that pair 34 seconds ahead of Norris in third. He, though, has some sort of power problem and could be in trouble.

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Lap 25/60 Ah, in fact Albon won’t serve that time penalty as he’s had to retire from the race.

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Lap 24/60 Albon gets a time penalty for his coming-together with Kvyat earlier on.