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The staging was a success for Formula 1.

was the first to take the podium to honor

, who had just equaled his father's record of 91 victories at the Nürburgring.

Hard to imagine a better show of respect than that delivery of a red helmet that

had used during his time at Mercedes.

It was all so emotional that it really seemed to take the next seven-time champion by surprise.

"I don't even know what to say," stammered Hamilton, the outstanding championship leader, 69 points clear of

.

“I remember playing with Michael in a video game and then I couldn't even imagine that I could get close.

It will take me a while to get used to the idea, "added the Briton, heir to the Schumacher seat at Mercedes back in 2013. Then, after the last season with V8 engines, he had 22 victories.

Since 2014, the start date of the turbo-hybrid era, it has added 69 more.

Hamilton will keep this helmet along with another very special one for him, which Schumacher himself had given him in 2012. It all happened at the

Mercedes

, in Yas Marina, home of the Abu Dhabi GP.

"That was a moment that I will never forget," he confessed.

The boy who idolized

, the rookie who challenged

at McLaren is today the devourer of records that seemed unapproachable.

14 years of waiting

Since his debut in 2007, Hamilton is close to 35% of wins, six percentage points ahead of Schumacher.

During this World Championship, he has emerged victorious in seven of the 11 races contested and within two weeks, at the Portuguese GP, he will have the first option to reign alone from the 92nd step.

If you do not reach it in Portimao you will still have five other options until the end of the year.

The overwhelming superiority of Hamilton, enhanced by one of the best cars in history, was again evident yesterday at the Nürburgring.

The failure of Bottas, author of the

, cleared the scene and not even the last safety car would complicate the leader.

When the checkered flag fell, 14 years of waiting were over.

The 2020 Eifel GP will be remembered as the 2006 Chinese GP, the scene of

last victory

.

At that time, the German had 40 more victories than

, the second in the historical table.

"Michael is still above"

It is an incredible moment.

I remember watching F1 when Ferrari all the championships.

Now we've been able to hunt them down, ”

slipped in

with his usual pointed emphasis.

“In my opinion, Michael remains above all.

He is an icon ”, analyzed the head of the Silver Arrows.

However, even he has not been Hamilton's main companion during this long journey.

The only direct witness to these 91 victories in 14 seasons is called

, current racing coordinator at Mercedes.

In recognition of his loyalty since the McLaren days, Lewis called him on urgently to bathe in champagne as well.

Later, when he had a chance, he picked up the phone to chat with

, his father, and

, his stepmother.

Finally he just left a message for his unfortunate rivals.

It will be very difficult to quit.

I feel young, at least in spirit.

But that may change when I see a gray hair.

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