Lewis Hamilton chases 100th F1 win on Michael Schumacher's favorite track
Formula 1 | August 27, 2021 13:58 ISTThe 7-kilometer (4.3-mile) Spa-Francorchamps track nestled in the thick Ardennes forest is the longest in F1.
The 7-kilometer (4.3-mile) Spa-Francorchamps track nestled in the thick Ardennes forest is the longest in F1.
Schumacher (21), a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy, leads the Formula 2 title race heading into the final round of the season.
The British driver wins a dramatic rain-hit Turkish Grand Prix to match Michael Schumacher seven world drivers' championship record.
Hamilton wins the Eifel Grand Prix on Sunday after Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas suffers DNF from the lead.
Hamilton's fifth win from seven races also extended his championship lead over Verstappen to 47 points with Bottas drifting back in third. Hamilton is odds-on to win a seventh title to tie Schumacher's record.
Brawn was team principal at Benetton in 1994 and 1995 and later headed Ferrari between 2000 and 2004 during which Schumacher had won his seven world championship titles driving for both teams.
Raikkonen has now raced a total of 16,845 laps in his career and he went past Schumacher's mark, who had raced a total of 16,825 laps during the course of his illustrious career.
The championship leader's record-extending seventh Silverstone win saw him finish six seconds ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen
The British driver's 86th GP win moved him just five behind the German great Schumacher's F1 record of 91.
Six-time champion Hamilton, who is gunning to equal Schumacher's all-time record of seven titles, stated everyone will have to follow changes put in place by the authorities for the sport to operate successfully in the wake of the pandemic.
Top News
Latest News
