When Michael Schumacher retired from Formula 1 with 91 victories to his name, there were many who thought it would never be surpassed.

After Lewis Hamilton took his 90th win in the Tuscan Grand Prix at Mugello, the Mercedes driver moved to just one win shy of the record at the half-way stage of the Championship and admitted afterwards that it was surreal to be in a position to match the great German driver’s tally with his next victory.
 

 “It just doesn’t seem real,” said Hamilton after the race. “Obviously it’s ultimately a privilege to be in a position and have such a great team and a car to be able to deliver weekend in, weekend out. But I just feel forever grateful to the people that continue to work hard; I’m just a link in the chain but getting the wins is not easy when you have a great driver in Valtteri [Bottas] pushing you to the limit, weekend in, weekend out.
 

Hamilton’s Tuscan Grand Prix victory moved him closer to matching another Schumacher record, with the Briton set to take his own seventh title if he wins the championship this year, with Hamilton now 55 points clear of his team mate Bottas after Mugello, with eight races left to run in 2020. Ironically, Hamilton can equal Schumacher’s record in Germany in the next round on October 9-11.