I truly cherish the times I got to see driving greats like Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost and Michael Schumacher from trackside – and I must put Lewis Hamilton in that bracket also.

I was fortunate enough to watch him from his Formula Renault days, right through F3 and GP2 and into F1 – and was truly blessed (to borrow a word from his vernacular) to see him make a flying dismount celebration from the roof of a Renault Espace after his amazing victory in Monaco in 2008. Only about 10 other people were there to witness that! To see him deliver on all that promise has been awesome, and now he’s matched Schumacher in the all-time F1 wins chart – what an amazing achievement.

Who knows how many more he will achieve before deciding to hang up his helmet? I truly believe we have some epic races ahead, as someone – I assume either Max Verstappen or Charles Leclerc – steps forward to challenge him, just like Fernando Alonso did to Michael.

And how many wins might they go on to achieve? It’s what makes our sport so compelling.

Charles Bradley, Global Editor in Chief
Motorsport.com

E D I T O R ' S C H O I C E

Ten things we learned from the Eifel GP

Formula 1's first visit to the Nurburgring since 2013 will go down in the history books for many reasons as two notable landmarks were reached on Sunday.

J O N A T H A N N O B L E

Hulkenberg was in wrong engine mode at start of Eifel GP
Nico Hulkenberg reckons the only thing he did wrong at the Eifel Grand Prix was putting his car in the wrong engine mode at the start.

A L E X K A L I N A U C K A S

What caused Bottas to gift Hamilton his F1 history moment
After rebuffing his team-mate's challenge at the start, a Valtteri Bottas error put Lewis Hamilton on course for a record-equalling 91st Formula 1 win at the Eifel GP. There was was one critical factor behind that costly mistake.

A D A M C O O P E R

Brawn hopes 2026 rules will tempt Honda back to F1
Formula 1 boss Ross Brawn hopes that Honda will be tempted back into the sport by the new set of power unit regulations that will be introduced in 2026.

L U K E S M I T H

Masi explains safety car call after Norris stoppage
Formula 1 race director Michael Masi has explained the decision to deploy the safety car following Lando Norris's stoppage in Sunday's Eifel Grand Prix.

A D A M C O O P E R

Horner believes DAS helped Hamilton at restart
Red Bull Formula 1 boss Christian Horner believes that the Mercedes DAS system gave Lewis Hamilton a crucial advantage at the end of the Eifel GP.

J A K E B O X A L L - L E G G E

How cold Nurburgring weather added heat to third-place battle
Severely limited practice and chilly conditions at the Eifel Grand Prix didn't stop the Formula 1 fight for third place from heating up, with Racing Point, McLaren and Renault all facing different quandaries.

L E W I S D U N C A N / M A T T E O N U G N E S

Rossi “didn’t understand” why he crashed in French GP
Valentino Rossi “didn’t understand” why he crashed on the opening lap of the MotoGP French Grand Prix and called his third-successive non-finish a “great shame”.

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