91. Victory for Hamilton: He then received Schumi’s helmet from Mick as a gift.

Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton could count on his historic 91st victory at the Nürburgring race, but not on what happened next during his interview with the winner.

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Lewis Hamilton completed after your historic racing success in the Eifel in the Nürburgring only your duty to Winner interviewsSuddenly someone stands in front of him who was scheduled to be a rookie in training on Friday: Mick schumacher, Leader in the Formula 2 championship.

Then the notorious Eifel weather hits with rain, fog and cold, and Mick has to Alfa Romeo get out.

Mick Schumacher surprises Lewis Hamilton with his father’s helmet

Son of the Formula 1 world champion who still holds the record, Michael Schumacher, congratulates Hamilton on his 91st hit with an unexpected and priceless gift: a helmet from his father’s time at Mercedes.

Hamilton, Schumi’s successor at the 2013 Silver, just equaled Michael’s previous record with his victory. She passed since October 1, 2006 and Schumacher’s success in Chinese Grand Prix result.

“I don’t know what to say now,” admits Hamilton when he does. Mercedes helmet accepts: “I am very honored.”

At Mercedes, Ferrari icon Michael Schumacher returned to Formula 1 in 2010 after a four-year hiatus and handed over his cockpit to Hamilton in 2013. Seven years later, the 35-year-old is about to Schumacher’s best in terms of victories and world championship titles.

But Hamilton implies: “No one can compare to MichaelMe neither. “He used to play Michael in the computer game, I think at the 2002 Grand Prix.”

Lewis Hamilton: “I never thought someone would break Michael’s records”

18 years later, “he has no words for a ‘wonderful moment’.take a while to realize that. I never thought someone would break Michael’s records. And now I am. I have a lot of respect for Michael ”. He said and set off – a great athlete’s helmet in hand – to the award ceremony.

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