Having failed to match Michael Schumacher's Formula 1 record 91 race victories at the first attempt in Russia, Lewis Hamilton made sure to capitalise on his second opportunity in winning the 2020 Eifel Grand Prix on Sunday. Finishing 4.470 seconds ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen, Hamilton came through an eventful opening phase to take a straightforward victory from second on the grid, although there was certainly plenty still happening behind him. First-and-foremost was the misfortune that befell his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas, the pole-sitting Finn having survived a wheel-to-wheel battle with Hamilton through the first two corners only to flat-spot his tyres and give up his lead...
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