Eifel GP: Lewis Hamilton's Michael Schumacher tribute after historic win

Lewis Hamilton paid fulsome tribute to the "phenomenal" Michael Schumacher after matching his long-standing F1 wins record and being presented with an old crash helmet by the legendary German's son, Mick.

Hamilton claimed a 91st win at the Eifel GP to draw level with Schumacher's all-time benchmark, 14 years after the seven-time champion claimed the final race win of his own glittering career to set a record that few thought would ever be equalled.

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The Mercedes driver was surprised after the race with a presentation from Mick, Michael's son who appears set for a seat on the F1 grid himself next year; Hamilton was given an old helmet the German wore in his final season of F1 in 2012, when he also drove for Mercedes.

"I don't even know what to say," said a visibly-humbled Hamilton.

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"When you grow up watching someone you generally idolise them in terms of the quality of the driver they are but also what they are able to continuously do race on race, year on year, week on week.

"So it's an incredible honour and it's going to take some time to get used to it."

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'I was always Michael. He was phenomenal'

Hamilton replaced Schumacher at Mercedes for 2013 and in recent seasons has raced towards the seven-time champion's wins milestone at an unprecedented rate of knots.

Underlining the scale of the landmark Schumacher left in the sport, he recorded only one fewer victory than the next two drivers on the all-time list - Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna - combined at the time of his retirement.

Four-time champion Sebastian Vettel is now third in the table, but only just over halfway to Hamilton and Schumacher's total.

Hamilton was a teenager when the F1 legend surpassed Prost's previous benchmark of 51 wins in 2001 and, recalling his memories of watching the former Ferrari driver at the height of his F1 domination, told Sky Sports F1: "I just remember sitting on the couch with my brother and my dad watching the Grands Prix every Sunday and watching Michael storm ahead.

"We used to watch the start of the race, and probably the first half of the race and then, at the end, me and my brother would go and race a racing game upstairs and I would be Michael. I think it was Grand Prix 3.

"I was always Michael. He was phenomenal.

"That was when I was 13, 14 and it's just crazy to think that today… I did of course dream of one day being here, but it was beyond my wildest dreams to be reaching Michael's wins.

"It's very hard to describe how I feel right now."

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