Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton earns Tuscan Grand Prix and one step closer to Schumacher’s race record

Lewis Hamilton secured his 90th F1 title after a chaotic race that took out several big names and resulted in two red flags.

The Mugella Circuit is one of the more difficult tracks in grand prix. At 59 laps, the Tuscan Grand Prix was expected to be challenging for the racers, but Sunday’s race proved quite dramatic. Before the first lap was done, six cars were out of the action-packed race. Chaos ensued at the outset with two red flags flying up, one in a scary high-speed crash that involved Lance Stroll, the third place finisher from last week’s Italian Grand Prix. The incident-prone event took out racers Alfa Romeo’s Kimi Raikkonen, Alpha Tauri’s Pierre Gasly—last week’s Italian GP winner—Haas’s Romain Grosjean, and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in the first clash.

Despite the chaotic start and restarts, Lewis Hamilton managed to pull out in front and kept his lead for Mercedes, which is really the car to beat. The Tuscan Grand Prix is the 90th GP title in Hamilton’s tally, putting him just one behind the legendary Michael Schumacher. It’s the sixth race win for the British driver, out of nine races this season, which has been a remarkable run that includes increasing his own record of championship points by 65. He also holds the record for fastest lap. It is just a matter of time when he surpasses the great German driver’s titles record.

Michael Schumacher was the standard bearer for Ferrari, which hasn’t really recovered its glory since his retirement. Schumacher is still recovering from a devastating ski incident that occurred in 2013, but on the 1000th grand prix for Ferrari, Michael’s son Mick Schumacher drove his father’s 2004 championship winning car and it was a sight to behold. Mick has recently one on the F2 circuit with Prema Racing.

Ferrari may have been hit by hard times in F1, but still celebrated their anniversary with pride.

With the beautiful Tuscan countryside in the background, the Tuscan Grand Prix made for a serene backdrop while the race erupted into madness.

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Of the 20 racers, only 12 cars made their way across the finish line.

“That was f****ing stupid from whoever was at the front,” Haas driver Romain Grosjean said during the first crash.

“Do they want to kill us or what? This is the worst thing I’ve seen, ever.”

Lewis powered through the mayhem to get the win, with his teammate Valtteri Bottas finishing just behind him, and Red Bull’s Alex Albon achieving his maiden podium finish in third place.

"“It was all a bit of a daze. It was like three races in one day. It was incredibly tough today, obviously with a difficult start,” Hamilton said afterwards, according to news.com.au.“This track is phenomenal. Obviously, the heat and keeping Valtteri Bottas, who has been quick all weekend, was not easy and I was behind in the beginning. All those restarts, the focus that’s needed during that time, it’s really, really hard.”"

The next grand prix will take place in two weeks, the Russian GP at the Sochi Autodrom on September 27, viewable on ESPN2.