Can Hamilton’s F1 records ever be beaten?

That year’s Chinese Grand Prix marked his 91st career Formula 1 victory and surely firmly cemented the seven-time world champion as the de-facto greatest of all time.

Except it didn’t. Schumacher retired at the end of that season – although he would return with Mercedes for three further (rather fruitless) campaigns – having laid down the gauntlet safe in the knowledge that few, if any, would ever match, let alone topple, his records.

Lewis Hamilton arrived on the…