Formula 1 – British GP at Silverstone

Final score:

1. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
2. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
3. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes)
4. Lando Norris (McLaren)
5. Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren)
6. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)
7. Fernando Alonso (Alpine)
8. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
9. Esteban Ocon (Alpine)
10. Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri)
…
18. Mick Schumacher (Haas)
Out: Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin)
Out: Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

The essentials in brief: World champion Lewis Hamilton won the Formula 1 race at Silverstone. After an early accident by World Championship leader Max Verstappen, the England Mercedes driver relegated Charles Leclerc in the Ferrari to second place shortly before the end of Sunday.

Hamilton’s teammate Valtteri Bottas was third. Hamilton cut the World Cup deficit over Verstappen with victory in their home game. Sebastian Vettel had to park his Aston Martin early due to a defect. Mick Schumacher only crossed the finish line far back in the defeated Haas. After just one lap, Verstappen was eliminated after a collision with Hamilton.

Formula 1 at Silverstone: the race to read

Objective: Lewis Hamilton wins his home Grand Prix at Silverstone! Charles Leclerc finished second, Valtteri Bottas completed the podium.

51/52: Can Leclerc counter? No, there is directly an interval of two seconds. Hamilton can now finish the race with ease.

Shortly before the end, Hamilton Leclerc breaks down and takes the lead

50/52: Hamilton passes! At the same point where he knocked down Verstappen, go back inside. Leclerc leaves more space and even easily misses the corner exit.

50/52: Three more laps! Leclerc has to shake and has Hamilton around the neck.

49/52: Hamilton is in the DRS window and now very close!

49/52: Now the laps are coming and Leclerc will also get DRS.

48/52: Another second and a half for Hamilton. A grand finale is coming at Silverstone!

47/52: Dreher von Raikkönen after duel with Pérez. It’s the Finn’s own fault. The yellow flag helps Leclerc a bit.

47/52: Three seconds left for Hamilton! It is about to enter the critical phase with turbulent air. Anyway, you should have a chance.

46/52: Towards the end of the race, it is Hamilton’s turn against Leclerc. But there are still some laps to be done, which could save Leclerc. Anyway, it is difficult to overtake at Silverstone.

45/52: And yet Hamilton is getting closer! It is one second per lap. There is still a little over four seconds to go.

43/52: And then Leclerc immediately gets the information that he can now fully attack again. It has all the power available for this.

43/52: Hamilton has already reached two seconds. Mercedes’ plan is currently working mathematically. It should be at the Ferrari shortly before the end. But they can certainly still get something out of the red horse.

Mercedes lets Hamilton pass Bottas – Vettel parks his car

41/52: Aston Martin brings in Vettel, who is supposed to park his car due to a technical problem. However, reason may be preferred. The German’s career today was not good.

41/52: Hamilton is now on the hunt for Leclerc. He’s just over eight seconds behind with eleven laps to go.

40/52: Bottas gets the information to let Hamilton through and follows him very well. At Turn 15, he takes off the gas and lets his partner pull.

40/52: That’s right, Pérez quickly overtakes Vettel. It will also quickly grab the next car.

39/52: Pérez now makes it to the second stop and gets half fresh. He falls back to 17th behind Vettel, but will have an easy game on the tires.

37/52: In Bottas, bubbles form on the right front wheel. Let’s see if it has to stop again.

35/52: Vettel continues to drive in 17th place behind Latifi’s Williams. It is strange that it does not go any further.

34/52: Hamilton now plays the piano, Bottas can even widen the gap. But it will be finished no later than the end of the race.

32/52: Bottas will soon grab Hamilton. So the question is whether he can still get close to Leclerc.

31/52: Hamilton easily passes Norris! He is now third.

31/52: Masepin passed Schumacher away from the cameras.

30/52: Hamilton is currently fourth and two seconds behind Norris. If you solve it, the second place is safe. Then Bottas will have to pull the trigger.

30/52: Hopefully it works better at Leclerc, who is now coming to the pits … but everything is going well there. Monegasse remains at the top.

29/52: Now Sainz is there to change tires and then it takes a long time! Ferrari needs twelve seconds because the left front tire is hitched. With that, Sainz is back behind Ricciardo.

Hamilton is serving time sentence

28/52: Currently a one-two lead by Ferrari, but it doesn’t stop there. At least Leclerc stays ahead.

28/52: Hamilton stops! The crew has to wait ten seconds before they can get to the car. How far are you falling behind? He’s back on track behind Norris and he’s fifth.

25/52: Even with Alonso, the stop fails, he lags behind Paseo, but can immediately overtake him again on his fresher tires.

24/52: Sainz is currently in third place. Therefore, two Ferraris would be on the podium. But the Spaniard will still be left behind after his stop.

23/52: Bottas has surpassed Norris! The Mercedes stop was much faster, so the overcut was now successful.

Verstappen complains of dizziness and is taken to the hospital.

23/52: Verstappen was transferred from the medical center to a nearby hospital at 5:00 pm German time. The World Cup leader complained of dizziness and now must be examined in the head. Who reported “heaven”

22/52: Now comes Norris. Slow stop at McLaren, six seconds! This is now the opportunity for Bottas!

21/52: Ricciardo is the first from the front seats to stop.

20/52: Like Hamilton, Bottas is also trapped behind a car. The Finn can’t beat Norris.

19/52: The first drivers arrive at the pit stop. Vettel is inside too, on the track he is still stuck on P17 behind Latifi.

Problems with leader Leclerc

19/52: Leclerc was able to get Hamilton out of the DRS window again. Ferrari’s moment of shock is over.

18/52: Hamilton attacks now, driving the fastest lap in the race. But Leclerc’s times are good again. The team believes they have solved the problem.

17/52: The problem seems to persist, Leclerc complains. Hamilton is now very close and could begin the maneuver immediately.

15/52: Ferrari trouble! “Engine stopped,” says Leclerc over the radio. But it is working again. He lost half a second. His team gave him a code to perform a reset. It seems to be working again.

14/52: A very quiet race at the moment. The only exciting duel is in midfield between Raikkönen, Gasly and Pérez for tenth place.

52/11: Hamilton doesn’t really make it to Leclerc and stays outside the DRS window. A clipping is also not possible due to the time penalty.

10/52: Pérez has already climbed to P12, Sainz has also recovered many positions and is already sixth.

9/52: Vettel has now passed the two Haas. It will be difficult if it will still hit the points.

8/52: Red Bull satisfied with Hamilton’s time penalty? Probably not. The team will certainly attract.

52/7: Really bitter about Vettel, he was in such a good position. The turner was his fault.

Restart after Verstappen crash: Vettel turns – time penalty for Hamilton

6/52: Leclerc with the fastest lap in the race, the Ferrari can even easily get away from Hamilton.

6/52: Vettel can continue, but now he is the last one.

5/52: There is a time penalty for Hamilton! The Mercedes driver had to wait ten seconds for the Verstappen accident before his pit stop.

4/52: Vettel lathe operator! In a duel with Alonso he comes into contact and his Aston Martin breaks!

Restart! Leclerc comes out very well and can stay ahead. Bottas loses a place again and is loaned by Norris. Vettel also loses and is overtaken by Alonso.

4.43 pm: Now there is information that there will be a stable start.

4.42 pm.: The engines are running again, the safety car takes the field out of the pits.

Hamilton shoots Verstappen – race interrupted after crash

4.41 pm: The stewards take their time, because the decision will have a great impact on the World Cup.

4.40 pm: Red Bull team boss Christian Horner says Verstappen hit the wall with 51G. Now there are some pending tests with the Dutchman.

4.39 pm: Verstappen out, Pérez last. A weekend of terror for Red Bull.

4.38 pm: The drivers are slowly getting back to the car. It is not yet clear how the race will continue. Classic race start or flight start?

4.31 pm: Everyone eagerly awaits the decision of the race direction. Red Bull clearly sees the fault in Hamilton and calls for a penalty. Mercedes defends the British and talks about a racing accident. If the commissioners adopt a similar opinion, it will still have to be discussed.

4:29 pm: Replays at the start show that Vettel was also very lucky because Ocon touched his rear tire. That could have been his early ending as well.

4:27 pm: According to the race director, it should continue in about 15 minutes.

4:21 pm: Dr. Helmut Marko says on Sky that Verstappen has suffered a concussion and is heading to the medical center. For him, the question of guilt is clear, he sees Hamilton as responsible for the accident and even calls for the British to be suspended.

4:18 pm: The Red Bull is still stuck in the tire wall. The bailiffs now have a lot to do. You have to save the car and re-prepare the protective wall.

Read previous news about the British GP on the next page

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