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Sunday, Lewis Hamilton limped over the finishing line to win the British Grand Prix with a puncture to mark an 87th career win and come within 4 wins of Michael Schumacher’s F1 record.
The championship leader’s record-extending 7th Silverstone win saw him finish 6 secs ahead of Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen, who moved up a place after Valtteri Bottas sustained a puncture with 3 laps to run.
With Mr. Hamilton ahead, Mr. Verstappen went in for a tire change in a bid to gain an extra pt for the fastest lap but that pit stop ultimately cost him the win as Mr. Hamilton’s left front tire shredded with half a lap to go. Mr. Verstappen took up most of the 25-sec gap but ran out of time.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc finished 3rd with Daniel Ricciardo 4th for improving Renault and British driver Lando Norris 5th for McLaren.
”It was a very tricky race,” Mr. Leclerc said after his 2nd podium of the season. ”I am very happy with how I managed the tires from beginning to the end.”
Sebastian Vettel, a 4X F1 champion, placed 10th and has now failed to get into the Top 5 for his worst start to a season since Y 2008.
McLaren’s Carlos Sainz Jr. also sustained a last-gasp puncture to come 13th.
2020 British Grand Prix race result
2020 British Grand Prix
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| Written by Keith Collantine
| Position | No. | Driver | Car |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | MercedesAMG |
| 2 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-Honda |
| 3 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari |
| 4 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault |
| 5 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Renault |
| 6 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Renault |
| 7 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri-Honda |
| 8 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull-Honda |
| 9 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point-Mercedes |
| 10 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari |
| 11 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | MercedesAMG |
| 12 | 99 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari |
| 13 | 63 | George Russell | Williams-Mercedes |
| 14 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | McLaren-Renault |
| 15 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams-Mercedes |
| 16 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari |
| 17 | 7 | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari |
Fastest lap: Max Verstappen
There is another race at Silverstone on Sunday, where Pirelli may modify its tire selection.
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