Lewis Hamilton led from grid to chequered flag at the British Grand Prix, but it was far from a straight-forward victory for the reigning world champion, despite a puncture on the last lap to clinch an 87th career win and move within four of Michael Schumacher’s Formula One record.
The six-time world champion led from lights to flag, and through two Safety Car interventions, before he suffered a front left tyre failure on his final lap, leaving him to nurse his Mercedes home with second-placed Max Verstappen in hot pursuit in his Red Bull. Charles Leclerc finished third for Ferrari.
The Dutchman had inherited second when Hamilton’s Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas, running comfortably in second for most of the contest, was hit by the same problem, his front-left delaminating and deflating on his penultimate lap.
“In the previous few laps, I began to again off after which on the final lap, it simply deflated,” stated Hamilton.
Lewis (88 points) leads the Drivers' Championship by 30 points from Bottas (58 points)
The Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team (146 points) leads Red Bull Racing (78 points) by 68 points in the Constructors' F1 Championship.
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