Lewis Hamilton wins his seventh British Grand Prix at Silverstone having led for the entirety of the race. Hamilton wins the race by a matter of seconds with his tyres blowing out at the end in a dramatic finish with Max Verstappen (+5.856) coming second with the fastest lap and Charles Leclerc taking third.
It was an unexpected podium finish for Ferrari on a day in which the Maranello team was not able to get close to Mercedes and Red Bull on race pace. Charles Leclerc finished in a distant third in the best of the Ferraris as Bottas dropped outside of the points. In the end Sebastian Vettel finished in tenth place and was able to hold Bottas in the last lap to take the last point.
Results (Classification):
Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 52 Laps
Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing +5.856
Charles Leclerc Ferrari +18.474
Daniel Ricciardo Renault +19.650
Lando Norris McLaren +22.277
Esteban Ocon Renault +26.937
Pierre Gasly Alpha Tauri +31.188
Alex Albon Red Bull Racing +32.670
Lance Stroll Racing Point +37.311
Sebastian Vettel Ferrari +41.857
Valtteri Bottas Mercedes +42.167
George Russell Williams +52.004
Carlos Sainz McLaren +53.370
Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo +54.205
Nicholas Latifi Williams +54.549
Romain Grosjean Haas +55.050
Kimi Raikkonen Alfa Romeo +1 LAP
Daniil Kvyat Alpha Tauri DNF
Kevin Magnussen Haas DNF
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