The truth that the Silverstone race could possibly be a hit for the Mercedes crew was already indicated by Saturday’s qualifying, the place George Russell triumphed within the combat for pole place, with Hamilton second. Solely the fourth lap time was achieved by the defending champion and chief within the normal classification, Verstappen (Crimson Bull).
After the beginning, two Mercedes drivers remained within the lead, with Verstappen transferring as much as third. Behind the highest three have been two McLaren drivers – Norris and Oscar Piastri. Already on the third lap, Frenchman Pierre Gasly from Alpine withdrew because of technical issues. After a couple of laps, chief Russell had a bonus of over 3 seconds over Verstappen. And behind the world champion appeared Norris, who tried to assault him.
Lastly, on lap 15 (52 laps accomplished) Norris overtook the Dutchman and moved as much as third place. A second later, the world champion was overtaken by Australian Oscar Piastri from McLaren. After altering tires, when it began to rain on the monitor, chief Russell got here in for a tire change and… by no means returned to the monitor. It turned out that his automobile had a cooling system failure, and the Briton needed to retire.
Norris was main, adopted by Hamilton, 2 seconds behind. When the McLaren driver pitted for a tire change, Hamilton took the lead on lap 40 and by no means gave it again till the end line. Verstappen sped up after altering tires, overtook Norris three laps earlier than the end line, and even achieved the quickest lap time, however Hamilton did not let him shock him. He received for the 104th time in his profession.
The seven-time F1 champion beat defending champion Verstappen by 1.5 seconds. “I really like you,” a tearful Hamilton informed his crew over the radio, with 164,000 followers cheering the Briton’s victory.
The following spherical of the F1 World Championship, the Hungarian Grand Prix, can be held on July 21.
1. Lewis Hamilton (Nice Britain/Mercedes) 1:22.27,059
2. Max Verstappen (Holandia/Crimson Bull) strata 1,465 s
3. Lando Norris (UK/McLaren) 7,547
4. Oscar Piastri (Australia/McLaren) 12,429
5. Carlos Sainz Jr. (Spain/Ferrari) 47,318
6. Nico Huelkenberg (Germany/Haas) 55,722
7. Lance Stroll (Kanada/Aston Martin) 56,569
8. Fernando Alonso (Spain/Aston Martin) 1.03,577
9. Alexander Albon (Thailand/Williams) 1.08,387
10. Yuki Tsunoda (Japonia/Racing Bulls) 1.19,303
1. Max Verstappen (Holandia/Crimson Bull) 255 pkt
2. Lando Norris (UK/McLaren) 171
3. Charles Leclerc (Monaco/Ferrari) 150
4. Carlos Sainz Jr. (Spain/Ferrari) 146
5. Oscar Piastri (Australia/McLaren) 124
6. Sergio Perez (Mexico/Crimson Bull) 118
7. George Russell (UK/Mercedes) 111
8. Lewis Hamilton (UK/Mercedes) 110
9. Fernando Alonso (Spain/Aston Martin) 45
10. Lance Stroll (Kanada/Aston Martin) 23
1. Crimson Bull 373 pkt
2. Ferrari 302
3. McLaren 295
4. Mercedes 221
5. Aston Martin 68
6. Racing Bulls 31
