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As Lewis Hamilton declares that his British Grand Prix victory has thrust him back on terms with Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg, AUTOSPORT Live will leave its weekend coverage there.
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Lewis Hamilton, British Grand Prix, Mercedes
Hamilton's just compared his British Grand Prix weekend (and current situation in general) to the plot of hit animated film Monsters Inc.
We're not going to explain that. It's more entertaining to leave it out there like that.
We're not going to explain that. It's more entertaining to leave it out there like that.
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Fernando Alonso has Ferrari team-mate Kimi Raikkonen on his mind after the Finn's shunt.
"First of all, good news, it seems that kimi is ok!! Wishing him to be 100% in the next days!"
Now, second of all...
"First of all, good news, it seems that kimi is ok!! Wishing him to be 100% in the next days!"
Now, second of all...
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New Caterham CEO Christjian Albers has given his verdict on the first race of his new ownership.
"We're obviously not happy with where we finished today, but for my first weekend with the team I have to say it's been good," he said.
"We're not even a week into this new chapter in the team's life but we've already seen just how hard everyone at the track and at the factory is prepared to work to push us forwards, and how determined we all are to achieve our targets this year.
"We obviously have a lot of work to do but we're prepared for the challenges ahead and we have another chance in two weeks time to make progress in Germany, so we'll aim to do just that and, little by little, keep improving."
"We're obviously not happy with where we finished today, but for my first weekend with the team I have to say it's been good," he said.
"We're not even a week into this new chapter in the team's life but we've already seen just how hard everyone at the track and at the factory is prepared to work to push us forwards, and how determined we all are to achieve our targets this year.
"We obviously have a lot of work to do but we're prepared for the challenges ahead and we have another chance in two weeks time to make progress in Germany, so we'll aim to do just that and, little by little, keep improving."
There was a bit of humour on the podium as Hamilton demanded the proper, golden Silverstone trophy - and the one he was presented with began to fall apart.
"This one [gold one] is a lot nicer," he said. "I grew up watching F1, you see trophies like this, real trophies. My one fell to pieces, it is plastic, must cost £10 – it is so bad!"
"This one [gold one] is a lot nicer," he said. "I grew up watching F1, you see trophies like this, real trophies. My one fell to pieces, it is plastic, must cost £10 – it is so bad!"
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Finally, a delighted Daniel Ricciardo:
"I didn't intend on doing a one-stop [strategy] when I started on that tyre. The team asked [if I could do] 15-20 laps, I said I think we can, [so] we stayed out and just held on in the end.
"It was awesome, all three of us had a bit of redemption on our plate today. We were pretty happy, and this is one of my best podiums this year."
"I didn't intend on doing a one-stop [strategy] when I started on that tyre. The team asked [if I could do] 15-20 laps, I said I think we can, [so] we stayed out and just held on in the end.
"It was awesome, all three of us had a bit of redemption on our plate today. We were pretty happy, and this is one of my best podiums this year."
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Bottas on his stunning charge:
"We knew that this race could be good fun, we knew that we had a quick car. Maybe it was a bit surprisingly quick today.
"Of course sometimes it needed a bit of risk because it is really important to get through quickly and not get stuck. I'm really happy with what we were doing as a team, race pace shows that we are doing the right thing and I feel happy to be a part of this."
"We knew that this race could be good fun, we knew that we had a quick car. Maybe it was a bit surprisingly quick today.
"Of course sometimes it needed a bit of risk because it is really important to get through quickly and not get stuck. I'm really happy with what we were doing as a team, race pace shows that we are doing the right thing and I feel happy to be a part of this."
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More from the top three in the post-race presser, starting with the winner:
"Yesterday was a really difficult day, you never think situations like that would come out the way they did, and I went away feeling terrible for the fans. I feel I let them down the team and myself.
"Coming back today, turning that serious emptiness and negativity into a positive today, was my priority. You never want a team-mate to fall away and win like that – looking forward to a wheel-to-wheel battle but sure we will get more in the future."
"Yesterday was a really difficult day, you never think situations like that would come out the way they did, and I went away feeling terrible for the fans. I feel I let them down the team and myself.
"Coming back today, turning that serious emptiness and negativity into a positive today, was my priority. You never want a team-mate to fall away and win like that – looking forward to a wheel-to-wheel battle but sure we will get more in the future."
And the constructors' championship:
1. Mercedes 326
2. Red Bull-Renault 168
3. Ferrari 106
4. Williams-Mercedes 103
5. Force India-Mercedes 91
6. McLaren-Mercedes 90
7. Toro Rosso-Renault 15
8. Lotus-Renault 8
9. Marussia-Ferrari 2
10. Sauber-Ferrari 0
11. Caterham-Renault 0
1. Mercedes 326
2. Red Bull-Renault 168
3. Ferrari 106
4. Williams-Mercedes 103
5. Force India-Mercedes 91
6. McLaren-Mercedes 90
7. Toro Rosso-Renault 15
8. Lotus-Renault 8
9. Marussia-Ferrari 2
10. Sauber-Ferrari 0
11. Caterham-Renault 0
Here's what it means for the drrivers' championship:
1. Nico Rosberg 165
2. Lewis Hamilton 161
3. Daniel Ricciardo 98
4. Fernando Alonso 87
5. Valtteri Bottas 73
6. Sebastian Vettel 70
7. Nico Hulkenberg 63
8. Jenson Button 55
9. Kevin Magnussen 35
10. Felipe Massa 30
11. Sergio Perez 28
12. Kimi Raikkonen 19
13. Jean-Eric Vergne 9
14. Romain Grosjean 8
15. Daniil Kvyat 6
16. Jules Bianchi 2
1. Nico Rosberg 165
2. Lewis Hamilton 161
3. Daniel Ricciardo 98
4. Fernando Alonso 87
5. Valtteri Bottas 73
6. Sebastian Vettel 70
7. Nico Hulkenberg 63
8. Jenson Button 55
9. Kevin Magnussen 35
10. Felipe Massa 30
11. Sergio Perez 28
12. Kimi Raikkonen 19
13. Jean-Eric Vergne 9
14. Romain Grosjean 8
15. Daniil Kvyat 6
16. Jules Bianchi 2
Breaking news
That's 27 victories now for Lewis Hamilton in Formula 1, moving him equal 7th in the all-time list with Sir Jackie Stewart.
The only British driver with more wins in Nigel Mansell on 31.
The only British driver with more wins in Nigel Mansell on 31.
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Ricciardo reckons another lap and he'd have lost third.
"I think one more lap would have been tough," he admitted. "Jenson was coming, but I'm really happy with the podium."
"I think one more lap would have been tough," he admitted. "Jenson was coming, but I'm really happy with the podium."
Hamilton finishes with: "I think this weekend really just showed that you never give up."
Bottas says "the plan was to come up as high as possible", but it's safe to say this result was above expectations.
"You never want to see your team-mate to [retire] but at the end of the day I really needed this result," Hamilton adds.
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Hamilton: "It's very mixed at the moment but just to see the support we have here, I could see it throughout the race. It's you guys who spurred me on, thank you so much."
David Coulthard joins them to administer the podium interviews.
Now the drivers pose together on the top step, along with Owen.
Here comes the champagne!
John Owen, Mercedes' chief designer takes the constructors' trophy.
And now the German equivalent in honour of Mercedes.
Out rings the British national anthem as Hamilton stands atop the podium. All smiles chaps, all smiles.
Fans are swarming onto the circuit now for the podium presentation.
Hamilton, Bottas and Ricciardo make their way out onto the rostrum.
Hamilton, Bottas and Ricciardo make their way out onto the rostrum.
The drivers make their way into the holding room before the podium presentation.
There are a few smiles.
There are a few smiles.
Less of an outburst from Ricciardo but he's clenched his fist and given a mini pump to show that he's chuffed with that.
Hamilton and Bottas both throw themselves at their teams after bringing their cars in.
Breaking news
This may have escaped your attention earlier: Raikkonen escaped serious injury from that huge opening lap crash.
Magnificent effort from Bottas to haul the Williams to second after the disastrous qualifying yesterday.
Button's attempt to get third resulted in a personal best lap on the final tour, but Ricciardo responded with an impressive 1m38.9s on ragged tyres to hold on.
Button's attempt to get third resulted in a personal best lap on the final tour, but Ricciardo responded with an impressive 1m38.9s on ragged tyres to hold on.
Hamilton is loving this - thumbs up and waves for the crowd, and he goes onto the Becketts run-off just to get a little closer to the grandstands.
The final point goes to Vergne, with Perez, Grosjean, Sutil, Bianchi, Kobayashi and Chilton completing the field.
"Lap it up boy," Hamilton is told.
"ENGLAND!" he yells in response.
"ENGLAND!" he yells in response.
Hulkenberg manages to hold off Kvyat for eighth by six tenths of a second.
Alonso takes sixth, with Magnussen 2.6s behind him at the flag.
Vettel didn't give up on catching the podium battle either - he does his best lap of the day on the last lap but is 6s adrift.
It's Ricciardo! He holds on and denies Button an emotional first home podium.
Bottas will clinch second, but what about P3?
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Huge cheers from the crowd for Hamilton...
LEWIS HAMILTON WINS THE BRITISH GRAND PRIX!
LEWIS HAMILTON WINS THE BRITISH GRAND PRIX!
And with a lap to go Button has got the gap down to just 1.6s!
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