2015 British Grand Prix Sunday - British GP
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Hamilton wins thrilling British GP
Hamilton wins thrilling British GP
Hamilton Silverstone
Prince Michael of Kent presents Lewis Hamilton with his British GP winners' trophy.
He does the same with the constructors' trophy. John Whittingdale hands Rosberg his runners-up trophy, while MSA chairman Alan Gow gives Vettel his pot for third.
Now, the champaaaaaaaaaaagne.
He does the same with the constructors' trophy. John Whittingdale hands Rosberg his runners-up trophy, while MSA chairman Alan Gow gives Vettel his pot for third.
Now, the champaaaaaaaaaaagne.
The fans leg it over from the grandstands to try and savour some podium fever.
German national anthem time.
German national anthem time.
Vettel, Rosberg and then our race winner Lewis Hamilton make their way onto the podium.
The British national anthem rings out. For Mercedes, the German anthem will be next.
The British national anthem rings out. For Mercedes, the German anthem will be next.
The constructors' standings:
1 Mercedes 371
2 Ferrari 211
3 Williams 151
4 Red Bull 63
5 Force India 39
1 Mercedes 371
2 Ferrari 211
3 Williams 151
4 Red Bull 63
5 Force India 39
"The rain came..." jests Hamilton, who is with his fellow podium finishers in the waiting room. Rosberg gives him a handshake and a "good job".
This is what it's done for the drivers' championship:
1 Hamilton 194
2 Rosberg 177
3 Vettel 135
4 Bottas 77
5 Raikkonen 76
6 Massa 74
1 Hamilton 194
2 Rosberg 177
3 Vettel 135
4 Bottas 77
5 Raikkonen 76
6 Massa 74
The 2014 world champion brings his Mercedes to a halt, clambers out and raises his arms aloft.
He runs to his team, hugs all round - job done, nice work chaps.
Hamilton's buzzing. This might be the happiest he's been to win a race all year.
He runs to his team, hugs all round - job done, nice work chaps.
Hamilton's buzzing. This might be the happiest he's been to win a race all year.
Hamilton's taken to the run-off to get closer to the crowd, and he does a quick burnout as he waves to his fans.
Now he's back into the pits. That's a very popular result.
Now he's back into the pits. That's a very popular result.
Hamilton laps up his victory on his slow-down lap around a now sunny Silverstone.
Pole, win, fastest lap - it'll look easy on paper in years to come, but it was anything but!
Pole, win, fastest lap - it'll look easy on paper in years to come, but it was anything but!
"Nice one, nice one," says a chuffed Vettel, who hasn't looked like a podium contender all weekend in the dry.
Hulkenberg's Force India is the last finisher on the lead lap, and he takes seventh.
Completing the points:
8 Raikkonen
9 Perez
10 Alonso - that's his first point for McLaren-Honda
Completing the points:
8 Raikkonen
9 Perez
10 Alonso - that's his first point for McLaren-Honda
"Get in there Lewis, great race mate, fantastic win."
"Great job guys, I'm so happy with that. Thank you to all the fans, it was all for you."
"Great job guys, I'm so happy with that. Thank you to all the fans, it was all for you."
Massa bags fourth, and Bottas just holds off Kvyat to take fifth. What could have been for the Grove squad...
Rosberg comes home a comfortable second, and Vettel steals a podium from Williams thanks to that late rain.
Checkered flag
Lewis Hamilton wins the British Grand Prix for the third time!
Kvyat is 3.3s behind Bottas at the start of their final lap - he's taken 3s out of the Williams every lap for a while now.
Final lap, Hamilton leads Rosberg by 11.7s now, as the sun starts to re-appear and the crowd is on its feet.
Kvyat's going to be right behind Bottas at the end of this race - at the start of the penultimate lap there was 6.5s in it.
Massa is still unable to do anything about Vettel, who has pulled 6.9s clear of the Williams in the battle for third. That well-timed pitstop from Ferrari to switch to inters has worked a treat.
"You are the fastest on track," Vettel is told.
"You are the fastest on track," Vettel is told.
Kvyat's just 9 seconds behind Bottas now.
Two laps to go, Hamilton now leads by 11.3s over Rosberg.
"Rain intensity is increasing," Hamilton is told.
Hamilton continues to pull away. Three laps to go and he leads by 10.7s now.
More light rain to come in the next couple of minutes, according to Mercedes.
Williams ran one-two for the opening stint of this race, but unless Massa can respond to Vettel's increased pace (he was 0.8s faster last time), the team is going to fail to get a car on the podium.
Kvyat, in sixth, is catching Bottas in fifth at quite a considerable rate - 2.3s on that last lap. The gap is 12 seconds.
Four laps to go. Hamilton's lead increases to 10.2s.
Vettel and Massa are still matching each other's times, with the Ferrari 4.4s clear.
Vettel and Massa are still matching each other's times, with the Ferrari 4.4s clear.
Raikkonen stops from eighth, he can't make these inters last. He'll retain eighth, just, ahead of Perez.
Stevens has had an off in the Manor. He lost the rear exiting Brooklands and just skated off into the barrier on the left-hand side before Luffield.
He's lost his front wing and damaged the nose but has rejoined.
He's lost his front wing and damaged the nose but has rejoined.
Hamilton outpaces Rosberg by 0.8s next time around - his lead is up to 9.6s on lap 48/52.
Massa is told "we are much quicker than Vettel in these conditions" - last time around the Ferrari was 0.1s faster. Maybe some mind games going on there.
Raikkonen and Alonso are really struggling on their worn inters. They are eighth and 10th, but not on the pace.
"Six laps remaining, we can still do something here," is the message to Rosberg. He's run wide on the entry to Club, meaning he only takes 0.2s out of Hamilton, who leads by 8.9s.
Perez was worst hit of those needing to change to inters and was last to stop, but he's still ninth.
Leading gaps:
1 Hamilton
2 Rosberg +9.1
3 Vettel +24.0
4 Massa +27.4
5 Bottas +43.4
1 Hamilton
2 Rosberg +9.1
3 Vettel +24.0
4 Massa +27.4
5 Bottas +43.4
Rosberg is told this is the worst of the rain and then it should start to dry. There's plenty of water out there at the moment.
Vettel's jumped the Williams drivers by stopping for inters before them. He's third. Hamilton leads Rosberg.
Kvyat and Hulkenberg stop - obviously, it's throwing it down - and Raikkonen's made it back up to eighth.
Alonso's on for 10th as it stands in the McLaren.
Alonso's on for 10th as it stands in the McLaren.
The Williams drivers come in together. Bottas had just about lost enough time to Massa that he doesn't have to queue up.
By: Scott Mitchell, Glenn Freeman, Lawrence Barretto, Edd Straw
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