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Formula 1 British GP

British Grand Prix race day

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Stewards have reported the incident between Gasly and Perez on the penultimate lap is under investigation.
Hamilton gets a big well done from his team: "Dead last to P2, so that's an awesome effort. We live to fight another day."
Final order: 1 Vettel, 2 Hamilton, 3 Raikkonen, 4 Bottas, 5 Ricciardo, 6 Hulkenberg, 7 Ocon, 8 Alonso, 9 Magnussen, 10 Gasly, 11 Perez, 12 Vandoorne, 13 Stroll, 14 Sirotkin. DNF: Verstappen, Sainz, Grosjean, Ericsson, Leclerc, Hartley.
"The safety car spiced it up," says Vettel, still sporting plenty of tap on his neck after injuring it yesterday. "I had the advantage on tyres, but it was not so easy to find a way through. I think I surprised him [Bottas], I wasn't sure If i'd make the corner. I was in much better shape today."
Raikkonen accepts blame for his first corner incident with Hamilton, saying he locked a wheel.

"It was my mistake, that's fine. I deserved it," he says, when asked if his 10-second penalty was a fair punishment. "I kept fighting - that's how it goes."
Magnussen tells his team "we did a good job" but adds he's not happy.

"You all know why. Not good enough. You all deserved better."
Raikkonen is first out onto the podium, follow by Hamilton and Vettel. Those two sort their hair out as the German national anthem starts to play.
Raikkonen receives a handful of boos from the crowd as he accepts his trophy for third place.
Martin Brundle, who's on post-race interview duty, finally gets a chance to speak to Hamilton - who'd run away in parc ferme.

"This is the greatest race of the year and the greatest crowd. I'm sorry it wasn't able to bring it home for them."
And breathe. It took a little while to get going, but what a finale to the British Grand Prix we were treated to.

That's all for our live coverage from Silverstone, but keep an eye out for all the reaction to a thrilling race this evening on Autosport and Motorsport.com. Thanks for joining us this weekend.
Sebastian Vettel wins British Grand Prix in thrilling dash to the finish

By: Geoff Creighton

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