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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.
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.
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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."
"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."
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Raikkonen receives a handful of boos from the crowd as he accepts his trophy for third place.
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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.
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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."
"You all know why. Not good enough. You all deserved better."
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Vettel celebrates his second British Grand Prix victory
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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."
"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."
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"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."
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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.
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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."
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Stewards have reported the incident between Gasly and Perez on the penultimate lap is under investigation.
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Perez, Vandoorne, Stroll and Sirotkin complete the finishers.
Hulkenberg takes sixth on his hard tyres, beating Ocon by 1.5s. Alonso, Magnussen and Gasly complete the points.
Bottas fends off Ricciardo - by 0.6 seconds - for fourth.
Second for Hamilton, with Raikkonen close behind in third.
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Sebastian Vettel wins the British Grand Prix!
No matter for Alonso - who has got past Magnussen for eighth on the final lap.
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Alonso complains about Magnussen's defending.
"We will both clash and I don't wish [for that]," he says, before adding. "He pushed me wide at Turn 7, then 10 and 11, then 12. Turn 7 it was quite clear, I had to go on the grass." McLaren says it has reported the incident to the stewards.
"We will both clash and I don't wish [for that]," he says, before adding. "He pushed me wide at Turn 7, then 10 and 11, then 12. Turn 7 it was quite clear, I had to go on the grass." McLaren says it has reported the incident to the stewards.
Ricciardo hasn't quite got the grunt to attack Bottas just yet.
Raikkonen has taken seven tenths out of Hamilton last time around - he's 1.2s behind the Mercedes in the battle for second.
Final lap for Vettel.
Replays show Gasly getting past Perez at Club.
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"Your battery is full," Ricciardo is told. Otherwise known has 'have a go at Bottas'.
Gasly is right over the back of Perez in the batle for the final point.
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Two laps to go: 1 Vettel, 2 Hamilton, 3 Raikkonen, 4 Bottas, 5 Ricciardo, 6 Hulkenberg, 7 Ocon, 8 Magnussen, 9 Alonso, 10 Perez.
Vettel is edging away from Hamilton now, increasing his lead to 2.4s over Hamilton.
Hamilton is throwing everything at this, with a fastest middle sector, but Vettel ends the lap one tenth of a second quicker, with a 2.1s lead.
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In less dramatic parts of the order, Hulkenberg has fallen 13s behind Ricciardo but has a second and a half over Ocon in the battle for sixth. Magnussen, Alonso and Perez are the remaining cars in the points.
Raikkonen sweeps by Bottas around the outside into Brooklands for third place. Bottas goes wide, and now he has Ricciardo on his case. The second Mercedes is tumbling down the order now.
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1 Vettel, 2 Hamilton, 3 Bottas, 4 Raikkonen, 5 Ricciardo, 6 Hulkenberg.
Bottas's job is now to keep Raikkonen at bay. And Hamilton was 0.5s quicker than Vettel that time by...
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