British Grand Prix LIVE: F1 result as Lewis Hamilton grabs late win after Max Verstappen crashes on lap one
Follow the fallout from Silverstone, where Hamilton triumphed despite a 10-second penalty
Lewis Hamilton won the Formula One British Grand Prix on Sunday after Max Verstappen crashed out on lap one after a coming-together with his title rival.
Championship leader Verstappen started in pole position at Silverstone after winning the inaugural F1 Sprint race on Saturday, but the Red Bull driver’s left rear tyre hit Hamilton’s front right tyre on the Copse corner on the opening lap, leading the Belgian to spin off the track and hit the barrier hard at approximately 180mph. Verstappen, who had won the last three grands prix ahead of Sunday’s event, emerged from his wrecked car and was checked by medical staff before being transported to a local hospital.
In the immediate aftermath of the crash, which resulted in Hamilton receiving a 10-second penalty, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc surged past the Briton and into the lead. A red flag followed, leading to a 40-minute suspension of racing, but Leclerc retained his focus for a standing restart and would retain his lead for 49 laps. Hamilton was hunting the Monegasque, however, and finally caught Leclerc on Copse with just two laps to go in a dramatic finish.
Hamilton saw out the final laps to record his third straight British GP victory, seventh in eight years, and eighth overall. In doing so, the defending champion – second in the drivers’ standings – closed the gap to Verstappen to eight points in the race for the title.
Follow the fallout from the Formula One British Grand Prix below.
F1 British Grand Prix: Lap 22
Leclerc has recorded the fastest lap of the day, but his engine issues are back...
Meanwhile, Norris with a six-second stop time in the pits! Not ideal for the youngster.
Can he get back up to third?
F1 British Grand Prix: Lap 20
Perez and Raikkonen, both out of the pit, are in a tasty little battle. Perez can’t quite get past the Alfa Romeo driver.
McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo heads to the pit.
F1 British Grand Prix: Lap 19
Perez and Kimi Raikkonen both pit.
Leclerc, out in front, appears to be past his engine issues.
F1 British Grand Prix: Lap 18
Pierre Gasly of AlphaTauri is warned for exceeding track limits. He’s 11th right now.
Hamilton’s teammate Bottas is recording some good times all the while. He’s in fourth.
F1 British Grand Prix: Lap 16
The gap between Leclerc and Hamilton has been reduced to 1.2seconds!
“The engine cut! Tell me what’s happening!” Leclerc says to Ferrari over the team radio.
“What was it? Let me know...”
F1 British Grand Prix: Lap 13
Carlos Sainz of Ferrari is up from 11th to sixth but is asking his team for “Plan B, or Plan C”.
“Plan B” is the response.
F1 British Grand Prix: Lap 11
Verstappen’s crash is devastating for Red Bull, even though the Belgian will remain at the top of the drivers’ standings no matter what happens today.
Red Bull’s other man, Sergio Perez, started at the back of the grid and is up into 12th.
F1 British Grand Prix: Lap 7
Great driving from Lando Norris in that restart! He gets past Bottas and is up into third!
This is a home grand prix for Norris, just as it is for Hamilton.
The 21-year-old was driver of the day last time out at the Austrian Grand Prix. Can he match that achievement here?
Meanwhile, Hamilton sets the fastest lap of the day.
F1 British Grand Prix: Lap 6
Confirmation that Hamilton will receive a 10-SECOND penalty for that incident with Verstappen on lap one.
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