British Grand Prix live: Lewis Hamilton wins ahead of Nico Rosberg to close championship lead to four points

Follow the latest from Silverstone as the British Grand Prix unfolds in the latest chapter between Hamilton and Rosberg

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Lewis Hamilton won his third consecutive British Grand Prix after starting from pole position at Silverstone in treacherous conditions, with his Mercedes teammate and championship rival Nico Rosberg finishing in second with Max Verstppen third. Re-live the action here.

• Lewis Hamilton wins his fourth British Grand Prix
• Hamilton leads all but one lap to take hard-fought win
• Rosberg under investigation for team radio messages
• Verstappen takes impressive third but could inherit second
• Jenson Button misses out on points in 12th; Jolyon Palmer retires

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Starting grid:

1 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP 1min 29.287secs

2 Nico Rosberg (Ger) Mercedes GP 1:29.606

3 Max Verstappen (Ned) Red Bull 1:30.313

4 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Red Bull 1:30.618

5 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari 1:30.881

6 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari 1:31.490

7 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Williams 1:31.557

8 Carlos Sainz (Spa) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:31.989

9 Nico Hulkenberg (Ger) Force India 1:31.920

10 Fernando Alonso (Spa) McLaren 1:32.343

11 Sergio Perez (Mex) Force India 1:31.875

12 Felipe Massa (Bra) Williams 1:32.002

13 Romain Grosjean (Fra) Haas F1 1:32.050

14 Esteban Gutierrez (Mex) Haas F1 1:32.241

15 Daniil Kvyat (Rus) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:32.306

16 Kevin Magnussen (Den) Renault 1:37.060

17 Jenson Button (Gbr) McLaren 1:32.788

18 Jolyon Palmer (Gbr) Renault 1:32.905

19 Rio Haryanto (Ina) Manor Racing 1:33.098

20 Pascal Wehrlein (Ger) Manor Racing 1:33.151

21 Felipe Nasr (Bra) Sauber-Ferrari 1:33.544

22 Marcus Ericsson (Swe) Sauber-Ferrari No Time