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Following final week’s drama-filled race in Austria, the British Grand Prix provided an exhilarating end with Lewis Hamilton holding off runner-up Max Verstappen and Lando Norris in third place to earn his first victory since 2021.
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The climate prompted some issues early within the race, as rain was falling in Northamptonshire. There might have been some pure forces at work making an attempt to assist the Mercedes staff as a result of the solar got here out and skies turned blue not lengthy earlier than Hamilton handed Norris for the lead on lap 40.
Norris was popping out of a pit cease when Hamilton was in a position to slide in entrance of him for the lead. They remained within the high two spots till the forty eighth lap when Verstappen received round him on the skin.
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Hamilton was greater than three seconds forward of Verstappen at that time. He was in a position to maintain onto that benefit for the ultimate 4 laps to finish his 50-race winless drought. His final victory previous to Sunday was on the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Dec. 5, 2021.
The victory by Hamilton additionally saved what initially had been a tough day for the Mercedes staff. George Russell, who began the race from the pole place, needed to retire on the thirty fourth lap resulting from a suspected water system situation together with his automobile.
Following Russell’s departure, Hamilton was in a position to give the gang in England a memorable second to rejoice. He had been flirting with a win not too long ago, ending within the high 4 in every of the previous three races.
The victory for Hamilton was a historic one which he received to rejoice together with his household, because it gave him essentially the most wins on a single observe by any F1 driver.
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Verstappen was in a position to rebound with a second-place end after coming in fifth final week. It is a testomony to how dominant he has been that that is the primary time in two years he has gone no less than two straight races with no victory.
It beforehand occurred in July 2022 when he completed seventh on the British Grand Prix and second on the Austrian Grand Prix. Verstappen adopted that up by profitable the subsequent 5 races.
Norris had one other irritating end to a race. He took the lead for the primary time on lap 20 and was in management a lot of the remainder of the best way, however his resolution to enter the pit after lap 39 for tender tires to interchange the slick ones when Hamilton and Verstappen changed their tires on lap 38 might have price him a win.
The 24-year-old was coming off a last-place displaying in Austria when he blew a tire following a collision with Verstappen. He has completed within the high 4 in 5 of the previous six races since profitable at Miami on Could 5.
Verstappen maintains a commanding lead within the total F1 standings with 255 factors. Norris is in second with 171, adopted by Charles Leclerc (150), Carlos Sainz (145) and Oscar Piastri (124) rounding out the highest 5.