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SEBASTIAN Vettel avoided all the carnage of the British Grand Prix and won his first victory on the Silverstone track ahead of Lewis Hamilton.
Victory extends Vettel championship to Hamilton eight points
It all started in the first round when Hamilton missed out on the line and was overwhelmed by Vettel and his own teammate Valtteri Bottas.
As he went around turn two, he was He quickly returned his car but was found last on the grid and with a mountain to climb back he wanted to challenge for the victory .
Raikkonen was awarded a 10- second penalty for provoking the incident after locking up the turn.
In front of him, Vettel moved away from the pack and found himself in a world of his own, before the carnage began.
his life [1 9659002] Mercedes Valtteri Bottas reached out to Sebastian Vettel as long as possible, but Vettel finally made the penultimate move.
After several rounds of keeping the German pilot at bay, Vettel jumped on the smallest opening and Bottas caught off guard.
From there, everything goes for the best for Bottas who falls to fourth place with Australian Daniel Ricciardo right behind him.
Bottas recedes. Kimi takes him to Brooklands, looks like these tires have dropped on him
– Nate Saunders (@ natesaundersF1) July 8, 2018
Carnage sets up the arrival of nails
Valtteri Bottas supported The recovery has become an incredible battle between Max Verstappen and Kimi Raikkonen, who fought tooth and nail for fourth place.
Unfortunately, not even a ride in the restart race, the safety car Sainz tried to go around Grosjean, but the pressure on the draftsman was too tight and the duo badembled
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A huge accident brings a safety car
Sauber's driver, Marcus Ericsson, lost control of his car in one of the fastest turns of the racetrack and skidded on the gravel before scolding the barriers
Fortunately, he got up and moved away from the incident
SAFETY CAR (LAP 33/52)
ENERGY for Ericsson, as he lost it on lap 1 #BritishGP ?? # F1 pic.twitter.com/Q2qlmpX4wP
– Formula 1 (@F1) July 8, 2018
Just before the accident, Daniel Ricciardo stung for the second time race with the team opting for a set of soft tires.
When the safety car was deployed, Ferrari and Red Bull reacted and called for refueling to launch new tires as the race progressed to the last 17 laps. Bottas leads by Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, Kimi Raikkonen and Daniel Ricciardo.
Red Bull Strategic Stop
Kimi Raikkonen scored earlier than the others to serve his 10 second penalty and having average tires put on, he started beating racing records.
Burning times forced the hands of Red Bull who promptly called Ma x Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo looking for cooler tires
Both drivers came out of the pit lane ahead of Räikkönen with all the main drivers now.
Lewis Hamilton is the only one not to enter the pitlane from Yet, while he's looking to extend his opening race after the opening lap disaster.
. #vettel makes his stop and @ValtteriBottas leads. For how long? Strategy coming into play at this stage. #BritishGP #AbuDhabiGP
– Circuit of Yas Marina (@ymcofficial) July 8, 2018
Vettel showing a frantic pace
Having exploded off the line and eclipsed Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel took advantage of clean air
His lead continues to grow and now reaches more than 5.5 seconds after 10 rounds of the British Grand Prix.
Hamilton has climbed since last place on the grid after his first-round pitch, he is very promising as he pbades Nico Hulkenberg for sixth place.
Valtteri Bottas is second ahead of Max Verstappen, Kimi Raikkonen and Daniel Ricciardo in fifth place
"Shit, I think my car is broken".
Lewis Hamilton's attempt to record a sixth Grand Prix victory in Britain took a devastating blow.
As the lights went out, Sebastian Vettel pbaded Hamilton and quickly found himself behind his teammate. Valtteri Bo ttas
Hamilton then tried to hold Kimi Raikkonen in the second corner, but the two met and the contact forced Hamilton to spin.
Raikkonen received a 10 second penalty for causing the accident.
The incident saw Hamilton resume the race at the back of the pack and his radio message to the team did not look very promising.
"Oh damn it, I'm right in the back. I think my car is broken, "said Hamilton.
Vettel is slender to the peloton and is currently leading Bottas at about four seconds after four laps.
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Vettel takes the lead [19659002] Kimi writes Hamilton, who falls to P17! ?
HAM: "Damaged car in the back, I think my car is broken, man! …" #BritishGP ?? # F1 pic.twitter.com / eIcXKo2xkU
– Formula 1 (@ F1) July 8, 2018
Disaster Attacks Vettel Pre-race
Sebastian Vettel holds the advantage of a point on Lewis Hamilton driver rankings, but he is "
The driver of the Ferrari has suffered nape injuries all weekend and, as the race gets closer, it seems like the problem is getting worse. aggravates
. Vettel was seen carrying heated pads on his neck and was questioned about the issue.
"All is well, it was not very good yesterday but I think everything will be fine, maybe a weird bump or a sidewalk and he just sent a lot of pain," Vettel said at the time. the parade.
The problem is clearly to take its toll on the German rider and his team came to the rescue by applying extra padding to his head restraint.
Vettel suffering from a sore throat this weekend and extra padding was added to his headrest # SkyF1 # F1 #BritishGP pic.twitter .com / TofuWOEG4I [19659024] – Sky Sports F1 ? (@ SkySportsF1) July 8, 2018
Trio from Pitlane
After crashing to training and in qualifying on Saturday, three cars will start from the British Grand Prix
Brendon Hartley, Toro Rosso's rider, failed to qualify after suffering a terrible accident at the last qualifying session. tests, its front suspension broke and the car exploded in the barrier
. turned into a nightmare for the Williams team as Lance Beach Stroll his car into the sand trap while his teammate Sergey Sirotkin was spinning and was unable to take the necessary time.
& # 39; We are going to attack thoroughly & # 39;
Mercedes will use aggressive and offensive strategies to the British GP, said Toto Wolff, the boss of Silver Arrows
Although Lewis Hamilton takes the lead of the race, Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari, who missed the pole in less than a tenth of a second, is confident that he has the fastest car
"Ferrari had a fast car but still the car that was fastest on the stopwatch is the fastest and fastest today it was a Mercedes, "replied Wolff.
But with Hamilton predicting "one of the toughest" races of his career due to the intensity of the fight and the ongoing British heat wave, Mercedes' plans were complicated by a Valtteri Bottas error on his qualifying race after the Finn chewed his tires to finish fourth. go full tack, "Wolff said." Part of that could be two different strategies, trying to be aggressive. "
" It's a tough league. The gaps are very marginal, they oscillate from race to race, and a few thousandths make all the difference. [1 9659002]. @LewisHamilton stormed his fourth pole at Silverstone on Saturday for the delight of home fans #BritishGP ? ? # F1 pic.twitter.com/xsNMFdbCCM
– Formula 1 (@ F1) July 7, 2018
Mercedes have Last season, Bottas and Hamilton finished the race in Austria , which allowed Ferrari to take the lead in the world championship.
"What happened in Austria was a weird thing but it stays in your mind. But the Mercedes boss was more concerned about Ferrari's potential to take a quick start in Sunday's race – just like Vettel in France before hitting Bottas and Raikkonen in Austria when he almost took the lead in the first corner after the start . third.
"If we can stay in the Ad, Lewis to Silverstone is a force," Wolff said. "But if we are overwhelmed at the start or the first lap, it's very different." 19659002 "Our starts are good, but Ferrari was outstanding.We are under risk right now at the start."
Adding to the concern is the performance loss usually suffered whenever a car is outdated and must follow in 'dirty air'.
"The moment you need Wolff
" In Austria, when Max had his head, he had no problem. But the other car, which was the same [type of] car, had heavy blisters. Our car does not like the heat, but it could be a difficult race for all cars.
Wolff added: "We saw blisters on the Ferrari on Friday, their long-term pace was not spectacular."
– Pete Gill, skysports.com
Starting grid
1. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes
2. Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari
3. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari
4. Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes
5. Max Verstappen, Red Bull
6. Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull
7. Kevin Magnussen, Haas
8. Romain Grosjean. Haas
9. Charles Leclerc, Sauber
10. Esteban Ocon, Force India
11. Nico Hulkenberg, Renault
12. Sergio Perez, Force India
13. Fernando Alonso, McLaren
14. Pierre Gasly, Toro Rosso
15. Marcus Ericsson, Sauber
16. Carlos Sainz, Renault
17. Stoffel Vandoorne, McLaren
Pit Lane Sergey Sirotkin, Williams
Pit Lane Lance Stroll, Williams
Pit Lane Brendon Hartley, Toro Rosso
