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Sebastian Vettel all smiles, Lewis Hamilton wincing: the Ferrari German won the British Grand Prix Brittany Sunday ahead of the British Mercedes, back from 17th after being hit by Kimi Räikkönen in the first round.
As a result, the gap between Vettel and Hamilton at the F1 World Championship goes from one to eight units after ten races and with eleven still to play.
"The race was difficult but I gave everything I am already grateful to be back in the second place", commented the English, visibly very disappointed not to not having won a sixth record victory in his national GP.
The latter started from pole but, having made a bad start, he saw Vettel and his own team-mate Valtteri Bottas overtake him, ahead of Raikkonen turned in turn N.3.
The reigning World Champion then had more than limited damage, but the scenario is not the one he was hoping to forget. disappointment at the GP of Austria last week.
Indeed, before his "worst sunday for a long time", marked by a strategy error of his team and a breakdown followed by an abandonment, the English counted fourteen points.
While Ferrari and Mercedes keep repeating that the slightest point will count at the end of the season, we can only wonder how much will be worthwhile when the title of the twenty-two units conceded two races …
Räikkönen, who completed the podium despite a 10-second penalty for hitting Hamilton, reluctantly acknowledged his offense against a public eager to whistle him and his team-mate Vettel. 19659003] – "Interesting Strategy" – [1965901] 1] Upon receiving his trophy, Hamilton spoke to him about "an interesting strategy" of Ferrari, hinting that the Finns had intentionally pushed him off the track, before going into a press conference.
The battle for first place has long seemed to have to be played between Vettel and Bottas, but Mercedes' one-pit strategy, when Ferrari made two, downgraded the Finn to fourth in the last
The Australian Daniel Ricciardo, whose Red Bull has never been in the rhythm to aim for places of honor, is fifth.
The German Nico Hülkenberg (Renault), French Esteban Ocon (Force India), the Spaniard Fernando Alonso (McLaren), the Dane Kevin Magnussen (Haas) and the other Frenchman Pierre Gasly (Toro Rosso) complete the top 10.
The latest French, Romain Grosjean (Haas), gave up after clinging with Spaniard Carlos Sainz Jr (Renault), causing a second neutralization of the race, just minutes after the end of the first, caused by the departure of the Swede Marcus Ericsson (Sauber).
The Dutchman Max Versta ppen (Red Bull) retired after a fault six laps from the finish, Monaco's Charles Leclerc (Sauber) was forced to stop after his pit stop because of a loose wheel and the New Zealander Brendon Hartley (Toro Rosso) was only able to make one lap.
The unlucky had not yet taken part in the qualifications, the damage caused by his impressive accident, caused by a suspension break, during free practice on Saturday morning being too important.
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