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SILVERSTONE, England (AP) Sebastian Vettel took advantage of a bad start and a disastrous first round for Lewis Hamilton to win the British Grand Prix and extend his lead in the Sunday championship standings .
Hamilton took pole position Vettel took the lead and his Ferrari teammate Kimi Raikkonen aggravated Hamilton's misfortune by hitting him and leaving the British rider out of the way.
Hamilton managed to climb to second place after the Ferrari-Mercedes duel Valtteri Bottas leads until Vettel strikes again in front with five laps to go.
The German finished 2.264 seconds ahead of Hamilton for his fourth win of the season, depriving Hamilton of a fifth consecutive home win.
Vettel, who led Hamilton to a point in the 10th of 21 races, now has eight.
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