Hamilton's prayers responded in an epic victory

Reprimand

The question was whether Hamilton had done it in a dangerous manner. But, after explaining his version of the facts to the race officials, Ron Meadows, Mercedes' sporting director, avoided a timed penalty and only received a reprimand to ensure that the 66th victory of his career did not not marked.

It wrapped a 24-hour whirlwind for Hamilton, who was booed by German fans fans before the race, and his qualifying car failure. The sky opened dramatically while he was standing on the podium. Hamilton looked at the sky and spread his arms.

"It was the most moving day," he said. "I woke up this morning and you must always be convinced."

"I prayed, as I always do, before the race, and my prayers were really answered.This made me pinch a little more than usual, especially with the following the biblical storm. "

On Saturday, Hamilton was slumped on his car after he collapsed in qualifying, but yesterday he was not mistaken. the points after only four laps on lap 14. On lap 14, he passed Kevin Magnussen's Haas car for the fifth, and then began his pursuit of Vettel was 25 seconds off the road

While his rivals were Stopped to find fresh rubber, Hamilton stayed on track, hoping that the expected rain would arrive, but on the 42nd lap, Hamilton's tires were in tatters, but a little less than two laps later, a light of wet matter arrived.

Hamilton reveled in slippery conditions and At one point, was three seconds faster than anyone else. only 15 laps to go, and the rain weighed down, Vettel was in the game. The Ferrari driver was spectacularly crushed out of his home race

While the safety car was deployed, Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen were stopping for new tires, but Mercedes did not know what to do with Hamilton. They told him to stop, but Hamilton turned left from the entrance to the pit.

Fight

As such, he assumed the lead, and despite a slap on the wrists of the commissaires

When the race resumed, Mercedes held his breath while Hamilton and Bottas put themselves at the wheel to take the lead before the team cancels the fight.

Bottas crossed the line 4.5 seconds behind Hamilton, with Raikkonen third. Max Verstappen was fourth, but his Red Bull teammate Daniel Ricciardo retired for the fourth time this season due to an engine problem. (© Daily Telegraph, London)

Vettel "will not lose sleep" by mistake

Sebastian Vettel insists that he will not lose his sleep despite his fall at the top of the German Grand Prix and put back the # 39, advantage of the championship to rival Lewis Hamilton.

The Ferrari driver, Vettel, was in charge of his home race and seemed destined to extend his lead in the standings to 21 points, before his incredible mistake, and potentially decisive.

Vettel will now head to the final race before the summer holiday of Formula 1 in Hungary next Sunday 17 points behind his rival.

The flash point came with only 15 laps remaining from the Hockenheim race. After a downpour, Vettel lost control of his car in the slick conditions of the stadium section at slower speeds, and skidded across the track, and into the gravel, before hitting the tire wall.

The German was furious with his mistake, hitting both hands on the steering wheel seven times. "F *** sake, f *** sake," he shouted on the radio. "Sorry guys, S ***."

Vettel stepped out of his Ferrari cockpit, and raced across the gravel, giving a frustrated kick to his right foot.

The 31-year-old then apologized to the team's director, Maurizio Arrivabene, before making his way down the rest of the Ferrari wall to express his regret.

"It was a huge mistake and it had a huge impact on the race because we pulled out," Vettel said. "But it's not like tonight I would have trouble falling asleep because of what I've done wrong."

"The conditions were the same for everyone, but I was a little late on the brakes. We do not need to analyze what happened. We had the pace, we controlled the race, and he finished in the sandbox. "

The accident marked Vettel's seventh error in profile in a season and a half of fighting Hamilton for the championship. (© Daily Telegraph, London)

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