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Vettel, 31, took a 2264-second lead over his biggest rival in the Hamilton championship, which in the first round after the incident by Kimi Räikkönen Vettetel's team-mate, Räikkönen, was third in 3,652 seconds
Vettel won the 51st F1 race in his career and joined Frenchman Alain and Silverstone won the second Silverstone victory, the first since 2009. Ferrari's victory interrupted Mercedes' five-year rule on this track. Hamilton won the previous four years, Nico Rosberg a year ago. The native of Heppenheim Vettel consolidated his leadership position in the championship, ahead of Hamilton's eight-point lead. The third is Räikkönen with a man 46 points behind Vettel.
Starting as a bad dream has survived Hamilton's qualifying winner. After turning off the red lights, Vettel ran first before the first corner, and a few moments later he made contact with Räikkönen, who was then given a 10 second penalty for causing a collision. Brit took the clock and fell at the very beginning of the starting field. Meanwhile, Vettel drove soberly in front of Bottas, Verstappen was on the third. Hamilton did not give up and in the 10th round he was already in 6th place. After being stopped in boxing, Vettel was still in front of Bottas, but the Finnish runner approached the Germans. Sixth Hamilton in the middle of the grand prix drove a fastest lap after the other
Twenty laps before the end of Ericsson hard hit the barrier and a safety car came out on the track. The two drivers Ferrari and Verstappen from Red Bull immediately came to the tire boot. The order was as follows: Bottas, Vettel, Hamilton, Verstappen, Raikkonen, Ricciardo. At the end of the 37th round, he starts to roll again, but almost immediately after retirement, the safety car returns to the circuit after Grosjean with Sainz
Meanwhile, they take the good match Räikkönen and Verstappen. Ten laps before the end of the restart, the Ferrari drivers pursued the Mercedes drivers: Vettel head Bottasa and Räikkönen third Hamilton. Vettel took five laps before the end of the match and beat Bottas in the Luffield corner and looked for a win. Some time later, Hamilton came second to Bottas. In the Finnish duel, Bottas took a position at the expense of Räikkönen. Vettel did not miss the win and Silverstone enjoyed the first time in eight years
Results – British Grand Prix F1 – Silverstone – Sunday (after 52 laps): 1. Sebastian Vettel) Ferrari 1: 27: 29.784 hrs, 2. Lewis Hamilton (UK) Mercedes +2.264s, 3. Kimi Räikkönen (Finish) Ferrari +3.652, 4. Valtteri Bottas (Finland) Mercedes +8.883, 5 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus.) Red Bull +9,500 6. Nico Hulkenberg (DE) Renault +28,220
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