British Grand Prix LIVE: Sebastian Vettel wins as Lewis Hamilton recovers from last to second after first-lap crash
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Your support makes all the difference.Lewis Hamilton missed out on a record-breaking sixth British Grand Prix as Sebastian Vettel won at Silvestone to clinch his fourth win of the season and extend his championship lead to eight points.
After a first-lap accident with Kimi Raikkonen, Hamilton found himself last but mounted a superb comeback drive to put himself back into contention and finish second, limiting the damage as best as he could, by finishing just two seconds behind his championship rivals - albeit with the help of two safety car interventions.
Raikkonen served a 10-second penalty for taking out Hamilton at the start, but recovered well himself to overtake both Red Bulls and come home in third, with Valtteri Bottas slipping from first to fourth in a handful of lap. Re-live the action below.
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What time does it start?
The British Grand Prix begins at 14:10 BST on Sunday 08 July.
Where can I watch it?
The race will be shown live on Sky Sports F1 and Sky Sports Main Event from 12:30 BST, and Channel 4 from 13:00 BST.
Starting grid
1 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP 1min 25.892secs
2 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari 1:25.936
3 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari 1:25.990
4 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Mercedes GP 1:26.217
5 Max Verstappen (Ned) Red Bull 1:26.602
6 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Red Bull 1:27.099
7 Kevin Magnussen (Den) Haas F1 1:27.244
8 Romain Grosjean (Fra) Haas F1 1:27.455
9 Charles Leclerc (Mon) Sauber-Ferrari 1:27.879
10 Esteban Ocon (Fra) Force India 1:28.194
11 Nico Hulkenberg (Ger) Renault 1:27.901
12 Sergio Perez (Mex) Force India 1:27.928
13 Fernando Alonso (Spa) McLaren 1:28.139
14 Pierre Gasly (Fra) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:28.343
15 Marcus Ericsson (Swe) Sauber-Ferrari 1:28.391
16 Carlos Sainz (Spa) Renault 1:28.456
17 Stoffel Vandoorne (Bel) McLaren 1:29.096
18 Sergey Sirotkin (Rus) Williams 1:29.252
19 Lance Stroll (Can) Williams No Time
20 Brendon Hartley (Nzl) Scuderia Toro Rosso No Time
Lap 42: Vettel has a run at Bottas for the lead, but he shuts the door going into Brooklands - that was crucially without DRS. It's not looking good for Mercedes, but Bottas starts to pull away over the rest of the lap.
Lap 43: Verstappen gets it horribly wrong on the exit of Chapel and that gives Raikkonen the run down the Hangar Straight, which he duly takes to take fourth.
Lap 44: This is brilliant! Vettel has another go at Bottas and the Finn gets his elbows out, sending Vettel one way and then the other. He just holds on but it's bringing Hamilton into play - and also Raikkonen. It's four drivers within 1.5s!
Lap 45: Vettel is right on the gearbox of Bottas, but the Mercedes engine has the grunt to just keep him at bay when they hit the long straights. This is anyone's race.
Lap 46: Verstappen spins! The Red Bull heads off backwards at the final chicance, and was there contact between the two Red Bulls?
Lap 47: Vettel takes the lead! Bottas gets loose coming out of the Loop and Vettel sends it down the inside into Brooklands with a committed move. Will Hamilton follow him through? Will Bottas fight back? Vettell is away and sets a 1:30.696 fastest lap to pull away. Verstappen meanwhile pulls off the track with a problem.
Lap 48: Hamilton gets past Bottas for second! He repeats the move from Vettel into Brooklands. Can he catch Vettel?
Lap 49: Raikkonen now gets by Bottas, who is really struggling with his rear tyres, and the misery isn't over as Ricciardo fancies a bit of this too.
Lap 50: The gap between Hamilton and Vettel is 2.4s and while Hamilton is giving it all he's got, the Ferrari looks to have this one in the bag unless Vettel makes a mistake.
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