British Grand Prix LIVE: Lewis Hamilton wins claims record sixth win at Silverstone ahead of Bottas and Leclerc
Re-live the action from the 2019 British Grand Prix
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Your support makes all the difference.Lewis Hamilton took victory in the British Grand Prix for a record sixth time, moving him clear of Alain Prost and Jim Clark as the most successful driver at Silverstone, though it did not come without it's drama in a thrilling race.
Hamilton inherited the lead when the safety car was deployed due to a spin for Antonio Giovinazzi, with Valtteri Bottas already pitting where Hamilton had not. Behind them, a raging battle between Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc ended in favour of the Ferrari man, but only after Verstappen was taken out of third when battling with Sebastian Vettel - who received a 10-second penalty for the collision.
Verstappen was able to salvage fifth place behind his Red Bull teammate Pierre Gasly, while Vettel finished down in 15th. Re-live the action below.
What time does it start?
The British Grand Prix takes place on Sunday 14 July at 2:10pm BST.
Where can I watch it?
The race will be shown live on Sky Sports F1 from 12:30pm and Channel 4 from 1:10pm.
Starting grid
1 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Mercedes GP 01min 25.093secs
2 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP 01:25.099
3 Charles Leclerc (Mon) Ferrari 01:25.172
4 Max Verstappen (Ned) Red Bull 01:25.276
5 Pierre Gasly (Fra) Red Bull 01:25.590
6 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari 01:25.787
7 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Renault 01:26.182
8 Lando Norris (Gbr) McLaren 01:26.224
9 Alexander Albon (Tha) Scuderia Toro Rosso 01:26.345
10 Nico Hulkenberg (Ger) Renault 01:26.386
11 Antonio Giovinazzi (Ita) Alfa Romeo Racing 01:26.519
12 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Alfa Romeo Racing 01:26.546
13 Carlos Sainz (Spa) McLaren 01:26.578
14 Romain Grosjean (Fra) Haas F1 01:26.757
15 Sergio Perez (Mex) Racing Point 01:26.928,
16 Kevin Magnussen (Den) Haas F1 01:26.662
17 Daniil Kvyat (Rus) Scuderia Toro Rosso 01:26.721
18 Lance Stroll (Can) Racing Point 01:26.762
19 George Russell (Gbr) Williams 01:27.789
20 Robert Kubica (Pol) Williams 01:28.257
Lap 26 standings:
1. Hamilton
2. Bottas +1.0s
3. Vettel +5.9s
4. Gasly +7.7s
5. Verstappen +8.4s
6. Leclerc +9.7s
7. Sainz +12.5s
8. Norris +13.4s
9. Ricciardo +14.6s
10. Albon +15.5s
Lap 27: Verstappen gets by Gasly for fourth and that was very much a team decision in an effort to go and catch Vettel. Meanwhile Perez has been forced to pit for a new front wing after contact with Hulkenberg that briefly brought out yellows at Brooklands.
Lap 29: Leclerc is on the back of Gasly and he needs to get by sharpish if he's to go with Verstappen, who's disappearing up the road.
Lap 30: Norris isn't best pleased with the safety car as he does need to pit again, and has already lost seventh position to McLaren teammate Sainz.
Lap 33: Leclerc is still tucked up behind Gasly and this is absolutely killing his race, having been involved in that thrilling squabble with Verstappen earlier, Verstappen meanwhile is only 1.3s off the back of Vettel.
Lap 34: Verstappen is into DRS range and is given the gee-up from the team pit wall to use all of the battery when he needs it. This should be tasty.
Lap 36: More drama here as Verstappen reports a strange noise coming out of Luffield, though he's still glued to the back of Vettel and is continuing for now. Behind him, Leclerc gets a run on Gasly through turns one and two, and sweeps around the outside to take fifth place at turn three.
Lap 38: Unbelievable! Verstappen gets past Vettel with ease into Stowe, but as the Ferrari battles back, he misses his braking point and rams into the back of Vetrstappen into the final chicane! The two both go off into the gravel trap but manage to continue, but both Leclerc and Gasly go through to drop Verstappen to fifth. Vettel meanwhile is crawling with damage to his front wing, and he's dropped to 17th and dead last.
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