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 43: 10-second penalty for Sebastian Vettel. If he doesn't pit again it'll be added to his time, although he's still running stone last and is 10 seconds off the next car in Sergio Perez.
Lap 45: Well this just got all a bit strange. Hulkenberg is slow on the Hangar Straight, but his Renault quickly regains speed and he may have just gone off at the exit of Becketts. Then Hamilton is told to pit by Mercedes, only for him to continue on his way and not come in. Next time by, it's Bottas who pits, putting Hamilton 22 seconds clear out in front with a free pit stop to take if he wants it. But now Mercedes have told him to stay out. How strange.
Lap 46: Bottas is back out in second place ahead of Leclerc by around three seconds, and with fresh soft tyes he should be able to pull away from the Ferrari. Will he go for the fastest lap?
Lap 47/52 standings:
1. Hamilton
2. Bottas
3. Leclerc
4. Gasly
5. Verstappen
6. Sainz
7. Ricciardo
8. Raikkonen
9. Kvyat
10. Albon
Lap 48: Mercedes are back out in the pits and they want to stop Hamilton as they still fear that Bottas could catch him in the remaining laps. Surely he couldn't take 21 seconds out of Hamilton in five laps?
Lap 51: So Mercedes have finally settled on not stopping Hamilton, who is holding the lead at 21.4s to Bottas.
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