British Grand Prix 2015 live: Lewis Hamilton closes in on back-to-back Silverstone wins as Jenson Button crashes out during first lap

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Lewis Hamilton starts the British Grand Prix from pole as he looks to continue his charge towards a third Formula 1 Drivers' Championship, but Nico Rosberg will not let his Mercedes team-mate go lightly. Follow the latest below.

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Starting grid:

1 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr)Mercedes GP 1min 32.248secs,

2 Nico Rosberg(Ger)Mercedes GP 1:32.361,

3 Felipe Massa(Bra)Williams 1:33.085,

4 Valtteri Bottas(Fin)Williams 1:33.149,

5 Kimi Raikkonen(Fin)Ferrari 1:33.379,

6 Sebastian Vettel(Ger)Ferrari 1:33.547,

7 Daniil Kvyat(Rus)Red Bull 1:33.636,

8 Carlos Sainz(Spa)Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:33.649,

9 Nico Hulkenberg(Ger)Force India 1:33.673,

10 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus)Red Bull 1:33.943,

11 Sergio Perez(Mex)Force India 1:34.268,

12 Romain Grosjean(Fra)Lotus F1 Team 1:34.430,

13 Max Verstappen(Ned)Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:34.502,

14 Pastor Maldonado(Ven)Lotus F1 Team 1:34.511,

15 Marcus Ericsson(Swe)Sauber-Ferrari 1:34.868,

16 Felipe Nasr(Bra)Sauber-Ferrari 1:34.888,

17 Fernando Alonso(Spa)McLaren 1:34.959,

18 Jenson Button(Gbr)McLaren 1:35.207,

19 Will Stevens(Gbr)Manor Marussia F1 1:37.364,

20 Roberto Merhi(Spa) Manor Marussia F1 1:39.377