British Grand Prix live: Lewis Hamilton wins ahead of Nico Rosberg to close championship lead to four points
Follow the latest from Silverstone as the British Grand Prix unfolds in the latest chapter between Hamilton and Rosberg
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Your support makes all the difference.Lewis Hamilton won his third consecutive British Grand Prix after starting from pole position at Silverstone in treacherous conditions, with his Mercedes teammate and championship rival Nico Rosberg finishing in second with Max Verstppen third. Re-live the action here.
- Lewis Hamilton wins his fourth British Grand Prix
- Hamilton leads all but one lap to take hard-fought win
- Rosberg under investigation for team radio messages
- Verstappen takes impressive third but could inherit second
- Jenson Button misses out on points in 12th; Jolyon Palmer retires
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Starting grid:
1 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP 1min 29.287secs
2 Nico Rosberg (Ger) Mercedes GP 1:29.606
3 Max Verstappen (Ned) Red Bull 1:30.313
4 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Red Bull 1:30.618
5 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari 1:30.881
6 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari 1:31.490
7 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Williams 1:31.557
8 Carlos Sainz (Spa) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:31.989
9 Nico Hulkenberg (Ger) Force India 1:31.920
10 Fernando Alonso (Spa) McLaren 1:32.343
11 Sergio Perez (Mex) Force India 1:31.875
12 Felipe Massa (Bra) Williams 1:32.002
13 Romain Grosjean (Fra) Haas F1 1:32.050
14 Esteban Gutierrez (Mex) Haas F1 1:32.241
15 Daniil Kvyat (Rus) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:32.306
16 Kevin Magnussen (Den) Renault 1:37.060
17 Jenson Button (Gbr) McLaren 1:32.788
18 Jolyon Palmer (Gbr) Renault 1:32.905
19 Rio Haryanto (Ina) Manor Racing 1:33.098
20 Pascal Wehrlein (Ger) Manor Racing 1:33.151
21 Felipe Nasr (Bra) Sauber-Ferrari 1:33.544
22 Marcus Ericsson (Swe) Sauber-Ferrari No Time
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