Hamilton had to pass both Williams
after losing the lead off the line and second place at a re-start following an
early safety car. But the Mercedes driver fought back to take the lead at the
first pit stops. Rain made a chaotic end to the race but Hamilton came through
to win from team-mate Nico Rosberg and Ferrari Sebastian Vettel.
Felipe Massa took fourth ahead of Williams’s
team-mate Valtteri Bottas, Red Bull Daniel Kvyat was sixth, Force India Nico
Hulkenberg claimed seventh and Kimi Raikkonen from Ferrari was eighth. The world
champion’s fifth win of the season, extends his championship lead to 17 points.
Hamilton fended off a challenge from Bottas for second on the first lap, at the
end of which the safety car was deployed because of a pile up at the first
corner, involving both Lotuses and both McLarens.
Three of the four cars were taken
out of the race in one go. Alonso was able to continue, but needed to pit for a
new front wing. At the restart, Hamilton tried an aggressive move on Massa
immediately after the safety car line, which indicates the place from which drivers
can begin to race and at Silverstone is on the entry to the final Vale Club
corner complex.
Rain started after Lap 36 of 52 and
came with greater intensity over the track. During rain, both of William’s cars
were passed by Vettel as the teams juggled with tyre choices in the
intermittent rain at the end of the race. It was an unexpected surprise for
Ferrari at the end of one of their least competitive races of the season. Next Formula
One race will held in Hungary. Last year it was won by Daniel Ricciardo from Red
Bull followed by Fernando Alonso from Ferrari. Stay tuned for this year result.
