Full results GP Great Britain: Hamilton wins home race

F1 News

18 July 2021 at 17:20
  • GPblog.com

It was not a dull day at Silverstone. The British Grand Prix was packed with excitement, with the battle for victory in the final laps between Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton. Leclerc was unable to hold on and had to let Hamilton pass with three laps to go.

Verstappen eliminated by Hamilton

For Max Verstappen, the race was short-lived. In the opening lap, he was knocked off track by Hamilton with a hard crash as a result. As a result, Leclerc took the lead and stayed there for a long time. With three laps to go Hamilton managed to overtake the Ferrari driver.

Hamilton got a ten second time penalty, but that couldn't stop him from winning. It helped the Mercedes driver that his teammate Valtteri Bottas was ordered by the team to let Hamilton pass. The Finn eventually finished third.