Lewis Hamilton became the
first driver to win a hat-trick of Silverstone grand prix on Sunday after he
finished 6.9 seconds ahead of his Mercedes team-mate, Nico Rosberg, in the British Grand Prix.
Hamilton also pulled level with Nigel Mansell with four
wins in the event as he closed the gap on championship leader Rosberg to just
four points it was 43 after the first five races of the season.
That was the situation at the end of the race, at least.
Just before the checkered flag Rosberg was warned that he was under
investigation for receiving radio instructions from his team.
Heavy rain 15 minutes before the start meant that the
race started behind a safety car and Hamilton once again proved himself the
master of wet conditions. Once the safety car came in the British driver opened
up a lead of almost four seconds on the first lap and he controlled the race
from that moment.
With four victories, he is now the most successful
driver in Silverstone history. Behind Rosberg came the Red Bull pair of Max
Verstappen, who had an heroic battle with Rosberg, and Daniel Ricciardo, and
they were followed by Kimi Raikkonen and Sergio Pérez.
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