Hamilton wins British GP for eighth time

Race winner Lewis Hamilton passes his team celebrating on the pitwall during the F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain at Silverstone on July 18, 2021 in Northampton, England.
Race winner Lewis Hamilton passes his team celebrating on the pitwall during the F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain at Silverstone on July 18, 2021 in Northampton, England.
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Lewis Hamilton won his home British Grand Prix for a record-extending eighth time on Sunday despite a 10 second penalty for a first lap collision that sent Red Bull rival Max Verstappen crashing out of the race.

The Mercedes driver, now only eight points behind Verstappen after 10 races, passed Ferrari's Charles Leclerc for the lead with two laps to go as a capacity 140,000 crowd rose to cheer him. Hamilton's team mate Valtteri Bottas was third.

The win was the 99th of seven-time world champion Hamilton's career.


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