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Lewis Hamilton made history Sunday by clinching his sixth British Grand Prix victory ahead of Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas.
Both Bottas and Hamilton made good starts from the front row of the grid, with Hamilton quickly mounting a challenge for the lead against his teammate.
The pair battled side-by-side for much of the opening sequence of laps, with Bottas able to
hold the Brit off.
Behind, Sebastian Vettel was able to launch his Ferrari past Pierre Gasly into fifth place at the start of the race.
Ahead of him, Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen were locked in a scintillating battle for third place – the two young drivers dashing and dicing past each other.
Their battle went to the pit lane where they rejoined side-by-side.
With Verstappen on the inside, he was able to place his Red Bull past Leclerc and take the position.
Bottas had made his first pitstop when the safety car was deployed as Antonio Giovinazzi spun out of the race.
The unfortunate timing meant he lost the lead of the race to home favourite Hamilton.
After the safety car had pitted, Leclerc and Verstappen continued their battle.
The two made contact, causing Leclerc to drop several seconds behind.
That allowed Verstappen to chase after Vettel, who had benefited from the neutral period.
Another scrap ensued and Vettel, trying to regain the place, misjudged his braking point and slammed into the rear of the Red Bull, sending both cars off track.
Vettel was forced to pit for a new front wing and handed a 10-second time penalty, whilst Verstappen was able to continue, albeit with damage to his rear bodywork.
As a result, Leclerc inherited the third place he lost earlier on with Verstappen’s teammate Gasly rising to fourth.
With his tyres now past their best, Bottas made his second stop of the race but wasn’t able to take the point available for fastest lap.
Today’s result means Hamilton takes a record-breaking sixth British Grand Prix win and extends his title lead to 38 points over Bottas.
