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Hamilton wins seventh British Grand Prix on three wheels
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The punctured tire of Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton's car is pictured after he won the Formula One British Grand Prix at the Silverstone motor racing circuit in Silverstone, central England on Aug. 2, 2020. - Lewis Hamilton survived a dramatic finale to win the British Grand Prix on Sunday, just making it across the line on three tires to beat a fast closing Max Verstappen on Red Bull. The defending world champion claimed his seventh British Grand Prix win as Ferarri's Charles Leclerc came third and Daniel Ricciardo of Renault fourth. (Pool/AFP/Will Oliver)
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orld championship leader Lewis Hamilton survived a tense last lap drama with a deflated and shredded tire to claim a record seventh victory in Sunday's British Grand Prix.
The six-time world champion led from lights to flag, and through two Safety Car interventions, before he suffered a front left tire failure on his final lap, leaving him to nurse his Mercedes home with second-placed Max Verstappen in hot pursuit in his Red Bull.
The Dutchman had inherited second when Hamilton's Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas, running comfortably in second for most of the contest, was hit by the same problem, his front-left delaminating and deflating on his penultimate lap.
The Finn limped back to the pits and finished pointless in 11th place while his rivals slowed to preserve their rubber, Ferrari's Charles Leclerc taking third place behind Verstappen ahead of Daniel Ricciardo of Renault and Lando Norris of McLaren.
Norris's team-mate Carlos Sainz was also a puncture victim in the closing laps of an exciting race that saw him fall from fourth to 13th.
Esteban Ocon finished sixth in the second Renault ahead of Pierre Gasly of Alpha Tauri, Alex Albon in the second Red Bull, Lance Stroll of Racing Point and four-time champion Sebastian Vettel, in his final season with Ferrari.
Hamilton's victory was the 87th of his career and moved him within four of Michael Schumacher’s record of 91.
"In the last few laps, I started to back off and then on the last lap, it just deflated," said Hamilton.
"It was heart in the mouth. I nearly didn't get round the last two corners."
It was also Mercedes' seventh victory in the last eight editions of the British Grand Prix.
In the drivers championship, Hamilton leads with 88 points after four races, a lead of 30 ahead of the luckless Bottas.
