Hamilton's victory — by just 1.5 seconds — helped him become the first F1 driver to win on any track nine times. It also extended his F1 record to 104 wins.
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, right, celebrates on the podium after winning the British Formula One Grand Prix race at the Silverstone racetrack in Silverstone, England, on Sunday.
“You’ve got to continue to dig deep even when you are feeling the bottom of the barrel,” Hamilton said. “My fans around the world have been so supportive.”It was a fitting way for Hamilton to end his last British GP with Mercedes, before joining Ferrari next year. A tearful-sounding Hamilton thanked his team over radio and was still emotional several minutes later as he struggled to compose himself.
Verstappen overtook Norris with four laps left but could not catch Hamilton, to the delight of most of the 164,000 fans attending the race. After the tire-change shakeup, Norris was just over three seconds ahead of Hamilton while Verstappen was drifting back at this point.Verstappen, Hamilton and Norris made quick changes but McLaren took too long on Norris’ rears - 4.5 seconds - and he came out 2.4 seconds behind race leader Hamilton, with Verstappen now making up ground fast.
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