British GP: Lewis Hamilton just beats Max Verstappen despite late Mercedes punctures
Written by News on 02/08/2020
Lewis Hamilton limped across the line for a dramatic British GP victory ahead of Max Verstappen after a remarkable finish to the race saw both dominant Mercedes suffer punctures in the closing stages.
Mercedes were in a league of their own before the last two laps but Valtteri Bottas’ tyre blow-up was followed by race leader Hamilton’s on the final lap, and the home favourite only just managed to drive his car across the finishing line.
Hamilton lost so much time that Red Bull, distant third for the majority of the race, will actually be ruing an opportunity missed after pitting Verstappen late on to get the fastest lap.
If they hadn’t have done so, Verstappen – who finished only five seconds behind Hamilton at the chequered flag – would likely have had the most surprising of wins.
In another boost to Hamilton, Bottas’ puncture and forced pit-stop dropped him out of the top-10 entirely – meaning the six-time world champion now has a 30-point lead in the F1 2020 championship.
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(c) Sky Sports 2020: British GP: Lewis Hamilton just beats Max Verstappen despite late Mercedes punctures
