Mercedes driver thrilled the home crowd at Silverstone with his first grand prix victory since December 2021, while championship leader Max Verstappen finished second
Mercedes driver wins for first time since December 2021with a mighty and historic drive in immensely tricky wet and dry conditions at Silverstone to finally end his two-and-a-half-year win drought. The Mercedes driver beat the Red Bull of Max Verstappen into second and the McLaren of Lando Norris into third in a gripping and thrilling encounter at Silverstone. McLaren’s Oscar Piastri was fourth and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz in fifth.
grand prix, with the 39-year-old becoming the first driver to claim a victory after passing the 300th-race milestone. Starting in the dry, despite the threat of rain, George Russell, who ultimately retired with a water system problem, held his lead from Hamilton but Verstappen made up a place on Norris, passing round the outside through the Loop to take third.
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