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Hamilton holds on as the finish makes
all the difference
It’s amazing how late drama can change your perspective on a race. For much of last weekend’s British Grand Prix, Silverstone was the scene of a Mercedes demonstration, with Lewis Hamilton holding a narrow advantage over team-mate Valtteri Bottas.
But the tyre problems that a icted Bottas, Carlos Sainz Jr’s McLaren and Hamilton brought the sort of drama that will be remembered for some time to come – even if there were no spectators to witness it in the flesh.
Red Bull thought Hamilton was a “a lucky boy”. Obviously when someone wins a race by crawling across the line, there has to be an element of good fortune, but he had led the entire race so it would have been unjust, or unlucky, had he been denied on the final lap.
Nevertheless, Hamilton making it to the flag for his 87th Formula 1 world championship win did bring to mind the driver he is set to catch in the record books. Michael Schumacher sometimes seemed to have luck on his side, surviving off-track excursions, on his way to 91 wins and seven world titles. Even the best need some luck sometimes!
Unsurprisingly, the British Touring Car Championship provided plenty of action on its return at Donington Park. Reigning champion Colin Turkington leads the points but, as Marcus Simmons shows in his report on page 34, there’s a new threat looming.
Kevin Turner Editor kevin.turner@autosport.com
NEXT WEEK 13 AUGUST 70th Anniversary GP Will so er tyres make the second Silverstone race
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PIT & PADDOCK 4 Hulkenberg foiled on F1 comeback 6 Todt ‘can’t force drivers’ to take a knee 8 Merhi returns to WEC field 10 Brits win in new DTM series 11 70th Anniversary GP preview 13 Opinion: Alex Kalinauckas 15 Opinion: Matt Kew 17 Feedback: your letters
RACE CENTRE 18 British GP report and analysis 34 Honda, BMW and Infiniti on top in BTCC 40 World of Sport: Formula 2; F3; DTM;
IMSA; NASCAR Cup; Australian Supercars
CLUB AUTOSPORT 60 BTCC team offers CityCar prize drive 62 Carlin angry with Villeneuve over F4 64 Six-wheeled Tyrrell to race at Brands 65 Opinion: Marcus Pye 66 National reports: Oulton Park;
Donington Park; Cadwell Park; Brands Hatch; Castle Combe
FINISHING STRAIGHT 76 What’s on this week 79 Have-a-go hero: Rob Bell 80 From the archive: 1933 Mannin Moar 82 Autosport 70: Stewart wins; W125 returns
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