We hope everyone enjoyed the British GP yesterday as it was quite the race, never leaving a dull moment as drivers pushed their cars to the maximum for the ultimate wheel-to-wheel battles.
Of course, races don't always end well for everyone and sometimes they don't start well either. Felipe Nasr was the first unlucky one as his Sauber experienced a malfunction during an out lap and stalled on the track. After that it was announced he would start from pit-lane. Unfortunately though, the problem was unable to be fixed and Nasr was unable to start the race at all.
When the lights went out, most expected Hamilton to make a run and start leading with Rosberg beside him. But things went a completely different way this time as Massa sped past both of them with Bottas following right behind. Both Williams sped down the starting grid and down to the first turn, taking it tightly with Hamilton and Rosberg close by. Nico Hulkenberg found himself tangled up in the mess after making an impressive start.
Meanwhile in the back, there was quite a commotion when both Lotuses and a McLaren got involved in an accident. It appeared that Button touched with Grosjean, who touched with Maldonado, causing all 3 to spin off the track. Alonso was also involved but managed to be the only one of the four drivers to escape with minor car damage. Maldonado, Grosjean & Button all retired from the race but all are OK.
Fernando Alonso went in for an early pit stop and had a front wing/nose change due to the damage. After that, he was off to rejoin under the Safety Car conditions.
Up in front Massa continued to lead the race, despite Bottas quickly coming towards him, aiming to pass and take charge. For awhile it was looking like the podium might consist of both Williams drivers and Nico Rosberg, but the race was not yet even half over. When Massa went in for a pit-stop, Bottas was able to lead - But unfortunately, his pit-stop came soon after and Hamilton had an advantage.
Max Verstappen was the next to retire when he spun off the track and was unable to continue due to car damage. It was an unlucky end to the British GP for the Dutch Rookie, but he's got many more races ahead of him. His team-mate, Carlos Sainz, retired later on in the race with Electronics issues. He had been in an intense wheel-to-wheel battle with Sergio Perez but it was a battle lost in the end. Ricciardo had also retired with Electriconics issues just a handful of laps earlier.
For Ferrari it wasn't an easy race. Their qualifying pace had been behind Williams and it was clear the fight to the front wouldn't be easy. But in the end, it was Sebastian Vettel who lucked out and found himself in 3rd place behind Rosberg and Hamilton as the rain began to pelt down. With only a few laps to go, the Williams were now back in 4th and 5th, losing out on what could have been a double podium finish.
Hamilton brought home the win at his home race and sent the crowd into mass cheering. Rosberg followed close behind in Second with Vettel grabbing Third to complete the podium.
Force India had a good day with both drivers finishing in the points with their new B-Spec car. While they're still adjusting to the new car, they know there's now more to play for and more points to be earned. Speaking of points, Fernando Alonso held on to tenth, giving him his first point-finish of 2015.
It was also a great day for Manor/Marussia as both cars finished super close to the points despite a late spin from Will Stevens. They took home a good result and are definitely making every race count.
There is now only one more race before F1 goes on its Summer Break and the next stop is Hungary! We can't wait.
Here are the race results
RESULTS:
1. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain / + 25 Points
2. Nico Rosberg / Mercedes-Mercedes / Germany / + 18 Points
3. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany / + 15 Points
4. Felipe Massa / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil / + 12 Points
5. Valtteri Bottas / Williams-Mercedes / Finland / + 10 Points
6. Daniil Kvyat / Red Bull-Renault / Russia / + 8 Points
7. Nico Hulkenberg / Force India-Mercedes / Germany / + 6 Points
8. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland / + 4 Points
9. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico / + 2 Points
10. Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Honda / Spain / + 1 Point
11. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden /
12. Roberto Merhi / Manor-Ferrari / Spain /
13. Will Stevens / Manor-Ferrari / Great Britain /
RETIRED - Carlos Sainz / Toro Rosso-Renault / Spain / Electronics
RETIRED - Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull-Renault / Australia / Electronics
RETIRED - Max Verstappen / Toro Rosso-Renault / Netherlands / Spin
RETIRED - Pastor Maldonado / Lotus-Mercedes / Venezuela / Accident Damage
RETIRED - Romain Grosjean / Lotus-Mercedes / France / Accident
RETIRED - Jenson Button / McLaren-Honda / Great Britain / Accident
DID NOT START - Felipe Nasr / Sauber-Ferrari / Brazil / Gearbox
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