British Grand Prix – Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton says he made the decision to extend his first stint that proved decisive in Sunday's race at Silverstone. Lewis Hamilton won his home race on Sunday at Silverstone in the F1 British Grand Prix. Having been beaten to pole position by teammate Valtteri Bottas on Saturday, Hamilton kept the Finn under pressure throughout the opening stint of the race. This included one attack where he actually managed to overtake Bottas into Brooklands before Bottas wrested the place back on exit from Woodcote. Bottas eventually steadied the ship to lead Hamilton by around 1.5 seconds when he dived into the pits on Lap 16, shedding his used Mediums for a...
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