Hamilton wins British GP, Verstappen finishes 2nd, holds P1 in Rankings

7 July 2024
By Bob Francis, Managing Editor
Go Full Throttle Racing News

SILVERSTONE CIRCUIT, GREAT BRITAIN — It was a home win for Seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton who captured his first win since the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and his 9th career victory at Silverstone.

Russell earned Pole position at Silverstone, but was called into the pits on Lap 34 to retire the car (Image Credit: formula1.com)

Silverstone Circuit Map (Image Credit: formula1.com)

A very emotional Hamilton broke down on the cool-down lap and his emotions ran high throughout the post-race ceremonies- “I can’t stop crying!” said Hamilton. “It’s been since 2021, every day getting up, trying to fight, to train, to put my mind to the task and work as hard as I can with this amazing team. This is my last race here at the British Grand Prix with this team, so I wanted to win this so much for them, because I love them, I appreciate them so much, all the hard work they’ve been putting in all over these years.

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes celebrates in parc ferme during the F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain at Silverstone Circuit on July 07, 2024 in Northampton, England. (Photo by Bryn Lennon — Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images)

“I’m forever grateful to everyone in this team, everyone at Mercedes, all of our partners. Otherwise, to all our incredible fans… I could see you lap by lap as I was coming around, and there’s just no greater feeling [than] to finish at the front here."

Lewis Hamilton has claimed a long-awaited — and record-breaking — ninth British Grand Prix victory at Silverstone (Image Credit: formula1.com)

GFT F1 AI Driver Rankings after the British GP

Go Full Throttle Formula 1 AI Driver Rankings following the 2024 British Grand Prix on July 7 at the Silverstone Circuit (Image Credit: GFT Digital)

For the 2nd straight week, Mercedes takes the win, yet defending champion Max Verstappen is still scoring points and extending his lead in F1 Driver Points and in our GFT AI Driver Rankings. Norris, Leclerc, and Sainz all remain potential threats as Verstappen and Red Bull Racing’s streak of wins has been interrupted.

Next Race

Next on the 2024 F1 calendar is the Hungarian Grand Prix in Hungaroring on July 21.