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Hamilton clings on for victory amid last lap tyre drama

Lewis Hamilton led from lights to flag to win the 2020 British Grand Prix at Silverstone, but he came within seconds of disaster after dramatically suffering tyre delamination just a few corners from the finish line. The same issue had already cost his Mercedes team mate a seemingly inevitable second place, which went instead to Red Bull's Max Verstappen with Charles Leclerc joining them on the podium for Ferrari. Renault's Daniel Ricciardo made a late move to pick up fourth ahead of Lando Norris, whose McLaren team mate Carlos Sainz also suffered a final lap tyre failure. The race also saw early accidents for Kevin Magnussen and Daniil Kvyat, while Nico Hulkenberg failed to even make it...
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