Lewis Hamilton survived stunning late tyre drama to claim his seventh British Grand Prix victory. Hamilton was coasting to the 87th success of his Formula One career when the race exploded into life in the closing stages. Article continues under video On lap 50, the front-left hard tyre on Valtteri Bottas' Mercedes suddenly shredded, leaving him limping back to the pits from what was a comfortable second place. A lap later, Carlos Sainz suffered the same fate with his McLaren, and then with half-a-lap to run, Hamilton encountered an identical problem, but managed to scrape across the line with only three tyres on his car. One of the keys to victory for Hamilton was Red Bull's decision to...
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