Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W15. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 12, British Grand Prix, Silverstone, England,
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W15. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd…

Lewis Hamilton wins 2024 F1 British Grand Prix as it happened

Recap the 2024 F1 British Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton wins the 2024 F1 British Grand Prix

07 Jul 2024
15:53
Norris controlling things at the front

Norris keeping the gap to Hamilton at around 3.3s. Verstappen is consistently slower, dropping to 7.0s behind Hamilton.

15:51
Russell closing in

Russell is just 1.5s behind Verstappen in the race for third.

"The tyres are degrading a lot," the Dutchman reports.

15:49
Battle for the win

Norris extends his lead over Hamilton to 3.2s. Verstappen is 4.9s behind in third.

15:47
The order at the front

Piastri (yet to pit) ahead of Norris, Hamilton, Verstappen, Russell, Sainz, Hulkenberg, Stroll, Alonso and Tsunoda.

15:46
Pit stops

Verstappen and Sainz come in; one lap later, Norris, Hamilton and Russell all stop.

15:43
Piastri flying

He's now right behind Norris in the fight for the lead.

15:42
Piastri radio

"It's too early for inters," he reports as Perez and Leclerc are lapped.

15:40
The gap at the front

Norris is 1.5s ahead of Piastri, while Hamilton is 1.4s off in third.

More rain is on the way.

15:38
The inters aren't working

Leclerc is running 14s off the pace but Ferrari keep him out there on the intermediates.

15:36
The order on Lap 22

Norris, Piastri, Hamilton, Russell, Verstappen, Sainz, Hulkenberg, Alonso, Stroll and Tsunoda.

15:35
Lap 20/52

Piastri gets past Hamilton now to make it a 1-2 for McLaren.

Leclerc and Perez have stopped for intermediates - but it looks too dry.

15:33
Norris leads the race

Norris gets past Hamilton into Turn 1 on Lap 20. Piastri gets ahead of Russell now as well.

The McLaren looks rapid in these changeable conditions. 

15:32
Drama at the front

Hamilton and Russell run wide at Turn 1 which allows Norris to get past the latter.

Hamilton's lead is just 1.3s at the front.

15:31
Hamilton leads!

Hamilton overtakes Russell into Stowe as he leads the British Grand Prix.

The rain is coming down now. 

15:30
Lap 18/52

All eyes on the front as Hamilton moves into DRS range of Russell.

15:29
Piastri into fourth

Piastri copies his teammate and breezes by Verstappen into Stowe.

15:28
Verstappen struggling for pace

Piastri is now in DRS range of the Red Bull driver for fourth. 

15:27
Leclerc is informed

"We expect heavy rain now, it's going to happen soon."

15:26
Lap 15/52

Norris uses DRS to get past Verstappen into Stowe as he sets the fastest lap of the race.

15:25
Norris has upped his pace

Norris is in DRS range of Verstappen in the battle for third. 

15:23
An overtake!

Leclerc gets past Stroll into Stowe as he moves into seventh. He's got a 4.2s gap to make up on teammate Sainz.

15:21
Lap 12/52

Verstappen appears to be struggling as he drops to 3.0s behind Hamilton in second.

15:19
Lap 11/52

The gap is stable at the front with Russell 1.4s ahead of Hamilton. Verstappen has now dropped to 2.7s behind the Mercedes duo.

15:17
Leclerc told over team radio

"Rain expected in seven laps. It will last for 10 minutes."

15:15
The order on Lap 9

Russell, Hamilton, Verstappen, Norris, Piastri, Sainz, Stroll, Leclerc, Hulkenberg and Alonso.

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