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
15:14
The main battle

Stroll v Leclerc appears to be the main battle on track currently with the Aston Martin 3.5s behind Sainz ahead.

15:13
Lap 1 at the British Grand Prix
George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W15 leads at the start of the race. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 12, British
George Russell (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W15 leads at the start of the race…
15:11
Lap 5/52

The gap at the front is staying around the 1.4s mark, while Verstappen is running 1.5s behind Hamilton.

15:08
Lap 4/52

Russell puts in the fastest lap of the race to extend the gap to Hamilton up to 1.2s and crucially breaks DRS.

15:06
Hamilton told

"Rain potentially in 25 minutes."

15:05
The order at the start of Lap 2

Russell, Hamilton, Verstappen, Norris, Piastri, Sainz, Stroll, Leclerc, Hulkenberg, Alonso, Tsunoda, Albon, Sargeant, Zhou, Riccardo, Ocon, Magnussen, Bottas, Perez and Gasly. 

15:04
Russell leads into Turn 1

Russell maintains the lead ahead of Hamilton, while Verstappen gets ahead of Norris through the opening sequence of corners.

15:03
The British Grand Prix is underway

Who will come out on top?

15:03
Gasly into the pits

"We have an issue with the car," is reported over team radio 

15:00
Formation lap underway

Russell leads the pack away for the formation lap at Silverstone.

14:57
Tyres

Everyone on the mediums except Zhou and Ocon on the softs; Perez on the hards.

14:50
Reminder of the grid

Russell, Hamilton, Norris, Verstappen, Piastri, Hulkenberg, Sainz, Stroll, Albon, Alonso, Leclerc, Sargeant, Tsunoda, Zhou, Ricciardo, Bottas, Magnussen, Ocon, Gasly.

Pit lane: Perez

14:47
15 minutes to go

So it's time for the national anthem. 

14:40
14:37
Sainz given a weather update

"No more rain, maybe one hour into the race and then nothing after that."

14:27
Drivers are heading to the grid

Russell reports on team radio: "There's no standing water but the track feels very slippery. Quite strange." 

14:23
The story of the weekend
  • Mercedes lock out the front row for the first time since Sao Paulo 2022
  • Verstappen and Norris expected to be strong after underperforming qualifying 
  • High risk of rain with an unpredictable weather forecast
  • Ferrari on the back foot with Sainz in seventh; Leclerc in 11th
14:15
The grid for today

Russell, Hamilton, Norris, Verstappen, Piastri, Hulkenberg, Sainz, Stroll, Albon, Alonso, Leclerc, Sargeant, Tsunoda, Zhou, Ricciardo, Bottas, Magnussen, Ocon, Gasly.

In the pit lane: Perez.

14:13
Welcome

Hello everyone and welcome to the Crash.net live blog for the 2024 F1 British Grand Prix.

We're just under 50 minutes away from lights out with the rain coming down again. It's been a typical British summer's day at Silverstone with the sunshine on and off.