In case you didn’t know…
Lewis Hamilton started the race from 14th position and climbed his way to the top of the ladder. After Vettel crashed out of the race, the Englishman took full advantage of the situation.
After both Bottas and Raikkonen made their pit-stops (who were ahead of Hamilton at the point in time), the 4-time World Champion took the lead in the final laps of the race. Hamilton took a 17-point lead in the Driver’s Championship ahead of the German, Sebastian Vettel.
The heart of the matter
The last few laps were quite chaotic for the Mercedes team. Hamilton was asked to pit first, who then told the team, Raikkonen was pitting ahead of him. The team asked Hamilton to stay out in the last second, which made him cut across the grass and rejoin the main track. Valtteri Bottas followed Raikkonen into the pit lanes.
While this was clearly against the F1 rules, the stewards did take some factors into consideration:
What’s next?
Hamilton’s win tied him with F1 great Michael Schumacher, both having four German GP wins.
The next Grand Prix will be taking place in Hungary, which is the last one before the summer break. With a 17-point difference between Hamilton and Vettel, the competition and the fierce rivalry between these two just keeps getting better.
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