Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport take a 1-2 victory at Silverstone
- Lewis claimed his 80th victory in Formula One, his seventh of the 2019 season and sixth at the British Grand Prix, making him the most successful driver at this event
- Valtteri came home in P2 to complete the 1-2 for the team
- Today’s result marks the seventh win for Mercedes at the British Grand Prix, equalling the Italian Grand Prix as most successful race for the team
- Lewis (223 points) leads the Drivers’ Championship by 39 points from Valtteri (184 points)
- Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport (407 points) lead Ferrari (243 points) by 164 points in the Constructors’ Championship
- John Owen, Chief Designer, accepted the Constructors’ trophy on behalf of the team
- Rights-free imagery from today is available on our media site
|
Driver |
Chassis No. |
Grid |
Result |
Fastest Lap |
|
Lewis Hamilton |
F1 W10 EQ Power+/04 |
P2 |
P1 |
1:27.369 |
|
Valtteri Bottas |
F1 W10 EQ Power+/03 |
P1 |
P2 |
1:27.406 |
|
Strategy |
Start |
Stop 1 |
Stop 2 |
|
No. 44 |
Medium |
Hard (20) |
|
|
No. 77 |
Medium |
Medium (16) |
Soft (45) |
Lewis Hamilton
I remember my first win here in 2008 and the feeling that I had coming out of Brooklands and going down the straight and seeing the crowd, it felt so reminiscent of that today – the excitement and happiness and joy that I felt were exactly the same as back then. I’
Source: Mercedes-Benz F1
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