Formula One latest: Lewis Hamilton holds of Verstappen to seal record-breaking race win at Silverstone
Formula One is getting its mojo back, following on from the over-dominance of Red Bull and Max Verstappen, fans are relishing in this new tide for the sport. We’re catching up on the action at the British Grand Prix, a race that proved history making for Lewis Hamilton.
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00:00Lewis Hamilton ended a 945 day wait for a Formula One race win at the British Grand
00:08Prix. The Brit held off Max Verstappen to break the record for the most victories at
00:13a single circuit with his ninth win at Silverstone. You have to go back to Saudi Arabia in 2021
00:20for the last time Hamilton came out on top. That was the race before his career and life
00:26changed forever, with a world title lost to Max Verstappen in Abu Dhabi. This time
00:32with the Red Bull driver closing in as the laps ticked down, Hamilton hung on, nursing
00:37his soft tires with the sheer will and desire of a man so desperate to win. For weeks and
00:42even months of this year it has felt like a drawn out goodbye, slightly awkward, at
00:47times bettered by his team mate, every question about Ferrari only adding to his annoyance.
00:54As he crossed the line in front of adoring fans, it was all worth it.