British F1 Grand Prix 2015 Results: Winner, Standings, Highlights and Reaction

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Published: July 5, 2015

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Home favourite Lewis Hamilton was the toast of Silverstone on Sunday afternoon, as the Mercedes star raced to victory in a thrilling British Grand Prix.

The Brit, who has now won his home race two years in a row, was too good for the rest of the field, recovering from a poor getaway to overhaul the fast-starting Williams pair of Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas.

Lewis also had to withstand a late rally from team-mate Nico Rosberg, who finished second, as rain triggered a gripping finale at the iconic circuit. Sebastian Vettel also negotiated the tough conditions well, putting together some brilliant late laps to seize third spot.

Here are the full race results, courtesy of BBC Sport:



Silverstone is renowned for being an entertaining circuit, but even by the British Grand Prix’s standards, this start was thrilling.



Both Williams cars surged off the start line to initially overhaul the Mercedes duo, with Massa flying to the front. Hamilton was able to eventually get the better of Bottas to restore second, but some action further back in the field saw the safety car come out.

The Lotus pairing of Pastor Maldonado and Romain Grosjean both crashed out, as did home crowd favourite Jenson Button. Here’s a look at how the Brit’s McLaren ended up after his early tangle, per Sky Sports F1:



On the restart, an ambitious Hamilton looked to overhaul Massa immediately. But he overshot his attempted overtake, allowing Bottas to coast through into second place. Suddenly, despite all the talk of Mercedes dominance, Williams were in control of this race. 



Initially, the pair's engineers warned them off scrapping for first position, even though second place Bottas looked a lot quicker than the Brazilian. But then, as noted here by BBC’s Andrew Benson, the team’s chief technical officer Pat Symond...
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