German F1 Grand Prix 2016 Results: Winner, Standings, Highlights and Reaction

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Published: July 31, 2016

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Lewis Hamilton made a major statement in the race for the Formula One world title in Germany on Sunday, as he took victory and a subsequent 19-point lead over team-mate Nico Rosberg ahead of the summer break. 

For the second consecutive week, the world champion passed his fellow Mercedes driver at the start, roaring past him from second place and into the opening corner in the lead. 

Rosberg, who picked up a five-second penalty for an illegal overtake, could only finish fourth behind the Red Bull duo of Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen, who took second and third, respectively.



Having lost the race on the start in Hungary last weekend, Rosberg had a chance to show he’d learned from his mistakes with a better getaway in front of his home crowd. But the German crawled away from pole position, with Hamilton and the Red Bull duo surging past him.

Per Fake Charlie Whiting, it really was a shocker of a start from the German, who was battling to keep fourth spot:



In the end, Rosberg did well to preserve his position from a pair of pursuing Ferraris. Eventually, he settled into a rhythm and found some pace, but despite a sustained effort, he was unable to round Ricciardo into third.



It was far from ideal for the German, as Hamilton and Verstappen disappeared down the road. It meant his engineers had to switch to “plan B” as the drivers came in for the first round of pit stops.

As noted by the Mercedes Twitter feed, their strategy with Hamilton and the one employed by Red Bull’s Verstappen differed in the early stages:



It meant brief stints for Verstappen and Rosberg on the three-stop strategy, with Ricciardo seemingly on a two-stop run with Hamilton.

It was Rosberg who came in for a second time first, seeking to undercut Verstappen, and while he was unable to fully execute that st...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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