Lewis Hamilton puncture : Watch Mercedes F1 Driver Finishes British Grand Prix with Punctured Tyre

Tanish Chachra | 02/08/2020
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Lewis Hamilton puncture: F1 World Champion photo finishes Silverton GP with a punctured tyre, Valtteri Bottas came 11th.

Silverstone witnessed the most epic drama in the final 4 laps of the British Grand Prix with Mercedes almost losing both cars in the race, with Valtteri Bottas already getting knocked out of the race with a puncture.

This led to Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc overtaking him for the podium. However, things could have been even more dramatic if Lewis Hamilton had also not reached the finish line on time.

During the final lap, Hamilton’s front left tyre also punctured and Verstappen was just 34 seconds away from the British driver, but Hamilton kept on hustling, while Verstappen’s car was coming into his vicinity.

The gap was left near 11 seconds when Hamilton crossed the line and finally won the race, preventing the biggest upset of the season and a much-needed shakedown in the table.

But, Hamilton’s grit made him reach the touchline on time. However, it really favoured Ferrari to reach P3, as the Italian outfit has been struggling this season and Leclerc made the most out of the given opportunity.

Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas punctures

With this, Mercedes is still at the top with the huge deficit in the rest of the constructors and Mercedes considering the previous races made them earn several points.

Post Edited By: Jatin Hasija
Lewis Hamilton Mercedes Valtteri Bottas

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Tanish Chachra

Tanish Chachra is the Motorsport editor at The SportsRush. He saw his first race when F1 visited India in 2011, and since then, his romance with the sport has been seasonal until he took up this role in 2020. Reigniting F1's coverage on this site, Tanish has fallen in love with the sport all over again. He loves Kimi Raikkonen and sees a future world champion in Oscar Piastri. Away from us, he loves to snuggle inside his books.

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