The German GP had had its share of drama in qualifying when Hamilton crashed out in Q1 due to a hydraulic issue.
As a result of that, Hamilton started from 14th position on the grid and was working his way up all through the race.
Rain was always in forecast for today’s race, but you couldn’t really determine as to when and with what kind of frequency would it come down.
Hamilton had opted for a 1 stop strategy, trying to take his soft tyres deep into the race and probably hoping for rain to come down at the exact moment when he needed to come into the pits.
However, that did not happen and the rain made an intermittent appearance, not really coming down hard but staying there and troubling the drivers enough.
Vettel made a mistake in rain conditions and threw away a victory in his home grand prix as he crashed out.
Hamilton was then pushed into the lead and managed to hold on until the end to win the German GP, with Bottas in second and Raikkonen completing the 3rd podium place.
This is how twitter reacted:
BREAKING: Lewis Hamilton WINS a crazy #GermanGP 🇩🇪 He retakes the championship lead 👊 pic.twitter.com/fHiceiyIQ1
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 22, 2018
Sebastian Vettel is out of the race!
LIVE👉 https://t.co/LA7PsCgHHs
📻 @5livesport extra#GermanGP #bbcf1 pic.twitter.com/mK6gf3DnE9— BBCF1 (@bbcf1) July 22, 2018
“Hello, calm down guys pls thanks xoxo” #GermanGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/cjE5GoH8zy
— Lights Out ●●●●● (@LightsOutF1Blog) July 22, 2018
Incident, #Seb5 lost the car and stopped 😔😡 #GermanGP
— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) July 22, 2018
This race going out of control like#F1 #GermanGP pic.twitter.com/FrI45Pf6fn
— Aarav (@_aarava) July 22, 2018
⚠ SAFETY CAR DEPLOYED (LAP 52/67) ⚠
VETTEL CRASHES OUT OF THE LEAD IN GERMANY 😱#GermanGP 🇩🇪 #F1 pic.twitter.com/8RVdIKoptZ
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 22, 2018
Could Hamilton get in trouble for entering the pit lane, then cutting across the grass after the bollard to rejoin the track?
Team radio: “In, in. No stay out.”📺 Sky Go: https://t.co/fxH1316WnM
🗒 Blog: https://t.co/SzGssX5IJr
#SkyF1 #F1 #GermanGP pic.twitter.com/k3jSALXGPZ— Sky Sports F1 🏎 (@SkySportsF1) July 22, 2018
There’s rain on half of the track causing all sorts of chaos! 😱 VET hits the wall and the safety car has been deployed.. #GermanGP 🇩🇪 #F1 pic.twitter.com/xhCdk7KP8Y
— Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) July 22, 2018
#Seb5 joining Maurizio at the pit wall #GermanGP pic.twitter.com/u8b6mH66de
— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) July 22, 2018
The German Grand Prix right now #GermanGP pic.twitter.com/cp2yYtGEq7
— Elliott J. (@Elliott_C_7) July 22, 2018
Vettel crashes while leading his home GP #GermanGP pic.twitter.com/wFwgH5f6oj
— Drew Semmens (@drewie_5) July 22, 2018
So let me get this straight, race control is super quick to put Sainz under investigation but nothing for Hamilton? Honestly, why am I even watching this. #GermanGP
— Aurora the Racing Chick (@theracingchick) July 22, 2018
Vettel out the race and Hamilton 1st what a race I love rain #GermanGp pic.twitter.com/1LL42I3lHX
— adam foskett (@AdamFoskett606) July 22, 2018
YES!!!!!! YES!!!!!! YES!!!!! @LewisHamilton wins a CRAZY #GermanGP, @ValtteriBottas makes it a 1-2 finish!! Unbelievable!!! #F1 pic.twitter.com/29mov7qX3G
— Mercedes-AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) July 22, 2018
“Valtteri it is James, please hold position. Sorry,” Mercedes tell Bottas.
“Copy James,” says Bottas.
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📺 Sky Go: https://t.co/fxH131oxfk
🗒 Blog: https://t.co/SzGssXnjAZ #SkyF1 #F1 #GermanGP pic.twitter.com/xCJPz3NeL4— Sky Sports F1 🏎 (@SkySportsF1) July 22, 2018
Watching bottas trying to pass hamilton #GermanGP pic.twitter.com/cxfkXQNvYu
— Matthew (@minstrel69) July 22, 2018
Ferrari/Vettel fans were laughing yesterday. Don’t ever laugh at someone’s bad luck because it will bite you in the ass.
— Peter (@ffsGiovinco) July 22, 2018
