RACE REPORT
Ricciardo said after his fifth consecutive
podium finish, “It was a fun race. Some
decisive moments at the start and then
defending Lewis the last couple of laps. It
got pretty close but I stuck to my braking
points. Five in a row is nice and it’s pretty
awesome to do it at our home race.”
“The second last lap was the tightest.
Lewis got close but nice to hold him off.
it was nice to see the chequered flag. I
believe it was all legal,” concluded the
Australian.
After starting from eighth, due to a five
place grid penalty for a gearbox change,
Hamilton’s race was a bout damage
limitation. Although the podium was
desperately close, in trut h his tyres were
also wasted and a last attack on the final
lap came to naught, but fourth place was
about as good as he would have realistically
hoped for, and was undoubtedly helped by
the early demise of Max Verstappen.
Hamilton told reporters after the race,
“I gave it everything I could. I take heart
and just move on. I feel good. It’s been a
difficult weekend. I have a couple of down
days now and look forward to seeing the
home crowd. Hopefully we won’t approach
Silverstone with any issues and can start
with a clean slate.”
In retrospect it was a largely dull
afternoon, in the Speilberg hills, which
developed into a nail biting finale, but in
the end there were no late race dramas
or surprises as a result of the frantic
excitement during the final minutes of the
grand prix.