The Mexican Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) and the Briton Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) accompany him on the podium, while the Dutchman Max Verstappen, still leading the championship at the end of the race but in difficulty at the wheel of his Red Bull , finished in a modest 7th place.

Already the author of his first pole position the day before in the premier category, Sainz will have waited for his 150th start of an F1 Grand Prix to climb to the top step of the podium, at the end of a GP marked by a spectacular accident involving several drivers, including the Thai Alexander Albon (Williams) and the Chinese Zhou Guanyu (Alfa-Romeo) and who finished his race on the roof.

After examinations, the second left the medical center "in good health" while the first was taken to hospital "for precautionary examinations".

In addition, while the race was still neutralized, several people "attempted" according to the International Automobile Federation, to enter the track.

"These people were immediately removed and the matter is now being handled by local authorities," the FIA ​​said.

The operation was claimed by the group of British environmental activists Just Stop Oil, which campaigns for the end of the exploration of fossil fuels in the United Kingdom.

"Five Just Stop Oil activists disrupted the British Grand Prix at Silverstone by trespassing on the track and sitting on it," the environmental group said.

Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz Jr delighted with his victory at Silverstone, July 3, 2022 JUSTIN TALLIS AFP

The race left after a new start launched an hour later on the legendary Silverstone track, where more than 400,000 spectators attended this weekend a spectacle that kept its share of promises.

The last laps saw in particular Sergio Pérez, Lewis Hamilton and the Monegasque Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) offer a good fight for second place.

Pérez winning the battle, it was then a breathless fight for third place that Hamilton and Leclerc offered to the public.

The next round, the Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring, is scheduled for July 10.

The opportunity for Verstappen to climb the slope and ensure the show, this time on the land of his stable?

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