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Reaching the Silverstone goal with three wheels and a punctured left front was the only thing missing for the legend of Lewis Hamilton . Entering the pits in search of the fast lap and losing the victory just for it was the only blow that lacked the morale of Max Verstappen , unable to overtake the world champion in the last turn. So overwhelming was the outcome of the British GP, which awarded Charles Leclerc a podium for a puncture by Valtteri Bottas and completely frustrated Carlos Sainz, victim of another drama in the last turn.

The countdown of the Mercedes engineers spread panic to the Hamilton radio: 30, 25, 19, 18 ... Up to 5.8 seconds, which were enough to enjoy the checkered flag with a car with no capacity to turn. It was one of those amazing outcomes that make Formula 1 a unique spectacle. In many years we will continue remembering that last lap where everything that seemed safe was turned upside down. Next week, also at Silverstone, we will see how the Pirelli tires behave.

It is very possible that the victory will smile again at Hamilton, who controls all the springs of this World Cup, where he already has a 30 point advantage over Bottas. The Finn was the first to suffer the degradation of the hard tires, the subsequent vibrations and the fatal blowout. Tire management, one of the keys that almost never ends in anything, was decisive this time. Yes. Unfortunately for Red Bull, who failed to interpret the problems of Mercedes and to the misfortune of McLaren, who lost 12 points from Sainz and had to settle for fifth place for Lando Norris , just behind Daniel Ricciardo .

Sainz Grand Outing

The initial lap, full of aggressiveness, gave us the best of the most recent Sainz. No fear when Ricciardo stuck his nose out of the Renault. On the contrary. With unheard-of ease, he got rid of Lance Stroll and in a moment of inspiration outnumbered Norris on the outside.

From fifth place, behind Leclerc, Sainz was informed of the Kevin Magnussen incident against Alex Albon in the last corner. The Danish lost the left front wheel, although the responsibility has to be attributed to the Red Bull driver, installed in a worrying slack.

Fortunately, Sunday had a very different air than the Hungaroring. Of course, Hamilton led with total clarity, ahead of Bottas and Verstappen, but behind Ferrari, McLaren, Renault outlined their plans to fill the gap of the Racing Point. Nico Hulkenberg , with an engine failure, had not even been able to take the start, and Stroll, from ninth place, was in severe trouble.

Sainz, after his puncture on the last lap.REUTERS

The matter was further animated after the accident of Daniil Kvyat at the entrance of Maggotts, the first of the linked. It was lap 11 and they immediately called Esteban Ocon , Sebastian Vettel , Norris and Ricciardo to ride the hard tires. Sainz, like the rest of the podium candidates, endured one more turn.

After six laps with the safety car, Carlos was in the wake of Romain Grosjean , one of those adversaries with whom it is better not to cross even on a highway. The Frenchman changed, in a very dangerous way, the direction in Stowe's braking, although Carlos could finally surpass him. The curators, just in case, warned him with a black and white flag. When Grosjean allowed himself another maneuver like that against Ricciardo, they had no choice but to remove him from the race.

Verstappen's jokes

Hamilton, Bottas and Verstappen were exempt from all these adventures, with an unattainable rhythm for the rest. About a second and a half faster than Leclerc and almost two over the McLaren. If the Mercedes took turns with the fast laps, around 1:29, Mad Max took it as a joke: "Have you hydrated yourself? Did you remember to do it?" He asked his engineer.

You had to look a little further back to attend some moments full of symbolism. Two world champions, like Kimi Raikkonen and Vettel, were ruthlessly liquidated by Pierre Gasly and Nicholas Latifi . The Alfa Romeo leader still had another big scare when stepping on a piano and losing the front wing.

With 12 laps to go before the checkered flag, blisters sprang up on Hamilton and Bottas' front tires. With greater incidence in the car of the Finn, who was still driving 10 seconds over Red Bull. Who suspected then that this was the prelude to a pickle for Mercedes? How did Red Bull opt for two laps to ride the red tires in search of the bonus point? How did Hamilton reach the goal on three wheels? It was truly amazing.

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