• British Grand Prix, Sunday, 4pm, BeIn Sports
The latest
The triple Formula One world champion’s fourth home win, from pole position, was the 47th victory of Hamilton’s career and cut Rosberg’s overall lead to four points after 10 of 21 races.
Rosberg was slowed by a gearbox problem with five laps remaining and crossed the line 6.9 seconds behind and with a question mark over his result after Mercedes seemingly broke the rules on radio advice by telling him to avoid seventh gear.
Red Bull’s Dutch teenager Max Verstappen was third, 1.3 seconds behind Rosberg, in a race that started behind the safety car after heavy rain.
More, including report card and analysis, to follow.
Full results
1. Lewis Hamilton (Britain), Mercedes, 1:34:55.831
2. Nico Rosberg (Germany), Mercedes, +00:06.911
3. Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Red Bull - TAG Heuer 00:08.250
4. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) Red Bull - TAG Heuer 00:26.211
5. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland), Ferrari, 01:09.743
6. Sergio Perez (Mexico), Force India - Mercedes 01:16.941
7. Nico Hulkenberg (Germany) Force India - Mercedes 01:17.712
8. Carlos Sainz Jr (Spain), Toro Rosso - Ferrari 01:25.858
9. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Ferrari, 01:31.654
10. Daniil Kvyat (Russia), Toro Rosso - Ferrari 01:32.600
11. Felipe Massa (Brazil), Williams-Mercedes, 1 lap
12. Jenson Button (Britain), McLaren, 1 lap
13. Fernando Alonso (Spain), McLaren, 1 lap
14. Valtteri Bottas (Finland) Williams-Mercedes, 1 lap
15. Felipe Nasr (Brazil), Sauber - Ferrari, 1 lap
16. Esteban Gutierrez (Mexico) Haas - Ferrari, 1 lap
17r. Kevin Magnussen (Denmark) Renault, 2 laps
r. Jolyon Palmer (Britain), Renault, 15 laps
r. Rio Haryanto (Indonesia), Manor - Mercedes, 28 laps
r. Romain Grosjean (France), Haas - Ferrari, 34 laps
r. Marcus Ericsson (Sweden), Sauber - Ferrari, 40 laps
r. Pascal Wehrlein (Germany) Manor - Mercedes, 45 laps
(rank: r = retired, nc = not classified)
Fastest Lap: Nico Rosberg,1:35.548, lap 44.
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Starting grid
1. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes
2. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Mercedes
3. Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Red Bull - TAG Heuer
4. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) Red Bull - TAG Heuer
5. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari
6. Valtteri Bottas (Finland) Williams-Mercedes
7. Carlos Sainz Jr (Spain) Toro Rosso - Ferrari
8. Nico Huelkenberg (Germany) Force India - Mercedes
9. Fernando Alonso (Spain) McLaren
10. Sergio Perez (Mexico) Force India - Mercedes
11. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Ferrari
12. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Williams-Mercedes
13. Romain Grosjean (France) Haas - Ferrari
14. Esteban Gutierrez (Mexico) Haas - Ferrari
15. Daniil Kvyat (Russia) Toro Rosso - Ferrari
16. Kevin Magnussen (Denmark) Renault
17. Jenson Button (Britain) McLaren
18. Jolyon Palmer (Britain) Renault
19. Rio Haryanto (Indonesia) Manor - Mercedes
20. Pascal Wehrlein (Germany) Manor - Mercedes
21. Felipe Nasr (Brazil) Sauber - Ferrari
22. Marcus Ericsson (Sweden) Sauber - Ferrari
The latest
Sauber’s Marcus Ericsson has been cleared to race on Sunday after a medical examination, the governing FIA said. The Swede needed to pass the medical after crashing heavily in Saturday’s final practice at Silverstone and being taken to hospital.
Ericsson posted a picture on his Twitter account of himself making a thumbs-up gesture while sitting in his rebuilt car. Sauber said the 25-year-old driver, who was not able to take part in qualifying, would start from the pit lane.
The struggling Swiss team, who have had financial problems, are last in the championship and yet to score a point this season.
Qualifying
Lewis Hamilton held his nerve to grab pole position ahead of Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg for Sunday's British Grand Prix with a spectacular lap in the final seconds of an intense qualifying session.
The defending three-time world champion, who had his first flying run in Q3 nullified because he ran off the track, outpaced the championship leader and his rival Rosberg with a lap in one minute and 29.287 seconds on Saturday.
This lifted him clear of the German by three-tenths of a second and ensured they start together on the front row again, a week after their last-lap crash in Austria, where Hamilton seized a controversial victory.
It was in-form Hamilton’s fourth pole at the British Grand Prix, his sixth this season and the 55th of his career.
“Honestly, it energises me, and I don’t know why,” said Hamilton, when asked about the pressure. “Those moments are when I am most excited. Being under pressure is something not to shy away from, something to attack full on and that is generally what I try to do.
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