Charles Leclerc celebrated his first British Grand Prix triumph on Sunday as he shared the podium with fellow Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton in a thoroughly entertaining race at Silverstone.
Leclerc, who led for most of the 2021 British Grand Prix but was eventually overtaken by his now team-mate Hamilton, had good fortune on his side this weekend as championship leader Kimi Antonelli suffered a disastrous mechanical fault to slip down from second and out of the points altogether.
Meanwhile, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen forced a late yellow flag after crashing out of the race with just five laps to go, sparking a pulsating finish between Leclerc, Hamilton and George Russell, who opted not to take a cheap pit stop.
As the safety car ended with just one lap to go, there was not enough time for Hamilton to retake second place from Russell on his new soft tyres and thus had to settle for a third place spot on the podium.
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc celebrated his first British Grand Prix triumph on Sunday afternoon
