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Race: Hamilton claims fifth British GP win

It was the tale of two championship contenders at Silverstone as Lewis Hamilton romped unchallenged to his fifth British GP while a late puncture cost Sebastian Vettel third place. Jolyon Palmer's RS17 lost hydraulics on the formation leave forcing the Brit parked on the grass as the grid formed. The start was aborted, resulting in an extra formation lap and a 51-lap race. The drama was compounded when Daniil Kvyat hit Carlos Sainz on the opening lap with the latter retiring. The Toro Rosso team-mates both complained about the others' driving while the Safety Car was deployed and Hamilton's 2.7s lead slashed. That barely bothered the Brit who, on the restart, stormed away from the chasing...
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