F1 The 70th Anniversary Grand Prix was held at the British Silverstone Circuit at 9:10 pm on August 9th, Beijing time. Red Bull driver Max Verstappen started from 4th place and won the championship with a successful strategy and outstanding performance. Mercedes drivers Louis Hamilton and Valtery Bottas won the second and third place respectively. Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc ranked fourth. Red Bull driver Alexander Alben and Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel ranked 5th and 12th respectively.
lights off and start, the F1 70th Anniversary Grand Prix has officially started. Bottas, who started in pole position, and his teammate Hamilton, who started in the front row, both defended their positions. Verstappen, who started from fourth, surpassed the third. Hulkenberg , rose to third place.
Ferrari driver Vettel, who started in 11th place, was in trouble. After losing control of the car, he lost a lot of positions and is currently 18th.
On lap 5, Bottas led the lead easily, but the team reminded him to protect the two front wheels and the left rear wheel.
On lap 8, the top 10 drivers on the field were Bottas, Hamilton, Verstappen, Hawkenberg, Stoll, Ricardo, Norris, Leclerc, Sainz and Ocon.
On the 10th lap, Verstappen began to attack Mercedes, less than 1 second away from Hamilton.
On the 11th lap, Red Bull Racing reminded Verstappen to take care of the tires. Verstappen replied that this was the only chance to approach the trigeminal star.
On the 12th lap, Hamilton's rear wheel has shown obvious signs of exhaustion.
On the 14th lap, Bottas and Hamilton pitted for a tyre change, and Verstappen temporarily took the lead.
On the 17th lap, Vettel overtook Grosjean and temporarily ranked 11th, which was the starting position for the four-time world champion.
On lap 19, Alben and Gasley fought, and the two drivers competed for the 12th place.
On lap 21, Leclerc surpassed Norris and rose to 10th.
On lap 24, although both Mercedes had completed their first tire changes, they still felt that the tires were in poor condition. While Verstappen is still in the leading position, the Red Bull driver may adopt a one-stop strategy.
On lap 27, Verstappen pitted and put on a set of neutral tires. Red Bull's pitstop was still perfect.
On the 28th lap, Verstappen was between Bottas and Hamilton after leaving the station, but then completed the overtaking and took the lead.
On lap 32, Bottas followed Verstappen into the pits and Hamilton led the race, but the 6-time world championship tires were no longer good.
On lap 36, Hamilton had some concerns about the condition of the tires. The team told him that the tiresIt's just bubbling, but it's safe.
On lap 41, Red Bull asked Verstappen to close the gap with Hamilton, currently 7.5 seconds behind the Mercedes driver.
On lap 42, Hamilton pitted and changed tires, ranking fourth, behind Verstappen, Bottas and Leclerc.
On lap 45, Hamilton turned on offensive mode, eliminated Leclerc and rose to third.
On lap 46, Haas driver Magrusen retired due to a car breakdown.
On lap 48, Hamilton appeared in the rearview mirror of Bottas. The team informed the two drivers: free competition.
On lap 50, Hamilton was already very close to his teammates, succeeded in overtaking, and rose to second place, but there were still 9 seconds away from the lead Verstappen.
On lap 52, Verstappen crossed the line and won the championship. Mercedes drivers Hamilton and Bottas won the second and third place respectively.
F1 70th Anniversary Grand Prix results:
F1 70th Anniversary Grand Prix after the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix driver's standings (TOP 10) (TOP 10):
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