(Motorsport) Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz won his first Formula 1 race of his career at an action packed British Grand Prix which saw as many as five cars out of the race before the chequered flag. Red Bull’s Sergio Perez finished in second place followed by Lewis Hamilton in third, Charles Leclerc, who was a victim of older hard compound tyres was unlucky to finish fourth while a struggling Max Verstappen finished a disappointing seventh. 

The race couldn’t have begun on a worse note as a multi-car collision saw Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu flip upside down with the momentum taking him all the way to the tyre barrier. An immediate red flag followed. After a lengthy period in the pits, the race was resumed with the grid starting over irrespective of any overtakes at the beginning of the race. This meant that Carlos Sainz, who finished on pole in qualifying but conceded his place to Max Verstappen at the beginning of the race, started in first place again. 

One of the biggest talking points of the race was Ferrari not getting Charles Leclerc in the pits after the safety car was introduced towards the end of the race. The Monegasque driver was on the hard compound tyres and in first place, which meant that with the cars behind him changing to softer tyres, Leclerc was at a clear disadvantage that eventually cost him a podium finish. Sainz however, who was in second place, was given the soft tyres and managed to hold onto his lead to secure his first Grand Prix win in his career. 

Mercedes appeared to have turned a significant corner with regards to their car troubles and Hamilton looked like his old self once again, appearing to be the fastest racer on track. However, a pit stop blunder and being held up by Lando Norris at the beginning of the race followed by lengthy battles with Sergio Perez and Charles Leclerc forced the seven time World Champion to settle for third place. Fernando Alonso finished fifth for Alpine ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris. 

British GP Race Result: Top 10

1) Carlos Sainz, Ferrari
2) Sergio Perez, Red Bull
3) Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes
4) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
5) Fernando Alonso, Alpine
6) Lando Norris, McLaren
7) Max Verstappen, Red Bull
8) Mick Schumacher, Haas
9) Sebastian Vettel, Aston Martin
10) Kevin Magnussen, Haas

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