Formula One 70th Anniversary Grand Prix live blog, race updates

So that then wraps up the Silverstone double header and we have the Mercedes streak broken in 2020. I'm sure people will take keen interest that conditions in Barcelona where we're headed next week will be scorching, so if this race was interesting and wait and see what happens at the Spanish Grand Prix. Thanks again for tuning in for this live blog on The Roar for the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix and we'll return here same time next week for what should be another great race in Spain. Laters!

-------- DRIVER'S -------- 107 - Lewis Hamilton 77 -- Max Verstappen 73 -- Valtteri Bottas 45 -- Charles Leclerc 38 -- Lando Norris 36 -- Alexander Albon 28 -- Lance Stroll 22 -- Sergio Perez 20 -- Daniel Ricciardo 16 -- Esteban Ocon 15 -- Carlos Sainz 12 -- Pierre Gasly 10 -- Sebastian Vettel 6 --- Nico Hulkenberg 2 --- Antonio Giovinazzi 2 --- Daniil Kvyat 1 --- Kevin Magnussen 0 --- Kimi Ráikkönen 0 --- Nicholas Latifi 0 --- George Russell 0 --- Romain Grosjean

----- CONSTRUCTOR'S ----- 180 - Mercedes AMG 113 - Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 56 -- Racing Point Mercedes 55 -- Scuderia Ferrari 53 -- McLaren Renault 36 -- Renault 14 -- Scuderia AlphaTauri 2 --- Alfa Romeo Racing 1 --- Haas Ferrari 0 --- Williams Mercedes

RACE REPORT It was another race of tyre management at Silverstone as F1 celebrated its 70th anniversary with an incredible victory for Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing. The step softer tyres from last week’s British Grand Prix were the talking point throughout the weekend and during the 52-lap race they certainly played their part – particularly affecting world championship leader Mercedes’ race. Pole sitter Valtteri Bottas led away in the early stages of the race, with his teammate Lewis Hamilton in behind. Both drivers starting on the medium tyres immediately began to struggle with blistering. It took until Lap 14 and 15 for the two leaders to pit, though for Verstappen who’d leapfrogged Nico Hulkenberg on the start for third – he’d gambled on the hard tyre from qualifying yesterday to take the lead of the race. Even on the hard tyres, both the Mercedes cars struggled in the hot temperatures and this allowed Verstappen to pit without losing the lead – while Mercedes had to try a gamble of their own with the second stops. Verstappen pitted on Lap 33 and so did Bottas in response, while Mercedes left Hamilton out for another 10-laps which gave the championship leader fresher tyres at the end of the race. This then compromised Bottas’ race as his teammate was easily able to round him up for second. A mega 34-lap stint on the hard tyre and one-stop strategy saw Charles Leclerc take an emphatic fourth, which was not expected of Ferrari as his teammate Sebastian Vettel survived a first lap spin to finish outside the points again. If it wasn’t for Leclerc’s one-stopper, then Alexander Albon had the pace for fourth in the sister Red Bull after he started ninth. A solid result regardless for the under-pressure Thai driver, finishing ahead of the Racing Points of Lance Stroll and Hulkenberg. A blow to Racing Point, who were also docked 15-points in the constructor’s championship after the FIA found them in breach of their sporting regulations over their brake duct designs. Tyre issues also hampered the likes of McLaren and Renault, who both scraped some points with Esteban Ocon in eighth and Lando Norris in ninth. Daniel Ricciardo who started inside the top five, suffered a spin when battling with Carlos Sainz as both drivers finished outside the points. And another point in the bag for AlphaTauri, though this time claimed by Daniil Kvyat who brought his car home in tenth after his crash during last week’s race.

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Yeah that's a big result considering it was supposed to be Valtteri's day to make an impact.

POST-RACE INTERVIEWS - Hosted by Martin Brundle VERSTAPPEN - "I didn't see it coming. I didn't have a lot of issues with the tyres at all." "Everything was running smooth and it was incredible to win." "I tried to put the pressure on [Mercedes]." HAMILTON - "A massive challenge! They [Red Bull] didn't have the problems that we had today." "I don't know if anyone else struggled with blistering like we did." BOTTAS - "Very frustrating starting from pole and finishing third isn't ideal." "Our strategy was far from ideal." "There was a chance to keep up with Max, but as soon as I started to push the tyres blistered." "Disappointing day, move on."