
Lewis Hamilton Wins British Grand Prix for 9th Time
Published on July 8, 2024
Lewis Hamilton has won the British Grand Prix for a record ninth time at Silverstone on Sunday. The Mercedes-AMG Petronas driver did enough to hold off the reigning world champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing and McLaren’s Lando Norris to take the checkered flag in front of a home crowd. Starting from second on the in grid behind fellow Brit and teammate George Russell, Mr. Hamilton steered through rainy conditions and a solid final stint from Mr. Verstappen to win his first race in over two years. Mr. Hamilton revealed post-race interview on Sky Sports that he had been counting the days since his last win, and said there have been so many moments where he had thought “it would never happen again.”...
