F1 British Grand Prix: Top 5 races of all time at Silverstone

#1 2017 British Grand Prix: Hamilton delivers a dogged drive to deride Ferrari

A crowd-favourite at Silverstone, Hamilton roars following his famous 2017 win

Ferrari might not have expected to lose out on the race ever since Vettel, despite qualifying behind Raikkonen on P3, maintained under a second’s worth of difference to pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton at the start.

But on most race-days, Silverstone and math do not go hand-in-hand.

So when Hamilton made most of a superior tyre management, against Ferrari’s horror show wherein Vettel and Raikkonen both suffered a horrible tyre burst right in the closing stages, although the Finn limping to clinch a podium, the strategic advantage, as well as the psychological edge, remained with the Mercedes driver.

But perhaps the 2017 British Grand Prix will always be remembered for the importance that modern tyre compounds hold in a circuit suited to corner speed and strategy.

Hamilton’s win at Silverstone was important from a strategic point of view that it allowed the British multiple world champion to cut his deficit to Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel to just 1 point. This blunted the German’s advantage and aided the English driver.

Eventually, as Vettel, who dropped from running in 3rd to 7th, with only a couple of laps to go, collecting only 7 points instead of maintaining what would’ve been a handy lead over the 2017 championship winner, Hamilton would use the edge to hold the driver’s championship by the scruff of the neck to turn things around later.

Keeping his teammate in check, Hamilton ran fast and furious in a classic 1-stop strategy to emerge a defiant winner at Silverstone, gaining significantly from the tyre bust up that so solidly compromised Vettel’s race.

But destiny often favours the brave, does it not?

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