Hamilton wins British GP to close on Vettel

Lewis Hamilton cruised to a fourth successive British Grand Prix victory on Sunday as he cut Sebastian Vettel's lead in the championship to a single point. The Briton finished 14.063sec clear of Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas with Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen third after Vettel suffered a dramatic late tyre puncture.

BREAKING: @LewisHamilton wins at Silverstone! ??

HAM equals Jim Clark & Alain Prost record with FIVE #BritishGP career wins ?? #F1 pic.twitter.com/wCzzfxhHH9— Formula 1 (@F1) July 16, 2017

The German nursed his Ferrari home in seventh after pitting prior to the final lap, allowing Raikkonen to sneak back onto the podium after the Finn had also been struck by a similar tyre problem. Hamilton, who started on pole, matched Jim Clark and Alain Prost with a record-equalling fifth win at his home race.

Lewis Hamilton joins Jim Clark and Alain Prost for the record for British Grand Prix wins with five. #BritishGP ?? pic.twitter.com/kCSKFzcMy8— BBCF1 (@bbcf1) July 16, 2017

5th career #BritishGP win 4th #BritishGP win in a row Cuts VET's championship lead from 20 pts to one pt Not a bad day at the office ?? pic.twitter.com/tCrMNVQeVn— Formula 1 (@F1) July 16, 2017

Max Verstappen and his Red Bull team-mate Daniel Ricciardo, who began in 19th on the grid, were fourth and fifth respectively, with Nico Hulkenberg sixth for Renault. Vettel was followed by Esteban Ocon and his Force India team-mate Sergio Perez and Felipe Massa, who came home 10th for Williams.

HAM: "That was a feeling I can't describe. I'm so proud that I could do this for these fans" #BritishGP ?? pic.twitter.com/A0oDkAJlBK— Formula 1 (@F1) July 16, 2017

Result from the Formula One British Grand Prix1. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes                                           1:21:27.430 2. Valtteri Bottas (Finland) Mercedes                                            +00:14.063 3. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari                                                00:36.570 4. Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Red Bull - TAG Heuer            00:52.125 5. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) Red Bull - TAG Heuer                  01:05.955 6. Nico Huelkenberg (Germany) Renault                                        01:08.109 7. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Ferrari                                              01:33.989 8. Esteban Ocon (France) Force India - Mercedes                         1 lap 9. Sergio Perez (Mexico) Force India - Mercedes                           1 lap 10. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Williams-Mercedes                                 1 lap 11. Stoffel Vandoorne (Belgium) McLaren                                       1 lap 12. Kevin Magnussen (Denmark) Haas - Ferrari                            1 lap 13. Romain Grosjean (France) Haas - Ferrari                                 1 lap 14. Marcus Ericsson (Sweden) Sauber - Ferrari                              1 lap 15. Daniil Kvyat (Russia) Toro Rosso - Renault                              1 lap 16. Lance Stroll (Canada) Williams-Mercedes                                1 lap 17. Pascal Wehrlein (Germany) Sauber - Ferrari                            1 lap r. Fernando Alonso (Spain) McLaren                                                19 laps r. Carlos Sainz Jr (Spain) Toro Rosso - Renault                             51 laps r. Jolyon Palmer (Britain) Renault                                                    51 laps (rank: r = retired, nc = not classified)Fastest Lap: Lewis Hamilton,1:30.621, lap 48

PROVISIONAL CLASSIFICATION Massive drama on the final laps as Hamilton cuts Vettel's championship lead to one point#BritishGP ?? pic.twitter.com/LAQ8wfDW4b— Formula 1 (@F1) July 16, 2017

Driver and Constructor Standings after the Formula One British Grand Prix  Drivers                                                                                        Points 1. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Ferrari                                       177 2. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes                                      176 3. Valtteri Bottas (Finland) Mercedes                                       154 4. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) Red Bull                                   117 5. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari                                         98 6. Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Red Bull                              57 7. Sergio Perez (Mexico) Force India                                          52 8. Esteban Ocon (France) Force India                                       43 9. Carlos Sainz Jr (Spain) Toro Rosso                                        29 10. Nico Huelkenberg (Germany) Renault                                26 11. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Williams                                              23 12. Lance Stroll (Canada) Williams                                             18 13. Romain Grosjean (France) Haas                                           18 14. Kevin Magnussen (Denmark) Haas                                      11 15. Pascal Wehrlein (Germany) Sauber                                       5 16. Daniil Kvyat (Russia) Toro Rosso                                          4 17. Fernando Alonso (Spain) McLaren                                        2 18. Jolyon Palmer (Britain) Renault                                            0 19. Marcus Ericsson (Sweden) Sauber                                        0 20. Stoffel Vandoorne (Belgium) McLaren                                0 21. Antonio Giovinazzi (Italy) Sauber                                          0

DRIVER STANDINGS One point in it One more race before summer break (HUN) So what's everyone doing two weeks from today? ??#BritishGP ?? pic.twitter.com/z3w3sGs9qo— Formula 1 (@F1) July 16, 2017

Constructors                                                                           Points1. Mercedes                                                                                    330 2. Ferrari                                                                                        275 3. Red Bull - TAG Heuer                                                             174 4. Force India - Mercedes                                                           95 5. Williams-Mercedes                                                                  41 6. Toro Rosso - Renault                                                               33 7. Haas - Ferrari                                                                            29 8. Renault                                                                                       26 9. Sauber - Ferrari                                                                         5 10. McLaren                                                                                    2