Lewis Hamilton Juara di Silverstone untuk Ketiga Kalinya
Hamilton Won the British Grand Prix at Silverstone for the Third Time
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
LEWIS HAMILTON menjadi juara Grand Prix Inggris di Silverstone setelah pembalap Inggris ini mampu mengantisipasi perubahan cuaca terhadap rekan setimnya di Mercedes, Nico Rosberg.
Lewis Hamilton memenangkan Grand Prix Inggris di Silverstone untuk ketiga kalinya untuk memperpanjang
peluang meraih juara dunia musim ini.
Bersaing di negeri asalnya, pembalap kulit hitam ini mampu memanfaatkan derai hujan untuk meraih kemenangan.
Dia harus mengendalikan mobilnya sejak start dan tertinggal di urutan ketiga pada satu titik setelah Felipe Massa dan Valteri Bottas menyusulnya.
Namun Hamilton secara cerdik dan piawai mampu memimpin balapan dan menjegal kemenangan dari rekan setimnya, Nico Rosberg, seperti dilansir MailOnline.
Sebastian Vettel dari Ferrari finish di urutan ketiga, dan duo Williams, Massa dan Bottas berada di urutan keempat dan kelima di garis akhir.
Jenson Button kembali melanjutkan kesialannya di Silverstone setelah ia terhadang pada lap pertama.
Kemenangan Hamilton atas rekan setimnya, Nico Rosberg membantunya memperpanjang keunggulannya atas penantang terdekatnya di F1 dengan selisih 17 poin.
LEWIS HAMILTON wins British Grand Prix at Silverstone after masterful drive in changing weather conditions holds off challenge of Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg
Lewis Hamilton won the British Grand Prix at Silverstone for the third time to extend championship lead.
Home favourite switched seamlessly to intermediate tyres when rain showers threatened his lead in closing laps.
He had to recover from sluggish start and was third at one point after Felipe Massa and Valteri Bottas overtook him.
But Hamilton had plenty of pace to assume the lead and hold off challenge of German team-mate Nico Rosberg.
Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari finished third, with Williams duo Massa and Bottas fourth and fifth respectively.
Jenson Button's Silverstone hoodoo continued after he went off on the first lap.
His victory over Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg helped him extend his lead over his closest challenger in the world drivers' championship to 17 points.
