Sainz claims maiden F1 win

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LONDON – Carlos Sainz claimed his first Formula One victory in his 150th race yesterday when he drove his Ferrari to a spectacular triumph in a furious and crash-hit British Grand Prix.

The 27-year-old Spaniard, starting from his maiden pole position, resisted a charging Sergio Perez of Red Bull, who recovered from 17th, to take the flag by 3.7 seconds in front of a record 142 000 crowd at the high-speed Silverstone circuit.

Home hero seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes took third, to claim a record 13th podium finish on home soil, an unprecedented total by any driver at a single event.

Resisted

Drawing on his fresher tyres in the closing stages, Hamilton resisted and passed Charles Leclerc in the second Ferrari, who finished fourth ahead of two-time champion Fernando Alonso of Alpine and Lando Norris of McLaren.

World champion and series leader Max Verstappen finished seventh for Red Bull, recovering after picking up debris and suffering a puncture, ahead of a revitalised Mick Schumacher of Haas, four-time champion Sebastian Vettel of Aston Martin, who had started 18 and Kevin Magnussen in the second Haas.

“I don’t know what to say,” said a beaming Sainz. “It is amazing. My first win in Formula One on my 150th race and for Ferrari at Silverstone! It’s

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amazing.”

Perez was also delighted. “It was a great comeback,” he said.

“We never gave up and we kept pushing. We kept trying. It was epic in some of those final laps.”

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Hamilton paid tribute to the crowd, saying Silverstone was unmatched around the world for the scale and depth of enthusiasm demonstrated at the British event, which yesterday provided stunning entertainment.