SPORT IN BRIEF

LEWIS HAMILTON and Mercedes proved miracles do happen. At the 10th time of asking this season, and after the dejection of seeing team-mate Nico Rosberg win in Monaco and at Silverstone, Hamilton (right) finally has his maiden victory with his new team. The 28-year-old Briton finished ahead of Lotus’ Kimi Raikkonen and triple world champion Sebastian Vettel in his Red Bull. This was a victory, however, that by his own admission he never for a second believed would happen. Ahead of qualifying, motorsport director Toto Wolff insisted it would be ‘a miracle’ if either Hamilton or Rosberg made it seven poles in the last eight races for the team.