The race was red-flagged following an accident on the opening lap, with an hour’s delay for barrier repairs. Kimi Raikkonen crashed his Ferrari heavily on the Wellington Straight. The Finn lost control of his F14 T over a bump as he rejoined the circuit after running wide at Aintree, striking the barrier on the right-hand side and spinning back across the track.
Felipe Massa's Williams was also damaged heavily when it clipped the Ferrari as Massa tried to take avoiding action. Raikkonen reported ankle pain as he climbed from his car, while Massa retired his Williams back to the pits with suspension damage. Raikkonen's F14 T also damaged Kamui Kobayashi's Caterham, which ran just ahead of Massa after the Brazilian bogged down at the start.
As the re-start was a continuation of the race that had already started, drivers were allowed to change their tyres on the grid. Providing both compounds were at some point used, any driver switching compounds during that period would theoretically not be obliged to change tyres again during the race. Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso switched from hard to medium, while the Red Bulls of Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo, Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso), Romain Grosjean (Lotus) and Sergio Perez (Force India) made the opposite move from medium to hard. A two-stop strategy was used by Hamilton to win the race, but the rest of the podium – and seven out of the top 10 – was made up of one-stoppers, at one of the toughest circuits of the season. Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo, who finished third, made his final set of medium tyres last for 37 laps.
The teams will now remain in Silverstone for a two-day in-season test on Tuesday and Wednesday. Under the 2014 regulations, each team has to devote one of in-season testing throughout the year to Pirelli, as the Italian firm develops future products. Ferrari and Marussia will test for Pirelli on Tuesday, while Red Bull and Lotus F1 Team will undertake Pirelli testing duties on Wednesday. Lotus F1 Team will run a new 18-inch wheel concept in a demonstration on Wednesday, designed to provide an insight into what Formula One might look like in the future.
BRITISH GRAND PRIX, SILVERSTONE.
52 laps, 306.198km., Weather: Sunny.
CLASSIFICATION:
P. DRIVER TEAM TIME
1. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes AMG 2h26:52.094
2. Valtteri Bottas Williams + 30.135
3. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull + 46.495
4. Jenson Button McLaren + 47.390
5. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull + 53.864
6. Fernando Alonso Ferrari + 59.946
7. Kevin Magnussen McLaren + 1:02.563
8. Nico Hulkenberg Force India + 1:28.692
9. Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso + 1:29.340
10. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso + 1 lap
11. Sergio Perez Force India + 1 lap
12. Romain Grosjean Lotus + 1 lap
13. Adrian Sutil Sauber + 1 lap
14. Jules Bianchi Marussia + 1 lap
15. Kamui Kobayashi Caterham + 2 laps
16. Max Chilton Marussia + 2 laps
17. Pastor Maldonado Lotus + 3 laps
Fastest Lap: Lewis Hamilton - 1:37.136
NOT CLASSIFIED:
Driver Team On lap
Nico Rosberg Mercedes AMG 29
Marcus Ericsson Caterham 12
Esteban Gutierrez Sauber 10
Felipe Massa Williams 2
Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1
AFTER 9 RACES:
DRIVERS: CONSTRUCTORS:
1. Nico Rosberg 165 1. Mercedes AMG 326
2. Lewis Hamilton 161 2. Red Bull 168
3. Daniel Ricciardo 98 3. Ferrari 106
4. Fernando Alonso 87 4. Williams 103
5. Valtteri Bottas 73 5. Force India 91
6. Sebastian Vettel 70 6. McLaren 90
7. Nico Hulkenberg 63 7. Toro Rosso 15
8. Jenson Button 55 8. Lotus 8
9. Kevin Magnussen 35 9. Marussia 2
10. Felipe Massa 30
11. Sergio Perez 28
12. Kimi Raikkonen 19
13. Jean-Eric Vergne 9
14. Romain Grosjean 8
15. Daniil Kvyat 6
16. Jules Bianchi 2
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