The British Grand Prix is one of the oldest and most famous races in Formula 1. It started in 1950 and has been held many times since then. The race is mostly held at Silverstone Circuit in the United Kingdom. Many great drivers have won here, but one driver stands out with the most wins.

Lewis Hamilton: The King of the British Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton holds the record for the most wins at the British Grand Prix. He has won the race nine times. His victories came in the years 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, and most recently in 2024. This is more than any other driver in the history of the race.

Hamilton is a British driver, so winning his home race is very special for him and his fans. His success at Silverstone has made him a legend in Formula 1.

Other Notable Winners

Before Hamilton, two other drivers had many wins at the British Grand Prix:

Jim Clark: He won the race five times during the 1960s (1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, and 1967). Clark was a two-time world champion and is still remembered as one of the best drivers ever.

Alain Prost: The French driver also won five times (1983, 1985, 1989, 1990, and 1993). Prost was known for his smooth driving style and won four world championships.

Other drivers with multiple wins include Nigel Mansell with four wins and Michael Schumacher with three wins at the British Grand Prix.

The Importance of the British Grand Prix

The Silverstone is a key race in the Formula 1 calendar. It is loved by fans because of its history and the challenging Silverstone track. The race is fast and exciting, with famous corners like Maggots, Becketts, and Abbey.

Winning Silverstone is a big achievement for any driver, especially for British drivers like Hamilton and Mansell. It shows skill, speed, and the ability to handle pressure at home.

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Lewis Hamilton won his first race since December 2021 by outlasting Max Verstappen and Lando Norris in a thrilling wet-dry British Grand Prix.

Hamilton had just enough to fight off a late push from Verstappen’s Red Bull to win his 104th career race, his ninth at home, and set the record for most victories on a single circuit.

Verstappen, who had struggled for pace for much of the race due to two distinct periods of rain, came alive in the last circuits to capture second place behind Norris, who finished third.

Hamilton, who was driving in his final British Grand Prix for Mercedes before joining Ferrari next year, appeared to be in tears in the car as he told his team, “This means so much to me,” as they congratulated him on the radio.

“This one means a lot to us all,” his engineer, Peter Bonnington, explained. “I love you, Bono,” Hamilton said.

Toto Wolff, Mercedes team principal, described the victory as “a fairytale” for both the team and Hamilton.

Norris’ teammate Oscar Piastri, who was also in the lead fight for the opening part of the race, finished fourth ahead of Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz.

Lewis Hamilton‘s comeback with victory

Despite the bad weather, the top drivers and three leading teams put on a spectacular display in front of a crowd of 164,000 people who cheered the British drivers, particularly Hamilton, to the rafters.

Mercedes drivers George Russell and Lewis Hamilton led the early laps after the team secured the front row of the grid, while Verstappen past Norris down the outside of Turn Four on the first lap to finish third.

However, the Red Bull did not display its normal race pace, and Norris reclaimed third place on lap 15 with a pass into Stowe corner.

Piastri followed the Briton through two laps later, just as the first shower of rain began, putting the McLarens, who had chosen a higher-downforce setup than Mercedes and Red Bull, in command.

Hamilton made the first move, however, bypassing Russell into Stowe on lap 18.

A few laps later, both Mercedes drivers skidded off the track at Turn Two at the start of lap 19 as they battled for grip on the treacherous track, and Norris pounced, past Russell at Turn Four before closing up on Hamilton and passing him at Turn One on lap 20.

Piastri raced up to second behind him, and the McLarens went one-two for five laps as the track began to dry.

The lead cars went out on slick tyres for the first bout of rain, but the teams knew more was on the way, and as the rain fell heavier, Verstappen benefited from an early intermediate stop on lap 26.

Norris, Hamilton, and Russell followed him a lap later, with Piastri suffering as a result of lingering out on the slicks for another lap and losing ten seconds to the lead pack.

Verstappen moved into third place behind Norris and Hamilton, with Russell in fourth.

Four laps later, Russell was forced to withdraw his Mercedes due to a water system issue.

By lap 38, with 14 laps remaining, the track was mostly dry, and Verstappen again jumped early for a tyre change.

He and Hamilton came to a stop together, with Mercedes using soft tyres and Verstappen using hard, while Norris waited for a lap before switching to softs.

The early stop, combined with a delay in the pits for McLaren as Norris stopped past his markings, propelled Hamilton into the lead.

It set up a grandstand finale, with the three cars captured in a single camera shot on the Hangar Straight during the race’s climax.

Lewis Hamilton always appeared to have Norris under control, but it soon became evident that Verstappen was the real threat, with the Red Bull altered by the decision to move to hard tyres.

Verstappen passed Norris on lap 48 down the Hangar Straight and entered the final four laps 3.2 seconds behind Hamilton and closing close.

But Hamilton had enough to hold him off, reaching the finish line 1.4 seconds behind, before fighting back tears as he climbed out of the vehicle.

Meanwhile, Norris and Piastri were left to rue some questionable McLaren pit calls – both Norris’ stops were a lap too late, and Piastri was undone by the decision not to double-stack him behind Norris when they switched to intermediates.

And Piastri’s pace on the medium tyres after the race – he was the fastest vehicle on the track by a significant margin, gaining 10 seconds on the leaders – suggested that Norris, too, should have switched to the same compound when he made his last stop.

Behind Sainz, Hulkenberg finished sixth in a highly improved Haas, while Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso finished seventh and eighth, respectively, with Williams’ Alex Albon and RB’s Yuki Tsunoda rounding out the top ten in points.

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Max Verstappen has ranked the top five F1 drivers of all time, with one name standing out.

The 26-year-old Dutchman is becoming more and more common in these discussions as a result of his three championships and sixty grand prix victories.

But when asked lately who his own top five would be, one name that is rarely mentioned made the list.

The top five F1 drivers of all time are a hotly disputed topic. The requirements, expectations, and physicality of F1 have all altered dramatically over the last 74 years, and the sport has grown through generations over that period.

Given how difficult it is to compare drivers from different eras, it is both subjective and scholarly. In short, it’s almost impossible to answer; however, Verstappen gave it a shot.

“I know what happens because whatever I say, there will be people commenting and disagreeing. It’s a difficult question,” he told DAZN, before giving his answer.

“I will go for Michael [Schumacher], probably also Ayrton [Senna], Fernando [Alonso], Lewis [Hamilton] and [Juan Manuel] Fangio. The familiar names.”

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However, one name jumps out, no matter how familiar it may seem. Fernando Alonso is the most experienced Formula One driver of all time, and while he has always been one of the most gifted, his results have not always reflected that, having spent much of his later career with midfield teams.

He made his debut for Minardi in 2001 and will still be racing 25 years later, with his next Aston Martin deal running until at least the end of 2026.

Since 2001, he has participated in 389 Grands Prix (starting all but three) and won 32 times, the last of which was 11 years ago. However, the Red Bull driver believes that the two-time champion’s success is based on more than just winning.

“I think Fernando always shows himself as he is,” Verstappen said. “That is something I admire enormously. He has been very successful but remains passionate about racing. 

“He’s a typical, kind man, which I like. He is also very pleased when another driver performs well.

By the time the next Aston Martin agreement is completed, it will be two decades since he won the second of his two drivers’ titles. It has been nearly ten years since he won a grand prix.

His career began with a bang when he became F1’s youngest race winner at the 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix. However, despite not being widely regarded as one of the greatest five drivers in F1 history, his brilliance far outweighs her achievements in the competition.

Verstappen finds connections in his career and Alonso’s. Both reignited their home country’s love of Formula One, and both became their country’s first world champion.

“I believe he was the first Spanish Formula One driver to make the sport popular in Spain. He also became a global champion. “For me, it’s similar in the Netherlands,” the Dutchman added.

Verstappen believes parallels between his and Alonso’s careers. Both reignited their home country’s love of Formula One (F1), and both became their country’s first world champion.

“He loves racing and I love racing. He is even a little bit older than me because at his age he is still in F1. I have a lot of respect for him. I remember following him in F1 when I was still in karts. For him, I turned on the TV because I knew he was going to race well.”

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