{"id":22442,"date":"2021-07-18T13:50:11","date_gmt":"2021-07-18T17:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=22442"},"modified":"2021-07-19T10:51:40","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T14:51:40","slug":"hamilton-wins-british-grand-prix-despite-controversial-crash-with-verstappen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=22442","title":{"rendered":"Hamilton Wins British Grand Prix Despite Controversial Crash With Verstappen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2.61018259.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"546\" height=\"360\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2.61018259.png 546w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2.61018259-300x198.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/>Lewis Hamilton delivered a remarkable comeback to win the British Grand Prix after he was accused of putting Max Verstappen\u2019s life on the line when Formula One\u2019s championship rivals crashed at 190mph.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton passed Charles Leclerc with only two-and-a-half laps remaining of a thrilling race after the Ferrari driver ran out of road on the exit of Copse in front of a 140,000 spectators on a sizzling afternoon at Silverstone where this season\u2019s title battle boiled over.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton was hit with a 10-second penalty for a terrifying lap-one shunt which saw Verstappen\u2019s afternoon end in the barriers and subsequently hospital.<\/p>\n<p>But his stunning win \u2013 his eighth on home turf \u2013 moved him to within seven points of Verstappen on a remarkable afternoon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-22442\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=22442&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-22442\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=22442&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-22442\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=22442&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=22442\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lewis Hamilton delivered a remarkable comeback to win the British Grand Prix after he was accused of putting Max Verstappen\u2019s life on the line when Formula One\u2019s championship rivals crashed at 190mph. 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