Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton won a record sixth British Grand Prix at Silverstone on Sunday after jumping ahead of Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas by taking advantage of the safety car being deployed. By beating Bottas by almost 25 seconds, the British driver extended his championship lead over the Finn to 39 points and moved ahead of Jim Clark and Alain Prost to take the record for British GP victories. Charles Leclerc of Ferrari completed the podium by finishing third.