FINISH: Germany is next. Join us again on July 20th for round ten of the Championship
FINISH: "Well done Lewis, tremendous drive, well disciplined and look after the car" is the mesage from Ron Dennis with Hamilton saying "Thank you" in return to his team
FINISH: Rubens Barrichello is third - great result for the Honda driver
FINISH: And Lewis Hamilton wins the British GP by over a minute ahead of Nick Heidfeld
Lap 60: Final lap for Hamilton who drives by the eager British fans who blow their airhorns in support of the British driver
Lap 59: Nakajima is trying to get by Alonso now and he's bringing trulli with him
Lap 58: Kovalainen finally gets by Alonso and up into fifth place
Lap 57: Hamilton is easily on his way to the British GP victory
Lap 56: Kovalainen tries to get round Alonso but the Spaniard manages to hold him off. Heikki tries again but Alonso is not giving up
Lap 55: Kovalainen lines up Alonso looking for a way through
Lap 54: Raikkonen takes Alonso for fourth place. Great fight back from the Ferrari driver who was undone by Ferrari's poor tyre decision in the first pit stops
Lap 54: Hamilton laps Raikkonen and Alonso - the present and past World Champions
Lap 53: Raikkonen lines up Alonso but backs away at the last minute. Massa pits. He is the last driver in this grand prix
Lap 52: Hamilton puts a lap on his team-mate Kovalainen. That will be demoralising for the pole sitter who had been hoping for his first win
Lap 51: Massa has spin number five!
Lap 51: Raikkonen is closing in on Alonso, less than a second separate the two as Kovalainen spins. This allows Alonso and Raikkonen through
Lap 50: Trulli's stop has put him down in eight place, elevating Raikkonen to P6 which should earn the reigning F1 Champion three points
Lap 49: Trulli pits, Massa spins, Webber spins. And the one of the three that has happened most this afternoon? Massa spins! The Brazilian just can't keep it on the track. That was his fourth spin of the day
Lap 48: Barrichello comes out in third place, still on track for a podium
Lap 47: The Brazilian pits for third time this afternoon. Disappointing outcome for Rubens
Lap 46: Hamilton now has a 40s lead over Barrichello in the Honda
Lap 45: Massa is running last in 13th place. He has Seb Bourdais 35s ahead of him on the track
Lap 44: Glock is the latest to go spinning off. His problems elevates Nakajima into the points
Lap 43: Barrichello takes Heidfeld for second place
Lap 42: Barrichello on the full wets is flying and looks to be on course for third place. However, Honda will have to pit him again as reports coming in suggest that their fuel right didn't give the Brazilian enough fuel
Lap 41: Rosberg pits for a broken nose and Button has stopped out on track. And a hare runs across the race track
Lap 40: And now the sun is out!
Lap 39: Heidfeld pits, also intermediates. Kubica has also pitted
Lap 39: Hamilton pits for new tyres. They put new intermediates on the McLaren driver's car. Is this a mistake from McLaren? Some say the rain is going to stop other predict it will continue for a while
Lap 38: Hamilton, Massa, Raikkonen and Kubica all spin of the track. All four are able to continue
Lap 37: The rain is bucketing down and Piquet Jr is the first victim. He reties in the dirt
Lap 37: Button pits as well but Barrichello can't get away from the pitbox which means Button has to wait for his team-mate
Lap 36: Glock loses a place to Trulli after spinning off the race track. Barrichello pits from fifth place
Lap 35: Kovalainen pits for the second time. He comes out ahead of Button
Lap 34: Kubica has taken P3 off Kovalainen. Great race from BMW as Heidfeld is second
Lap 33: Glock is lapping Felipe Massa
Lap 32: After an intense six laps Hamilton is leading by 23.8s over Heidfeld with Kovalainen third, a further 18.4s off the pace
Lap 31: Raikkonen is passed by Piquet Jr and Kubica before Ferrari finally opted to pit the Finn for new tyres. What a disaster for Ferrari who made a really really really bad call by not changing Raikkonen's tyres earlier. He comes out behind Button in 11th place!
Lap 30: What an outrageous time of the race, which had become rather boring. Nothing like a bit of rain to spice things up
Lap 29: Kovalainen takes Raikkonen, pushing him wide and Heidfeld follows through, giving Kimi a nudge as he does so. The BMW driver also takes Kovalainen. Fisichella retires, spinning off
Lap 28: Trulli and Alonso both pit as Kovalainen fights Raikkonen for second place. It's only a matter of time before the McLaren driver, who was 5s a lap quicker, gets by
Lap 27: Piquet Jr takes sixth place off Alonso who, like Raikkonen, is struggling with his tyres
Lap 26: Raikkonen is paying for not putting on new tyres. He's 6s down on Hamilton that lap. He will need to pit for new tyres
Lap 25: The rain is coming down harder and Hamilton is loving it. The McLaren driver is lapping 2s a lap faster than Raikkonen
Lap 24: Kubica pits while Nakajima takes his second spin of the afternoon. Heidfeld takes Trulli and Alonso is one corner
Lap 23: Heidfeld pits from the lead. He comes out behind Trulli. Piquet jr also pits
Lap 22: Massa pits for fuel as the rain begins to fall
Lap 22: Hamilton and Raikkonen both pit at the same times. Just 0.9s were between them. Kimi is 7.5s, Hamilton was 8.0. Lewis gets out just ahead of Kimi but will now face a tough battle keeping teh Ferrari driver at bay
Lap 21: Alonso pits from third place. No new tyres for the Spaniard, just fuel. He comes out ahead of Glock and behind Trulli
Lap 20: Gap is down to 1.6s as Hamilton's team-mate Kovalainen comes in for fuel. The team changes the tyres, gives him fuel and sends him off. He comes ahead of the BMW of Kubica
Lap 19: Webber pits from tenth place as a short light drizzle hits the circuit
Lap 19: Raikkonen does a 1:31.150 to move with 2.5s of Hamilton. Raikkonen seems to have the better tyres at present
Lap 18: Massa moves up another place, taking P15 off Fisichella
Lap 18: Renault urge Alonso to get a move on as they fear Heidfeld could get ahead in the pit stops
Lap 17: Massa passes Rosberg for 16th place at Vale
Lap 16: Hamilton responds to Raikkonen's pace with a fastest lap of his own. The McLaren driver, though, is fighting his car and it looks as if his tyres could be going off. A 1:32.817 for Hamilton
Lap 15: Webber goes up another place after sliding through on Button. The Aussie's Red Bull is loving this track and these conditions
Lap 14: Another new fastest lap from Kimi. It's a 1:33.526 for the Ferrari driver who is now just 3.8s behind Hamilton
Lap 14: Massa is having a torrid race. He is down in 17th place and is all over the place, struggling to keep his car pointed forwarded
Lap 13: Webber has taken Barrichello and is now up into 11th place. Great racing from the man who started P2 but spun on the first lap
Lap 12: Raikkonen, who is now P2, is closing in on Hamilton - albeit only marginally
Lap 11: Sutil is in the wars. He lost it under breaking on the way into Abbey Chicane, almost collecting Bourdais in the process. Sutil was sent hurtling over the grass, pretty much airborne as he hit the kerb before travelling across the gravel and coming to a rest. He's out of the grand prix
Lap 10: Webber, who is P12, clocks a 1:33.810 for a new fastest lap as he closes in on the Hondas. Button has gotten by Barrichello who is Webber's next target
Lap 10: Raikkonen has overtaken Kovalainen for second place! A spin from Kovalainen allowed Raikkonen through and put him in Alonso's sights
Lap 9: Webber pushes Bourdais wide as he takes 13th place off the Toro Rosso driver. His next target is Sutil, who he easily passes
Lap 8: Raikkonen is now losing ground to the McLarens. The Finn is 5.1s behind Hamilton and 1.9 behind Kovalainen
Lap 7: Hamilton sets a 1:34.285 - a new fatsest lap time
Lap 7: Webber has improved to 15th place, overtaking Giancarlo Fisichella
Lap 6: The two Hondas have had an okay start to the race. Barrichello is currently P10, one place ahead of his team-mate Button
Lap 5: Alonso sets a new fastest lap time: a 1:34.904
Lap 5: Hamilton has taken the lead at Silverstone. The Brit easily slid through on his team-mate in a move that looked almost as if Kovalainen lifted for Hamilton
Lap 4: Massa spins again. The Championship leader, who crashes heavily in Friday's first practice, is struggling to stay on the track in these wet conditions. Hamilton is all over the back of Kovalainen with Raikkonen staying on their tails
Lap 3: Fernando Alonso has easily overtaken Heidfeld for fourth place
Lap 2: Hamilton has a run at Kovalainen through Copse, however, he has to back off rather than risk putting both McLarens out of the race. Alonso has taken fifth place off Piquet Jr
Lap 1: Webber has spun while Nakajima is taking to the grass. Massa, the Championship leader, also spins. Accident between Coulthard and Vettel. It's all action on this first lap
Lap 1: Kovalainen gets a flying start while Raikkonen and Webber are fighting for position. Hamilton charges ahead and up into second place. The Brit tries to take his team-mate but Kovalainen fights back, forcing Hamilton to settle for second
START: And it's go at Silverstone
13h03: The drivers line-up on the gird ready for the start
13h02: The drivers have all opted for the Bridgestone intermediate tyre
13h00: The formation lap is underway with 19 drivers leaving the grid. The 20th driver, Nico Rosberg, is starting the grand prix from the pit lane as Williams opted to make changes to his suspension after qualifying
12h58: The track temperature is currently 16'C with an ambient temperature of 15'C. Light rain is falling over parts of the circuit
12h55: It's a sell-out crowd here today as the British fans flock to watch Hamilton, David Coulthard and Jenson Button in action
12h50: The British national anthem rings out around Silverstone
12h45: Mark Webber is joining Kovalainen on the front row with Kimi Raikkonen lining up in third place and alongside Hamilton
12h40: The McLaren driver is starting the race from P4 on the grid while his team-mate Heikki Kovalainen is the pole-sitter
12h35: Lewis Hamilton is heading out with the intermediate Bridgestone tyre on his McLaren
12h30: Pit lane is open which means the drivers can now make their way to the grid
12h30: According to current forecasts, rain is expected in the next half an hour but after that the chance of showers decreases
12h20: The track is very wet at the moment although it is not raining. However, there is a very strong wind blowing at around 30 kilometres per hour
12h10: First the big news of the weekend: Today's race is the penultimate time that Silverstone will host the British GP as the FIA announced earlier this weekend that Donington Park would take over in 2010
12h00: Welcome to coverage of the 2008 British GP, which takes place at the Silverstone circuit in Northamptonshire.
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