The fight for the 2021 Drivers' Championship is well and truly back on after Lewis Hamilton took the chequered flag at the British GP, taking a sizeable chunk out of Max Verstappen's lead following the Dutchman's DNF.
No doubt the big talking point coming out of Sunday's race was the first lap incident between the two rivals. Hamilton clipped the back of Verstappen's car, sending the Red Bull driver into the wall with a 51G impact.
His retirement was made all the worse by the fact that Hamilton battled back from a 10-second penalty to score 25 points compared to the Dutchman's zero, meaning the Red Bull driver sits just eight points up after 10 races.
Sunday's results also means that Mercedes, aided by Valtteri Bottas' third-place finish, now sit just four points back of Red Bull in the Constructors' Standings. Sergio Perez came home down in 16th, meaning the Austrian team's only points this weekend came courtesy of Verstappen in Sprint Qualifying.
Elsewhere Lando Norris now finds himself third in the standings, while McLaren hold a 15-point advantage over Ferrari for third.
Formula 1 standings 2021
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Red Bull Racing | 395.5 |
| 2 |
|
Mercedes AMG Motorsport | 387.5 |
| 3 |
|
Mercedes AMG Motorsport | 226 |
| 4 |
|
Red Bull Racing | 190 |
| 5 |
|
Scuderia Ferrari | 164.5 |
| 6 |
|
McLaren Racing | 160 |
| 7 |
|
Scuderia Ferrari | 159 |
| 8 |
|
McLaren Racing | 115 |
| 9 |
|
Scuderia Alpha Tauri | 110 |
| 10 |
|
Alpine F1 | 81 |
| 11 |
|
Alpine F1 | 74 |
| 12 |
|
Aston Martin F1 Team | 43 |
| 13 |
|
Aston Martin F1 Team | 34 |
| 14 |
|
Scuderia Alpha Tauri | 32 |
| 15 |
|
Williams Racing | 16 |
| 16 |
|
Alfa Romeo Racing | 10 |
| 17 |
|
Williams Racing | 7 |
| 18 |
|
Alfa Romeo Racing | 3 |
| 19 |
|
Haas F1 | 0 |
| 21 |
|
Haas F1 | 0 |
Max
Verstappen
Lewis
Hamilton
Valtteri
Bottas
Sergio
Pérez
Carlos
Sainz
Charles
Leclerc
Daniel
Ricciardo
Pierre
Gasly
Sebastian
Vettel
Lance
Stroll
Yuki
Tsunoda
Antonio
Giovinazzi
Nikita
Mazepin
| Pos. | Team | Drivers | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Hamilton & Bottas | 613.5 |
| 2 |
|
Verstappen & Pérez | 585.5 |
| 3 |
|
Leclerc & Sainz | 323.5 |
| 4 |
|
Ricciardo & Norris | 275 |
| 5 |
|
Ocon & Alonso | 155 |
| 6 |
|
Gasly & Tsunoda | 142 |
| 7 |
|
Vettel & Stroll | 77 |
| 8 |
|
Latifi & Russell | 23 |
| 9 |
|
Räikkönen & Giovinazzi | 13 |
| 10 |
|
Mazepin & Schumacher | 0 |
Red Bull
Alfa Romeo
Haas
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