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Mercedes team chairman Niki Lauda, however, was furious that many might not have bothered to wait hours for the chequered flag, following a lengthy delay.<\/p>\nLewis Hamilton is right back in the game, as his championship deficit shrinks from 29 points to just 4 with a popular home win at Silverstone.<\/p>\n
Mercedes team chairman Niki Lauda, however, was furious that many might not have bothered to wait hours for the chequered flag, following a lengthy delay.<\/p>\n
It took an hour for circuit workers to replace damaged armco barriers after an early crash involving Kimi Raikkonen, who limped from his destroyed Ferrari into the medical car.<\/p>\n
“Ridiculous,” said Lauda.\u00a0 “The chances of it happening again are zero.<\/p>\n
“They take care of every little detail and a lot of people will switch the television off.”<\/p>\n
Raikkonen was not seriously injured, having later been spotted comfortably walking to a golden Ferrari road car as he departed the British grand prix venue.<\/p>\n
“He seems ok,” the Maranello team confirmed, with teams sources reporting nothing more than a bruised ankle for the Finn.<\/p>\n
More than just ok, however, is Hamilton, whose mood on Saturday had dropped to an all-time low when he decided to abandon the potential pole lap.<\/p>\n
But he was bearing down on Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg during the race before sweeping into the lead when the sister silver car ground to a halt with a gearbox problem.<\/p>\n
“I don’t want to see a teammate fail,” happy Hamilton said after delivering a home win for the Silverstone crowd, “but I really needed this result.”<\/p>\n
Rosberg, though, said the Brackley based team has work to do.<\/p>\n
“Our car is totally dominant,” he told German television RTL, “but reliability is also very important.”<\/p>\n
But team boss Toto Wolff said Hamilton cannot be begrudged a full celebration, with the 2008 world champion having earlier been the victim of technical trouble.<\/p>\n
“Today was Lewis’ day,” he said, “and it blows the championship wide open.<\/p>\n
“We will let them race all season no matter what.”<\/p>\n
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