Carlos Sainz wins for the first time in Formula 1 at Silverstone Dutchman Max Verstappen (Red Bull), the defending champion, did not go further than seventh place.

Spaniard Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) won the British Grand Prix this Sunday, scoring his first F1 triumph at Silverstone, where he started from pole position in the 10th race of the year.

The 27-year-old Sainz, who topped the grid for the first time and added his first win, completed 52 laps of the British circuit with a 3.779 second lead over Mexican Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) and 6.225 seconds over Britain’s Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes). seven-time world champion, second and third place respectively.

Dutch champion Max Verstappen (Red Bull) did not go further than seventh place, but retained his lead in the individual standings with 181 points, 34 more than Pérez and 43 more than Monegasque Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), who completed this stage. Sunday race in fourth place.

The British Grand Prix was interrupted for almost an hour due to two accidents that occurred in the first corner involving several drivers, including the Chinese Guanyou Zhou (Alfa Romeo), the protagonist of the most revealing incident, and the Thai Alexander Albon (Williams) without serious injuries.