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SILVERSTONE, England, Monday July 7, 2014, CMC – Lewis Hamilton came from behind to win the British Grand Prix for the first time in six years here Sunday, cutting Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg’s lead to four points and reviving his hopes of winning the Formula One driver’s title.

Starting from sixth on the grid following a mistake in Saturday’s final qualifying, Hamilton drove superbly, capitalising on Rosberg’s retirement with gearbox failure, to win the contest at Silverstone in a time of two hours, 26.52 minutes.

With the victory – his fifth of the season – Hamilton moved to within four points of Rosberg on 161 points.

Valtteri Bottas of Williams was second while Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo finished third.

“I think this weekend really just showed that, for one, you never give up. Yesterday wasn’t a case of giving up, I didn’t think I could do the lap, I was really shocked that the last sector was so fast,” said Hamilton referring to his botched qualifying session on Saturday.

“But coming here today I had my family with me [and I was] just focused. The support from the fans, as I said, just spurred me on, and I really couldn’t have done it without them.”

He continued: “Yesterday, after qualifying, it looked so hard. I really was almost speechless when I spoke to [the fans], and it was no one else’s fault but mine. I was just so disappointed in myself. And then to get that result today, to really climb through… the team have just done an incredible job.”

The 27-year-old Brit was off to a great start, moving from sixth to fourth on the first lap and was quickly up to second following a break in the race caused by a crash involving Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen.

He then chased down Rosberg, gaining on every lap before the German’s gearbox failed on the 29th lap, leaving Hamilton in control of the race.

Hamilton, whose paternal grandparents hail from Grenada, is seeking his first World title since 2008.

That same year, he was honoured by the Grenada government for bringing international exposure to the country.

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LEWIS HAMILTON WINS THE BRITISH GRAND PRIX (CREDIT: BBC)

CRASH INVOLVING FINNISH DRIVER KIMI RAIKKONEN (CREDIT: BBC)

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