BEIJING, July 7 -- Lewis Hamilton led from lap four in his McLaren to win his first British Grand Prix and take the lead in the world drivers championship. In an eventful race of spins and near-misses at rain-soaked Silverstone yesterday, Hamilton lapped all but two of the field and finished over a minute ahead of Nick Heidfeld in a BMW Sauber. Honda's Rubens Barrichello was third for his first podium in four years and Honda's first of the season.
McLaren Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain laughs during the third practice session for Sunday's British F1 Grand Prix at the Silverstone race track in central England July 5, 2008.
Hamilton's third victory of the season gives him a total of 48 points, level with Ferrari's Felipe Massa and fourth-place finisher Kimi Raikkonen in the drivers championship. "It is by far the best victory I've ever had," Hamilton said after waving to the 90,000 fans who gave him a standing ovation after his runaway 68.5-second victory.
"The conditions were bad and as I was driving I thought, 'If I win this, it will be the best race I've ever done'. On my last lap, I could see the crowd starting to rise to their feet, and I was just praying, praying, praying I could get the car round."
Massa, who spun at least five times in the race, finished last of the 13 finishers and failed to pick up a point. Hamilton takes the lead because of their head-to-head finishes in other races. Although he and Massa each have three wins, a second, a third and a fifth, Hamilton has a better finish in races where they weren't among the points. Raikkonen, the defending world champion who won this race last year, has only two victories this season.
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