Hamilton dominates in British Grand Prix win

SILVERSTONE, England: Lewis Hamilton streaked to British Grand Prix victory yesterday, delivering a masterful drive in wet conditions to delight a vociferous home crowd and reignite his world title challenge.

Consistent rain saw nearly all the drivers spin at some stage of the race and though BMW's Nick Heidfeld produced a good drive to finish second and Rubens Barrichello was third, no one could come close to Hamilton, who won his home race by a staggering 68.5 seconds.

The British McLaren driver produced an excellent start and a superbly aggressive opening stint to take the lead early on, before going on to close the race out maturely.