Lewis Hamilton wins record sixth British Grand Prix as Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen crash at Silverstone

Lewis Hamilton has won a record sixth British Grand Prix after easing to victory at Silverstone.

The Briton extends his lead at the summit of the Formula One Drivers' Championship after finishing ahead of Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas.

Charles Leclerc took third place with his Ferrari teammate Sebastian Vettel finishing 15th after he crashed with Red Bull's Max Vertstappen - who recovered to take fifth behind teammate Pierre Gasly.

After missing out on victory on home soil last year, Hamilton was able to take full advantage when a safety car was deployed to slip ahead of Bottas.

The win sees the defending champion extend his lead to 39 points and move a step closer to a sixth F1 title.

The drama came elsewhere in Sunday's race with Vettel and Verstappen involved in a heavy crash with 15 laps to go.

Attempting to overlap the Red Bull driver into third place, Vettel rear-ended Verstappen, sending him flying into the gravel with sparks flying from underneath his car.

"What the f***, what was he doing?" the Belgian was overheard saying on the team radio.

It was Verstappen who managed to recover however, reclaiming fifth place as Vettel slipped to 17th - hit with a 10 second penalty to add insult to injury.