Lewis Hamilton has emerged from the bowels of Silverstone and is up against the fence, celebrating with fans.

He's climbing the metal wiring, like a wrestler at the top during a steel cage match, swinging a British flag above his head.

There are still hundreds of fans around and the world champion is lapping it up.

He's a popular boy.

Gary Rose
BBC Sport at Silverstone

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Bad pun aside, these colourful characters stood out on the grid. 

"We are on a Stig do," says Allan, the chap aptly dressed as The Stig.

"There's 15 of us and it's been a great day. I wanted a Jenson Button win but you can't have it all."

The sun has well and truly come out to play and it is roasting now at Silverstone.

"I am actually melting," adds Allan. "I've got a flap open so some air gets in."

I asked where the flap was but immediately wished I hadn't. Needless to say, no photo necessary.

Rob Wainfur: Wish the stewards would hurry up and make a decision. I want to concentrate on the tennis

You and us both, Rob. Except here at #bbcf1, we're desperate to get off and watch re-runs of the 1967 Canadian GP - because we're super cool.

Nico Rosberg on Sky Sports: "I've scored four points more than Lewis. That's a glass half full perspective - today I'm dissappointed because I wanted to win the GP. Lewis did a better job but I'm over it already now. It's a great time because we're fighting out there for race wins every time."

After the interview, Rosberg looks directly down the camera and tells the British public they are the "best fans in the world".

Charm offensive from the German, there.

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Red Bull's Max Verstappen, who finished third, felt the love from the British fans today.

"I think I need to change my passport," he tells Channel 4.

"It's amazing, they are even cheering on for a non-British driver.

"In the beginning it was very difficult to see where I was going. But even on the slick tyres, the car was doing what it should do and we were close to the Mercedes."

He is asked about his stunning pass on Nico Rosberg on the outside of Becketts:

"I do what I think I should do. The car had the grip and it worked well. I think," he says, modestly. 

Rob Wainfur: As I said last week the stewards are definitely paid by the hour. #Overtime, external

Fissuh Hailu: Well done Hamilton. What about that problematic Rosberg? Any chance he get punished?

Uncensored Mind: I think Nico Rosberg should be DQ'ed. Without his team he would have had to park his car. Cause of team instructions he finished the race. If you want to ban messages on radio, then this is one in my opinion definitely shouldn't have happened.

Right. Lewis Hamilton has four British GP victories - level with Nigel Mansell, but one behind Jim Clark.

But who is the British GOAT (greatest of all time)?

Lewis Hamilton?

Jim Clark?

Nigel Mansell?

Jackie Stewart?

Stirling Moss?

You can vote for the greatest British F1 driver of all time - on the right if you're on desktop, or using the Vote tab if you're on mobile.

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Lewis Hamilton speaking to Sky Sports: "Incredible day. It never gets old. It always feels like the first time. It felt like 2008 when I won here. The energy is so much more electrifying this weekend.

"Every time I come back here it's growing. They say F1 is struggling but you see the core of the sport here.

"I'm growing with the car and I'm super happy. I don't mind who I have to go up against. I'm ready."

Perhaps surprisingly, some very positive words from McLaren's Fernando Alonso (finished 13th) who says it was his best race since rejoining the team last season.

He wrote: "First race that we felt competitive, specially in mix conditions! Despite the result the best weekend for me so far in this project!"

Gary Rose
BBC Sport at Silverstone

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Here's a couple of fans who have had a successful post-race session of foraging.

They are Darren Anderson and Chris Soulsby.

"I came in 2014 and did the pit walk and got some rubber from the support races but I wanted something after the grand prix this time," says Darren. "That was a great race and a great result. Love Hamilton."

Chris disagrees. "I'm a massive Nico Rosberg fan. Not a good day. I want him to win the title this year."

Alexandre Tynemouth: Strange Mercedes help Nico but not Lewis in Baku?

Sean Constable: How come Hamilton could not discuss his gearbox issue earlier this season? Maybe a German thing?

Chris Harvey: Thus far every time @LewisHamilton, external has won the British GP he has gone on to become World Drivers' Championship. Omen?

Listen to Nico Rosberg's communication with his Mercedes team and decide for yourself whether he deserves a penalty.

Gary Rose
BBC Sport at Silverstone

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It is absolutely heaving on the track directly opposite Lewis Hamilton's garage as fans wait for the man himself to appear. There was some excitement as someone emerged from Hamilton's garage but that turned to groans when it ended up being an engineer. Excitement swiftly returned when he lobbed a few gloves over, though.

Who was with me last week after the Austrian GP.

Some of you stuck with me as we waited for what seemed like years while the stewards decided whether to punish Rosberg for colliding with Hamilton.

Boy, that was a long slog.

I'm getting deja vu.

A reminder that Nico Rosberg is under investigation by the Silverstone stewards for receiving communication on how to solve a problem with his car.

The rules say you are allowed to receive advice on the radio if the car is about to fail.

Rosberg was stuck in seventh gear when he was given a code to put into his panel and was then told to avoid seventh gear.

Apparently, it is the latter of the two communications that is the one he is being investigated for.

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff speaks on Sky Sports about the radio communication with Nico Rosberg.

"If you have a terminal failure you connect. I wouldn't pre-empt what the stewards say, but i think it was fine.

"I would want a tiny bit back on the rules - like if there's a technical problem. But I don't want to coach the drivers."

Gary Rose
BBC Sport at Silverstone

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Down on the grid are thousands of fans, plenty wearing beaming smiles after that Lewis Hamilton win.

It is now a chance for people to claim souvenirs. Some are scouring the surface for discarded rubber, others are claiming bigger prizes. This is Sam, Jack and Matty from Kingsley, delighted after seeing a Hamilton win at their first British GP.

"He was brilliant," says Jack. "It is his title to win now. Brilliant weather and a Hamilton win. Perfect day."

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Lewis Hamilton is the first man to win three successive GPs at Silverstone and has matched Jim Clark's record of winning three consecutive British GPs.

Henry Ice: If Nico is likely to get penalised, should that not be investigated during the race so someone else gets and enjoys the podium?

Edward Williamson: Rosberg being punished isn't really what I'm concerned over. It's clarity of the rules that I would like.