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Niki Lauda has no issue with Nico Rosberg's penalty: "Honestly, I think it was OK. He went too wide."
Summary
Hamilton wins, Ricciardo 2nd, Verstappen 3rd
Rosberg has poor start but recovers to fourth
Rosberg handed five-second penalty after aggressive Verstappen overtake
Massa and Nasr out
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Postpublished at 14:45 British Summer Time 31 July 2016
Daniel Ricciardo is sitting down on the podium. What's he doing? Oh he's taking his shoes off. Oh, now he is pouring champagne into them. Oh, now he is drinking the champagne from his shoe!
Come on Daniel, you are not a student!
Image source, Getty Imagesget involved Get Involved #bbcf1published at 14:44 British Summer Time 31 July 2016
Dan Bell: Lewis Hamilton is the greatest ever British F1 driver yet so many British people hate him. I don't get why. #jealous, external
David NicholsonHirst: When Lewis wraps the Championship up then watch Rosberg up his game!
Robin Best: Well done Lewis Hamilton for the victory and also very well done Jenson Button 8th, two Brits in the points.....get in.
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Lewis Hamilton is handed the first-place trophy. It's not small, must be half a metre tall and pretty heavy - but Hamilton lobs it in the air anyways. Fortunately, he catches it well.
Great team effort - Hornerpublished at 14:42 British Summer Time 31 July 2016
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner is a very happy man, with Daniel Ricciardo coming second and Max Verstappen third.
"It was a great team effort, they worked with each other to ensure they both cleared Rosberg with his five-second penalty," Horner tells BBC Radio 5 live.
"To have both drivers on the podium is great. To move ahead of Ferrari before the summer break was our target.
"It is a well earned break for the team now and it is great to go to the break 14 points up on Ferrari so it was a good team performance."
Image source, Getty ImagesCostly for Rosbergpublished at 14:42 British Summer Time 31 July 2016
Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer at HockenheimMercedes technical director Paddy Lowe admits there was "more of a safety margin than we would have liked" in the five-second penalty stop for Nico Rosberg.
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There's no doubting it, Lewis Hamilton has got his mojo back. He heads into the second half of the year looking as strong as he ever did last year.
He leaps up onto the podium as the British national anthem is played.
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"Get in there," comes the message over to Lewis Hamilton. "Great work mate, A beautiful start and well managed, an awesome race, well done."
Hamilton replies: "Fantastic job, awesome pit-stops. Summer break, I will really enjoy it.
Second-placed Daniel Ricciardo, on his team radio, says: "Cheers boys, good stuff. Super soft was pretty well balanced, cheers."
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Victory for Lewis Hamilton - his sixth in his last seven races - moves him 19 points clear of Nico Rosberg.
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Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer at HockenheimPerfect way for Hamilton to go into summer break. Rosberg must wonder what has happened - 62-point swing since Spain.
German GP top 10published at 14:37 British Summer Time 31 July 2016
1) Hamilton 2) Ricciardo 3) Verstappen 4) Rosberg 5) Vettel 6) Raikkonen 7) Hulkenberg 8) Button 9) Bottas 10) Perez
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Image source, Getty ImagesBrilliant, controlled race by Lewis Hamilton as he makes it four wins in a row to extend his lead over Nico Rosberg heading into the summer break.
Daniel Ricciardo finishes second with Max Verstappen third.
Chequered flagpublished at 14:34 British Summer Time 31 July 2016
LEWIS HAMILTON WINS THE GERMAN GRAND PRIX.
Image source, APLap 66/67published at 14:34 British Summer Time 31 July 2016
Jenson Button picks off Valtteri Bottas, who is on a worn set of softs and is up into seventh.
Meanwhile, Lewis Hamilton begins his final lap...
Lap 65/67published at 14:33 British Summer Time 31 July 2016
Meanwhile, Lewis Hamilton is firmly in control. He's more than seven seconds ahead of Daniel Ricciardo with two laps to go.
Lap 64/67published at 14:33 British Summer Time 31 July 2016
Brilliant late battle between Fernando Alonso and Sergio Perez. The Force India driver has another go at the hairpin and forces his way through, forcing Alonso a little wide as he muscles in. It looks like no points for Alonso.
'I don't think the rain will change anything'published at 14:30 British Summer Time 31 July 2016
Allan McNish
BBC Radio 5 live Formula 1 analystWhat goes through a driver's mind when the rain comes so late in a race?
"The first thing you do, is lift your visor a bit to see what it is like, F1 analyst Allan McNish says on BBC Radio 5 live.
"Maybe you brake a bit earlier in the areas when there is a risk. If you are leading the race you don't want the rain to happen, but if you are chasing someone you think 'great, I will have a chance'.
"But with so few laps remaining the spots of rain I don't think will change anything."
Lap 63/67published at 14:29 British Summer Time 31 July 2016
Sergio Perez spies a chance down to the hairpin but Fernando Alonso is wise to it and closes the chance off.
Image source, Getty ImagesLap 62/67published at 14:28 British Summer Time 31 July 2016
Fernando Alonso is holding on to 10th at the moment but has a fight on his hands as Sergio Perez closes in. Seventh tenths of a second between them with five laps to go.
Image source, Getty Images'What a performance'published at 14:27 British Summer Time 31 July 2016