| 12.30 | Welcome to F1-Live.com and our live coverage of the 60-lap British Grand Prix. Contrary to all weather predictions this week, it is a dry and sunny day at Silverstone. |
| 12.32 | Lewis Hamilton pulled a superb lap out of the bag yesterday to pip Kimi Raikkonen to the pole position by a tenth of a second. Hamilton had trailed in fourth position until his final last gasp effort and much to the delight of the British crowd, he got the job done. |
| 12.34 | Hamilton hysteria as the media are dubbing it, has gripped Silverstone this weekend, by while Hamilton has the pole, Ferrari have looked very strong all weekend long. Were it not for a small error from Raikkonen on his final run, he would be starting P1. |
| 12.36 | As ever, most will opt for a two stop strategy, but the big question is how long they will run in the first stint. Hamilton is rumoured to be a little lighter on fuel than Raikkonen and team-mate Fernando Alonso who starts third in the second McLaren Mercedes. |
| 12.38 | For Alonso, nothing but a win will be good enough as he trails his rookie team-mate by 14 points. The defending champion was on good form in qualifying and may be able to take the shine off Hamilton’s dream weekend. |
| 12.40 | Felipe Massa had a relatively low-key qualifying run to fourth position. After losing out to team-mate Raikkonen at the French Grand Prix last Sunday, the momentum has swung Raikkonen’s way. Without a doubt however, the top four are all capable of winning this race. |
| 12.42 | Robert Kubica qualified his BMW Sauber fifth and admits he is leading the ‘B’ championship at Silverstone. It was an impressive run from Kubica, but he knows that unless there are major problems ahead, he is racing to retain his fifth position. Team-mate Nick Heidfeld is having a tough time and starts a disappointed ninth, his worst position of the season. |
| 12.44 | Ralf Schumacher put in a great lap in qualifying and lines his Toyota up sixth. The team showed well in testing at the circuit a few weeks ago and Schumacher should be able to battle with Kubica to score valuable points for himself and the German-based team. Team-mate Jarno Trulli starts tenth and will be looking to a long first stint to make up track position. |
| 12.46 | Heikki Kovalainen and Giancarlo Fisichella seem to be rather stuck in the lower top ten at the moment with Renault. While the team has made progress they remain that critical half second or more off the front runners. Starting seventh and eighth, both will be aiming for a solid points scoring result. |
| 12.48 | Mark Webber and David Coulthard line up tenth and 11th respectively and will be aiming to get the Red Bull Renault squad up into the points. It is tight in the mid-field and gains at the start will be the key if they are to make progress. |
| 12.50 | William Toyota are facing a tough race with Alex Wurz 13th on the grid and Nico Rosberg starting back in 17th after a mechanical issue in qualifying. A points result is unlikely for the team. It is a similar situation at Honda with Rubens Barrichello starting 14th and Jenson Button 18th. |
| 12.52 | Of the rest, it will be a battle between the Toro Rosso duo of Scott Speed and Tonio Liuzzi with the Honda runners while at the back, Super Aguri and Spyker will be looking for a reliable trouble free run after mistakes in the recent past. |
| 12.54 | There is a massive crowd on hand, most of which are cheering on home town hero Lewis Hamilton. It is sunny and warm, perfect conditions for racing. |
| 12.56 | The drivers are all in their cars on the grid. We do not know yet which drivers are starting the race on the hard and soft tyre. The performance difference is not large at this circuit but Alonso in particular has been going well on the harder option. |
| 12.57 | Takuma Sato was expected to line up 21st in his Super Aguri Honda, but has opted to start the race from the pit lane. |
| 12.59 | The engines fire up and the grid is being cleared. |
| 13.00 | Lewis Hamilton leads the field away from the dummy grid. |
| 13.01 | They are all busy warming the brakes and trying to retain as much tyre temperature as they can. |
| 13.02 | McLaren on the harder tyre, Ferrari the soft. |
| 13.02 | Hamilton lines up on his Pole Position with the rest of the field clotting into grid order. The start will be critical for the race win... |
| 13.03 | Massa has stalled his Ferrari. The start will be aborted. |
| 13.04 | The second parade lap is underway. A disater for Massa who will start from the pit lane. |
| 13.04 | Massa lines up at the end of the pit lane. |
| 13.05 | Hamilton lines up on the pole position for the second time. |
| Lap 1 | The 60-lap British Grand Prix is underway. |
| Lap 1 | Hamilton leads Raikkonen and Alonso. |
| Lap 1 | Schumacher lost ground to Heidfeld at the start and the Renault duo. |
| Lap 2 | Webber has got ahead of Trulli for position. |
| Lap 2 | Rosberg moves ahead of Wurz. An impressive start. |
| Lap 3 | Raikkonen remains glued to the back of Hamilton. He should be faster on the softer tyre. |
| Lap 3 | Rosberg is now ahead of Speed as he moves through the field. |
| Lap 3 | Massa is working his way thought the field and is now 15th. |
| Lap 4 | Massa now lining up to pass Wurz and gets the job done into Stowe. |
| Lap 5 | The key for Hamilton now is the pit stops. He will probably pit on lap 15 - 17, Raikkonen a few laps later. |
| Lap 6 | Kubica remains fourth, having gained a spot with Massa stalling his car. |
| Lap 6 | Barrichello and Button run 17th and 18th for Honda. It is hard to know where this team can really go from here. |
| Lap 7 | The gap at the front remains a second with Alonso just over another second back in third position. |
| Lap 8 | Massa is now ahead of Rosberg and runs in 12th position. |
| Lap 8 | Massa's next target is David Coulthard in the Red Bull. |
| Lap 8 | Webber is slow on track. He has a problem. |
| Lap 9 | Webber was nunning in ninth position but pulled off down at Club corner. |
| Lap 9 | Rosberg and Coulthard actually got together and that allowed Massa though. |
| Lap 10 | Webber makes it back to the pits. It will almost certainly be another gearbox issue. He is out of the race. |
| Lap 10 | Massa is now closing on the second Toyota of Trulli. |
| Lap 11 | Less than three second cover the top three. |
| Lap 11 | Massa passes Trulli with ease down the Hanger Straight. |
| Lap 12 | Massa's next target is Ralf Schumacher some 8s down the road. |
| Lap 13 | Kovalainen seems to slow on the Hanger Straight... Fisichella moves ahead and into fifth position. Some team tactics? |
| Lap 13 | It seems that Renault have released Fisichella to chase fourth placed Kubica. |
| Lap 14 | Raikkonen is very cclose to Hamilton, just a few car lenghths as he gets a tow down the Hanger Straight. |
| Lap 14 | Hamilton under pressure now. |
| Lap 14 | Raikkonen has a look in the stadium but backs out. |
| Lap 15 | Raikkonen has the speed, he will look to pass into Stowe. |
| Lap 15 | Close, but Raikkonen remains second. Hamilton is struggling to keep Raikkonen at bay. |
| Lap 16 | Raikkonen is faster though the first part of the lap. Alonso watching in third. Kovalainen pits from sixth. |
| Lap 16 | Big pressure for Hamilton as Raikkonen continues to duck and dive behind him. |
| Lap 16 | Rosberg pits from 12th. Now Hamilton pits from the lead. This is the moment... |
| Lap 17 | Hamilton went too early and had to stop. He lost a few seconds in the process. Kubica, Fisichella and Schumacher pit. |
| Lap 17 | Key laps for Raikkonen and Alonso... |
| Lap 18 | Sutil's Ferrari engine has failed. He was 19th ahead of his team-mate. |
| Lap 18 | Raikkonen pushing hard... |
| Lap 19 | Raikkonen pits from the lead. Clean stop. |
| Lap 19 | Raikkonen exits the pits a couple of second ahead of Hamilton. |
| Lap 19 | Alonso now leads but has yet to stop. |
| Lap 20 | Heidfeld pits his BMW Sauber. |
| Lap 20 | Heidfeld has moved ahead of Fisichella in the first round of stops. |
| Lap 21 | Alonso pits. He will be hoping to exit ahead of Hamilton. Will be close. |
| Lap 21 | Alonso exits the pits in the lead ahead of Raikkonen and Hamilton. Long stint paid off. |
| Lap 21 | Massa has pitted his Ferrari. |
| Lap 21 | I thought Alonso might exit ahead of Hamilton, but to do Raikkonen as well was impressive. |
| Lap 22 | Massa now runs seventh after the first round of stops just behind Fisichella. |
| Lap 23 | Ralf Schumacher pits for a second time. He has a problem. Rosberg now runs last and must have a problem as well. |
| Lap 24 | Schumacher retires the Toyota. |
| Lap 25 | Alonso has pulled out a little gap at the front. Kovalainen is in ninth and chasing Coulthard who has yet to stop. |
| Lap 26 | Speed and Liuzzi have just taken stops for STR. |
| Lap 26 | Hamilton is dropping back in third position and doesn't have the pace to stay with Raikkonen it seems. |
| Lap 27 | Coulthard makes his first and probably his only stop from eighth position. |
| Lap 27 | Wurz also pitted his Williams. |
| Lap 28 | Coulthard exited ahead of Trulli so that is a pass for position. |
| Lap 28 | A big lock up for Hamilton at Priory. |
| Lap 29 | Trulli is now under pressure from Scott Speed. Toyotas race is going all wrong. |
| Lap 30 | Raikkonen runs a little wide exiting Stowe. |
| Lap 30 | Massa's charge has come to a halt as he remains seventh behind Fisichella and ahead of Kovalainen. |
| Lap 31 | Hamilton is slipping back by over half a second a lap now and is seemingly out of contention. |
| Lap 31 | Speed and Wurz have got together whist battling for tenth position. Front left damage for Speed. |
| Lap 32 | Davidson pits and retires from 15th as Barrichello makes his first stop. |
| Lap 32 | Wurz caught Speed napping into Vale and contact was made, hence contact. |
| Lap 33 | Rosberg passes Trulli. |
| Lap 33 | Button is the only driver yet to pit. |
| Lap 34 | Hamilton is now ten second behind Raikkonen. |
| Lap 34 | Button now pits from ninth position. |
| Lap 35 | Alonso gets the gap out to over five second now from Raikkonen. |
| Lap 36 | Fisichella pits from sixth position. That will release Massa who must now be looking to P4 overall. |
| Lap 37 | Hamilton is now over two seconds a lap off the pace. He is on the soft tyre and seems lost with the handling. |
| Lap 38 | Alonso pits from the lead. A short middle stint for him. He takes the hard tyre and is back out. |
| Lap 38 | After some time in the pit, Davidson is back out after repairs. |
| Lap 38 | Kovalainen pits from eighth. |
| Lap 39 | Raikkonen now leads but will be pitting soon. He needs some very fast lap now. Hamilton now pits his McLaren, some wing adjustment and hard tyres. |
| Lap 39 | Raikkonen is faster than Alonso at the moment so it will be close as he makes his final stop. |
| Lap 40 | Raikkonen stays out for another lap and is pulling time from Alonso. |
| Lap 41 | Raikkonen blows by one of the Renault's an is right on the limit. |
| Lap 41 | Kubica pits his BMW Sauber. He is on target for fourth. |
| Lap 41 | Alonso lost a second last lap to Raikkonen... |
| Lap 42 | Raikkonen remains on track and he may have done enough now to take the lead after his stop. |
| Lap 43 | Raikkonen starts another lap and should now be able to pit and exit ahead of Alonso. |
| Lap 43 | Heidfeld pits his BMW Sauber. |
| Lap 44 | Raikkonen pits from the lead. |
| Lap 44 | Raikkonen exits the pits and is clear of Alonso by a few seconds. |
| Lap 44 | Massa runs in third and will stop soon. It will be close as he makes his final stop as he looks to get ahead of one or possibley both BMWs. |
| Lap 45 | Trulli pits for a third time. He is having a rotten race. |
| Lap 46 | Raikkonen is showing his pace as he pulls nearly a second on Hamilton on that lap. |
| Lap 46 | Massa pits his Ferrari |
| Lap 46 | Massa exits the pits having moved ahead of Heidfeld but behind Kubica. |
| Lap 47 | Coulthard pits from ninth position. |
| Lap 47 | A great recovery from Massa after stalking on the grid. 22nd to fifth at the moment and closing in on Kubica. |
| Lap 49 | Massa now all obver the back of Kubica and looking to move fourth. |
| Lap 51 | Massa shadows Kubica. He will look to pass at Stowe or Priory. |
| Lap 51 | The top three now seem set. The interest is over fourth position. |
| Lap 53 | Massa seeminly unable to find a way ahead of Kubica who is defending well. |
| Lap 54 | Coulthard remains half a second behind Button but unable to make a way though. |
| Lap 56 | Liuzzi pulls off track from 14th position with a mechanical problem. |
| Lap 57 | Massa remains behind Kubica. He closes on the Hanger Straight, but Kubica is fast enough to keep him behind. |
| Lap 59 | The Renault duo are now lapped in seventh and eighth. |
| Lap 60 | Kimi Raikkonen wins the British Grand Prix from Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton. Two straight wins from Raikkonen. |
| Lap 60 | Hamilton's third place marks his ninth straight podium. |
| Lap 60 | Kubica holds on to fourth ahead of Massa and Heidfeld. A bit of a non-race for Renault in seventh and eighth. |
