Max Verstappen stuns Mercedes to win 70th Anniversary Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton rescues second

MAX VERSTAPPEN claimed a stunning victory in the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix as Mercedes suffered more tyre woe.

The Red Bull driver stormed to victory at Silverstone having started from fourth place to pick up his first win of the 2020 season.

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Max Verstappen stunned Mercedes to win the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone[/caption]

Lewis Hamilton made a late charge to finish second ahead of Valtteri Bottas as Mercedes’ tyres wilted in the Silverstone heat.

Just like last week, the German outfit struggled to manage their rubber with both drivers suffering blisters early on.

And that was music to Verstappen’s ears as his Red Bull coped with the 43C track temperature better than his rivals.

Mercedes were forced to pit both pole starter Bottas and championship leader Hamilton very early while Verstappen stayed out on his fresher tyres.

And the Dutchman looked after his car so well that he had a pit stop in hand over his Mercedes rivals and came out ahead of the pair.

Hamilton pitted late on for the second time onto fresh rubber and charged past Charles Leclerc into third.

He then caught his team-mate Bottas with two laps to go to claim second place behind the imperious Verstappen.

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Valtteri Bottas got away ahead of Lewis Hamilton off the start[/caption]

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Sebastian Vettel spun off the curb and fell down to last place[/caption]

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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen stayed with the Mercedes pair early on as both cars struggled with their tyres again[/caption]

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The drivers make a stand against racism before the race[/caption]

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Silverstone hosted the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix having hosted the first ever race back in 1950[/caption]

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