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They're looking into why – we don't know yet.“Even for next weekend, it would have been important today to get more experience and learn more about and understand the car – especially in race conditions. “But more than that, thanks to the guys who knew what I could do, even when I was finishing nowhere and they still brought me back.“Thanks to Jean-Eric Vergne who is a hard bone to chew but he pushed me all the way, he helped me out a lot.Lewis Hamilton wants his Mercedes team to investigate his tyre problems after fearing they would EXPLODE near the end of today's 70th Anniversary race.The Brit, who suffered a dangerous blow-out during the British GP just seven days ago, came home in second place behind race-winner, Max Verstappen.While Verstappen was comfortable on the rubber, Hamilton feared another failure.He said: “I'm really grateful to have managed to just get my way through the race.“At the end I was just driving with half a tyre basically.“If you look in the mirrors, one half was bald and the other side was okay, so it held together.“But of course I was nervous it was going to explode.“I'm sure the team will be working as hard as they can, because we've not had that before.“Pirelli were struggling with tyre failures last week, so they just put the pressures up and up and up and up.“The tyres are balloons now, they're the highest pressures we've ever had on a track like that.“It's something we'll look into. Leclerc 4° That would see him make the podium.Verstappen told to close in on Hamilton in case the world champion tries to go to the end of the hard tyres.Mercedes have seen enough and call him in to the pits for fresh tyres. The Red Bull victory denied Mercedes victory for the first time in 2020… “The vibration just gets so quickly out of hand that within two, three laps, it just sky-rocketed.“I don't think the tyre would have survived to the end. The Red Bull driver came from fourth on the grid to beat the Mercedes pair of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas, who both struggled with their tyresHAMILTON: "Congratulations to Red Bull and to Max. Think the Dutchman is bored.He cannot catch Bottas and Leclerc cannot catch him.Having been ruled out due an an engine issue, he said: “It's crazy – somehow it fit into these crazy days I've experienced.“It's disappointing for me and the team – they tried everything. They didn't have the blistering problems on the tyres that we had today. He is 2.1 seconds clear of Bottas. At the end I was driving with half a tyre"BOTTAS: “Very frustrating starting from pole and finishing third. F1 schedule 2020: latest Grand Prix dates, news, and results . That's usually the reverse way around. He wins by 5.8 seconds from Verstappen.Leclerc is third for Ferrari – an unlikely podium. After a fascinating first round of races at Austria, Styria, and Hungary, it is time for a double-header at the iconic Silverstone. Flying Dutchman Max Verstappen produced a brilliant drive at Silverstone to win the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix. Vettel, Kvyat and an angry Raikkonen star in the best of team radio from SpainThe Winners and Losers of the 2020 Spanish Grand PrixThe Ross Brawn column: Itâs tough to watch Vettel and Ferrari going through the pain of divorceBeing stuck behind one-stoppers cost us seventh in Spain, says GaslyPADDOCK PASS: All the reaction from the drivers after the Spanish Grand PrixAS IT HAPPENED - Formula 1 Aramco Gran Premio de Espana 2020Risky strategy calls âpart of our DNAâ says Red Bull boss HornerTyre performance a âreal shockâ for Mercedes says Hamilton after Spanish GP win© 2003-2020 Formula One World Championship Limited Five seconds ahead.After his pit stop he is down in fourth place. He told Sky F1: “We were kind of forced to pit off the prime set. They have been told they are “free to race”. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Verstappen is 5 seconds behind the Finn.Then Leclerc, Sainz, Norris, Grosjean, Ricciardo, Stroll and Ocon.He moves to block Sainz under braking – that's against the rules.