SILVERSTONE, U.K -- A frustrated Lewis Hamilton has suggested his first-lap collision with Kimi Raikkonen at the British Grand Prix was orchestrated by Ferrari.
Hamilton had a slow getaway from pole and was beaten into Turn 1 by title rival Sebastian Vettel and Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas. At the right-hander which followed, Hamilton held the edge over Kimi Raikkonen in the other Ferrari, but the Finn locked up and pitched the No.44 car into a spin.
Hamilton re-joined the action in last place but turned in an impressive drive back to second position, which meant he limited some of the ground lost to championship leader Vettel.