'I gave it everything' - Lewis Hamilton delighted with podium finish at British Grand Prix at Silverstone

Lewis Hamilton has said he gave everything in his bid to haul in Carlos Sainz, as he claimed a “huge bonus” of a third-placed finish at the British Grand Prix. After being an also-ran for much of the season due to issues with his Mercedes, there was confidence in the camp that upgrades to the car would pay dividends at Silverstone.

Ad/> Hamilton’s team-mate George Russell was an early casualty due to a crash on the first lap involving multiple cars, but Mercedes ended the race on a high as Hamilton claimed third behind the Ferrari of Sainz and Red Bull of Sergio Perez. British Grand Prix'Halo saved me' — Zhou after horror, multi-car crash at British Grand Prix5 HOURS AGO Mercedes and Hamilton entertained thoughts of a win, but they could not get tyre temperature following a safety car — and had to settle for third.

The result moved Hamilton up to 93 points in the drivers’ standings, albeit well adrift of championship leader Max Versteppen (181) who had a race to forget on account of a puncture and aero issues. Hamilton can look forward to the rest of the summer and beyond with a positive mindset after a 13th podium finish at Silverstone.

“I gave it everything today and I was trying to chase down those Ferraris but they were just too quick today for us and at the end I was in the battle with Perez but those guys were just too quick for us on the straights,” Hamilton said. “We lost a little bit of time in the pit stop and I was chasing and chasing.