The Briton’s 47th victory added to his momentum in a championship that Rosberg started off dominating with four wins in a row but has since turned in Hamilton’s favour
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In pictures: Celebrities out in force at the British F1 Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton won a wet-dry Formula One race at Silverstone, in front of a 130,000-strong home crowd.
England cricketers (left to right) James Anderson, Stuart Broad and Joe Root outside the Red Bull Racing garage before the Formula One Grand Prix of Great Britain at Silverstone on July 10, 2016 in Northampton, England. (Getty Images)
Celebrity baker and TV personality Paul Hollywood stands in the Red Bull Racing garage before the Formula One Grand Prix of Great Britain at Silverstone on July 10, 2016 in Northampton, England. (Getty Images)
Geri Halliwell, Jade Jones, Emma Bunton and Red Bull Racing Team Principal Christian Horner stand in the Red Bull Racing garage before the Formula One Grand Prix of Great Britain at Silverstone on July 10, 2016 in Northampton, England. (Getty Images)
Football player Michael Carrick on the grid next to the car of Max Verstappen of Netherlands and Red Bull Racing during the Formula One Grand Prix of Great Britain at Silverstone on July 10, 2016 in Northampton, England. (Getty Images)
Former Olympic cyclist Chris Hoy on the grid before the Formula One Grand Prix of Great Britain at Silverstone on July 10, 2016 in Northampton, England. (Getty Images)
F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone on the grid before the Formula One Grand Prix of Great Britain at Silverstone on July 10, 2016 in Northampton, England. (Getty Images)
Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP celebrates his win on the podium during the Formula One Grand Prix of Great Britain at Silverstone on July 10, 2016 in Northampton, England. (Getty Images)
Max Verstappen of Netherlands and Red Bull Racing celebrates his third position finish with his team during the Formula One Grand Prix of Great Britain at Silverstone on July 10, 2016 in Northampton, England. (Getty Images)
Nico Rosberg of Germany and Mercedes GP celebrates on the podium during the Formula One Grand Prix of Great Britain at Silverstone on July 10, 2016 in Northampton, England. (Getty Images)
Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team’s British driver Lewis Hamilton (R), Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team’s German driver Nico Rosberg (C) and Infiniti Red Bull racing’s Belgian-Dutch driver Max Verstappen follow the safety car during the British Formula One Grand Prix at Silverstone motor racing circuit in Silverstone, central England, on July 10, 2016. Lewis Hamilton streaked away to comfortably win his home British Grand Prix on Sunday, with Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg hanging on for a provisional second. Third was the Red Bull of Max Verstappen, but championship leader Rosberg — suffering late gear-box trouble — was under investigation over a radio communication that could spell further trouble for the German. (Andrej Isakovic/AFP/Getty Images)
Former Formula One Champion Niki Lauda is pictured ahead of the British Formula One Grand Prix at Silverstone motor racing circuit in Silverstone, central England, on July 10, 2016. Lewis Hamilton held his nerve to grab pole position ahead of Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg for Sunday’s British Grand Prix with a spectacular lap in the final seconds of an intense qualifying session. (Andrej Isakovic/AFP/Getty Images)
