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		</div><p>Max Verstappen won a frenetic rain-hit German Grand Prix after Lewis Hamilton crashed while on course for victory.</p>
<p>Hamilton appeared set to claim his eighth win of a dominant season before drama struck on lap 29 of 64 in a race which featured four safety car periods.</p>
<p>The British star, who had just stopped for dry rubber, ran off the road at a final corner which had claimed Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc one lap earlier.</p>
<p>Hamilton had to stop for a new front wing and was stationary for more than 50 seconds as his Mercedes crew dashed around for spare parts.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">VER: ";It was amazing to win in the end. It was really tricky to make the right calls. To come out on top it was all about not making mistakes. It&#39;s amazing to win here";<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/F1?src=hash&;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#F1</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GermanGP?src=hash&;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GermanGP</a> ð©ðª <a href="https://t.co/pHoup464Hw">pic.twitter.com/pHoup464Hw</a></p>
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<p>He finished 11th, having also been hit with a five-second penalty for entering the pits on the wrong side of the bollard, and spun in the final stages too on a day to forget for the world champion.</p>
<p>Verstappen, who stopped five times in the most topsy-turvy of races, took the chequered flag to claim his second win of the campaign.</p>
<p>The Dutchman finished ahead of Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel, who fought back from last, and Toro Rosso driver Daniil Kvyat. Racing Point’s Lance Stroll finished fourth.</p>
<p>On a miserable day for Mercedes at their home race, Valtteri Bottas crashed out at the first corner with eight laps remaining, while in the hunt for the podium.</p>
<p>Bottas’ spin brought a furious reaction from Toto Wolff, the Mercedes team principal banging both his fists on the table.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Confirmation of the final positions from an unforgettable race at Hockenheim â±ï¸<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GermanGP?src=hash&;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GermanGP</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/F1?src=hash&;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#F1</a> ð©ðª <a href="https://t.co/ea8y1zqGE3">pic.twitter.com/ea8y1zqGE3</a></p>
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<p>Hamilton held a commanding 35-second lead when he stopped to change on to the dry tyres.</p>
<p>But the last corner of the Hockenheim circuit was still damp, and after it caught Leclerc out, the young Monegasque crashing from second, Hamilton hit the barriers too.</p>
<p>While Leclerc retired, Hamilton was able to limp back to the pit lane, falling back to fifth following a comical pit stop, before gaining two places to third.</p>
<p>But then Nico Hulkenberg also crashed out at the final corner, resulting in a third safety car period.</p>
<p>Hamilton pitted a lap late leaving him way down the order. Running in 12th, Hamilton said: <em>“How has it gone this bad?”</em></p>
<p><em>“Copy that, Lewis,”</em> came the reply from his engineer, Pete Bonnington. <em>“That is something we are going to have to review.”</em></p>
<p>There were then huge cheers from the grandstands as Hamilton fell off the road again, spinning at the opening bend.</p>
<p>He pitted for new tyres, dropping to last place. He would finish outside of the points, 11th of the 13 classified runners.</p>
<p>There were no such concerns for Verstappen, who kept his cool to win by more than seven seconds.</p>
<p>Vettel, who had started from the back of the grid after his engine broke in qualifying, made several moves in the final laps to seal the runner-up spot.</p>
<p><em>“It was about trying not to make mistakes,”</em> said Verstappen. <em>“It feels amazing to win.</em></p>
<p><em>“You learn over the years. I was very happy with the whole performance.”</em></p>
<p>Stroll took fourth ahead of McLaren’s Carlos Sainz with the London-born Alexander Albon a career-best sixth. Lando Norris failed to finish following a gearbox issue.</p>
<p>Vettel added: <em>“It was a long race. At some stage it felt never-ending. It was very tough with the conditions. I am just happy.”</em></p>
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