Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel arrived in Germany with both championship leads, with the outright fastest car and riding on a wave of momentum, but a gentle sprinkling of rain was enough to wash it all away.

Lewis Hamilton has seized an unlikely victory at the German Grand Prix after pole-sitter Sebastian Vettel crashed out in a late-race rain shower.

Sebastian Vettel has beaten Valtteri Bottas to a home pole position at the German Grand Prix after Lewis Hamilton bowed out with hydraulics problems in Q1.

Michael doesn’t send a postcard but does send back an interview with RaceFans.net’s Dieter, who Renckens this weekend could well be the last German Grand Prix for the time being. Rob and Peter celebrate the anniversary of the first F1 shoey.

Formula One’s midseason break is now just 12 days away, and after running five races across six weekends, the mandatory factory shutdown will give the sport’s overworked staffs some hard-earnt rest.