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Hamilton's front left deflated on the last lap
while leading Sunday's race, leaving the six-times Formula One
champion 3.8km from the finish with Red Bull's Max Verstappen
chasing hard after pitting for fresh soft tyres.
Data provided by Mercedes showed Hamilton completed the final
lap only 22 seconds slower than he had raced the previous one.
He went through the high-speed Copse and Stowe corners with the
puncture at 141kph and 133kph respectively and reached 230kph on
the Hangar Straight with the front tyre already destroyed.
"Lewis's race looked a cakewalk until the last lap of the race.
It wasn't of course, because he was driving superbly for the
whole of the race," said Brawn, Formula One's managing director
for motorsport.
"He reached 230kph on the straight with only three wheels, and a
front left tyre flailing around -- absolutely mind blowing.
"He judged it to perfection to win the race by a few seconds and
a brilliant example of the amazing talents and bravery of
Lewis."
Pirelli are conducting an investigation into what happened, and
whether sharp debris or wear was to blame, with Hamilton's team
mate Valtteri Bottas and McLaren's Carlos Sainz also suffering
late failures.
(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Christian Radnedge)
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