Hamilton won't give up after Silverstone fightback

Lewis Hamilton thinks Sunday's second place was a "huge" result for his Mercedes team and says he will not give up on the title fight.

Sebastian Vettel's dramatic victory in the British Grand Prix last weekend extended the German's lead over Lewis Hamilton to eight points in the drivers' standings.

Despite this, an adamant Hamilton says that he will not give up on catching Vettel.

Hamilton dropped to 18th in the first-lap following a controversial collision with Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen, which left Hamilton spun.

However, Hamilton clawed his way back to finish runner-up in a quite remarkable drive from the Mercedes man.

"We're in a tough battle this year and it's the most intense battle that I think we've probably all had," Hamilton explained to Crash.

Hamilton says that he was still expecting to jump back up the grid despite the disaster in the opening lap.