Lewis Hamilton fought his way up from 20th on the grid to finish third as his team-mate and title rival Nico Rosberg won the German Grand Prix.
The Briton staged a superb recovery drive despite damaging his front wing in a collision at around half- distance when passing Jenson Button’s McLaren.
He caught Williams’ Valtteri Bottas in the final laps but could not pass.
Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel beat Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso for fourth with team-mate Daniel Ricciardo sixth.
Rosberg’s victory on home soil leaves him 14 points clear of fellow Mercedes driver Hamilton at the head of the championship with nine races remaining.
“I had great fun,” said Hamilton. “I did as good as I could today. It was very hard to get through the field
safely.
“I had a little collision with Jenson. I really thought he was opening the door for me; he has been very good like that in recent races. So my bad on judgement there.”
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