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Perhaps I'm a bit late in finding this thread. Apologies.

My vote goes with Hamilton for two reasons:

*1. His qualifying performance in that car was quite something, especially when one bears in mind that he (and Button) had no proper set up time with the configuration they used (after abandoning their failed 'blown diffuser').

*2. To challenge Webber on the first few laps required an effort which is little short of super-human, and he stuck with him for most of the race. Quite astonishing, given the 9.5mph difference between their cars in the bits that really matter at Silverstone.

To put that in perspective, going 'flat' through Becketts gives a gigantic speed advantage; here Hamilton was having to change down a gear - allowing a higher speed for more than a third of the lap, carrying through all the way down the Hangar straight! And what he was doing to hang on through Copse was beyond mere mortals.

Being able to stay in touch with such a performance deficit is almost unheard of. 10 out of 10 to Hamilton for this amazing feat.