Hamilton slips down standings in Spain tyre blow

Lewis Hamilton was the big loser as Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya hosted the Spanish grand prix on Sunday.

The McLaren driver was running second behind dominant winner Mark Webber when a tyre failure pitched him into the barrier on the penultimate lap.

It means he is now just seventh in the drivers' championship, 21 points behind his teammate and title leader Jenson Button, who had a bad race in Spain stuck behind Michael Schumacher.

If Hamilton's tyre had held on for another two laps, the Briton would now be just three points off the lead.