Lewis Hamilton is adamant there will be no complacency as he avoids losing his F1 world championship lead.

Hamilton rocketed back to the top of the drivers' standings after his stunning drive in the wet at Silverstone brought victory in Sunday's British Grand Prix.

Although the 23-year-old is level on points with Ferrari duo Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa, the McLaren star has the edge on count back.

However, despite erasing memories of his races in Canada and France where he failed to score, the win in front of his home fans has not eased the pressure going into weekend's German Grand Prix.

"Pressure always exists because you need to win consistently," said Hamilton.

"In Formula One, you're only as good as your last race and Silverstone already felt like an old memory by the time I was testing at Hockenheim on Tuesday.

"Generally, a race win briefly takes the load off everyone's shoulders because it allows you to push forward without looking back at the problems you may have faced in the previous race.

"But you can never get complacent and we'll be pushing hard again in Germany next week."