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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Michael Jones

F1 grid: Starting positions for British Grand Prix race

Formula 1 returns this weekend with action from the British Grand Prix. A sprint weekend at Silverstone provides plentiful opportunity for upsets with Lewis Hamilton seeking to ignite a title challenge against the dominant Mercedes duo of Kimi Antonelli and George Russell.

Hamilton’s victory in Barcelona, his first driving for Ferrari, gave some hope that the 41-year-old could mount a charge to close the gap on championship leader Antonelli but it was Russell who performed strongest in Austria and claimed his second grand prix win of the season to close the gap on his teammate.

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