As Lewis Hamilton prepares to take to his beloved Silverstone later on Sunday, he will likely be looking back fondly at his win at the same track last season.
But his eighth British Grand Prix victory was covered in controversy following a first-lap crash with Max Verstappen that left the Dutchman and his Red Bull team furious. The tenth round of the F1 championship saw the teams travel to Northamptonshire, with the title battle finely poised.
Verstappen and Hamilton had been battling each other closely all year long and the first eight corners of the race delivered some of the best racing the famous track had ever seen. But as the title rivals went through Copse corner, disaster struck for Verstappen.
