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McLaren fuel miscalculation forces Norris to defend hard for British GP sprint podium
Lando Norris held off George Russell for third in the British Grand Prix sprint after McLaren miscalculated fuel consumption, forcing the reigning world champion into unnecessary conservation mode in the closing laps.
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Brundle warns Russell is 'floundering' as Antonelli stretches F1 championship lead
Martin Brundle says George Russell is struggling to adapt to F1's new-generation cars, leaving the Mercedes driver 43 points adrift of team-mate Kimi Antonelli after the Italian won the British Grand Prix sprint race at Silverstone.
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Hamilton and Russell trigger contract options, exposing Verstappen-McLaren links as negotiating theatre
Lewis Hamilton has automatically secured a third Ferrari season by meeting performance clauses, while Mercedes exercised George Russell's option through 2027 after the Spanish Grand Prix — leaving McLaren as little more than a bargaining chip in Max Verstappen's Red Bull talks.
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Marks & Spencer stages first-ever pitlane fashion show at Silverstone ahead of British GP
Marks & Spencer turned the Silverstone pitlane into a catwalk on Thursday, sending 50 models down the 'Dress to Thrill' summer collection runway against a backdrop of live F1 garages — a first in the sport's history.
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Antonelli passes Hamilton at half-distance to claim sprint win at Silverstone
Kimi Antonelli overtook Lewis Hamilton on the Hangar Straight to win the British Grand Prix sprint race at Silverstone, crossing the line 2.7 seconds clear of the Ferrari driver to extend his championship lead to 43 points over George Russell.
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Horner returns to F1 paddock at Silverstone and announces memoir a year after Red Bull exit
Christian Horner will attend this weekend's British Grand Prix at Silverstone — his first F1 race since being removed as Red Bull team principal last July. The 52-year-old has also announced a memoir, titled Drive, due for release in October.
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Leclerc admits he cannot match Hamilton's pace as Ferrari SF-26 struggles persist at Silverstone
Charles Leclerc qualified fourth for the British Grand Prix sprint, more than three tenths behind team-mate Lewis Hamilton, and conceded he lacks the confidence and feel with the SF-26 to consistently extract the car's full potential.
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Verstappen braced for defensive sprint battle as Mercedes and Ferrari hold pace edge at Silverstone
Max Verstappen qualified third for the British Grand Prix sprint race at Silverstone but concedes front-row starters Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Antonelli are too quick to chase, leaving him expecting a rearguard fight against Charles Leclerc and George Russell.
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Zak Brown backs McLaren to reclaim F1's fastest car before regulations change
McLaren CEO Zak Brown says the team can climb from third to the top of the constructors' standings before the current regulation cycle ends, pointing to their previous recovery from ninth-fastest to champions as proof the gap is closeable.
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Villeneuve silences Hamilton retirement doubters as Ferrari resurgence speaks for itself
1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve has dismissed calls for Lewis Hamilton to have retired during his difficult final Mercedes seasons, arguing that Hamilton's 2026 Ferrari revival proves the seven-time champion was right to keep racing.
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Toto Wolff arrives at Silverstone in a $3.5m Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing
Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff made a memorable entrance to the Silverstone paddock on Friday, stepping out of a rare 1950s Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing coupe valued at up to $3.5 million ahead of practice and sprint qualifying.
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Brake duct damage leaves Norris on back foot for British GP sprint at Silverstone
Lando Norris was hampered by front brake duct damage throughout sprint qualifying at Silverstone, forcing a late nose cone change that left him sixth on the grid. The reigning world champion admits McLaren's MCL40 lacks the pace to challenge Mercedes or Ferrari this weekend.
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Antonelli admits he left time on the table as Hamilton snatches sprint pole by 0.011s at Silverstone
Championship leader Kimi Antonelli conceded he could have gone quicker after Lewis Hamilton edged him out of sprint qualifying pole for the British Grand Prix by just 0.011 seconds, the narrowest of margins at Silverstone.
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Hamilton snatches British GP sprint pole after Ferrari warned him of six-tenth deficit
Lewis Hamilton had been told by Ferrari engineers that he would lose six tenths to rivals on Silverstone's straights, yet the seven-time world champion defied those expectations to claim sprint race pole by just 0.011 seconds over Kimi Antonelli.
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Hamilton claims British GP sprint pole at Silverstone ahead of Antonelli and Verstappen
Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time in sprint qualifying at the 2026 British Grand Prix, putting his Ferrari on pole ahead of Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli and Red Bull's Max Verstappen.
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Hamilton pips Mercedes successor Antonelli by 0.011s to claim Silverstone sprint pole
Lewis Hamilton edged Kimi Antonelli by just 0.011 seconds to take sprint pole for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, with his 1m28.376s lap putting him three tenths clear of Max Verstappen in third.
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Vasseur fires back at Wolff's 'cheating' claim over Ferrari's aggressive F1 upgrade push
Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has sharply rejected Toto Wolff's insinuation that the Scuderia may be breaching the cost cap with its heavy upgrade programme, calling the suggestion ironic and insisting Ferrari has brought no more parts than Red Bull or any other rival.
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Adele tours McLaren HQ, tries simulator and bonds with Norris and Piastri
Pop superstar Adele paid a surprise visit to the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, testing the team's simulator alongside Oscar Piastri and sitting down with 2025 champion Lando Norris — a trip sparked by her teenage son's obsession with karting.
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Montoya warns Antonelli must beat Russell at Silverstone to assert championship authority
Juan Pablo Montoya believes Kimi Antonelli needs to defeat Mercedes team-mate George Russell at the British Grand Prix to make a genuine championship statement, warning that Russell's Austria victory proved he "delivers when it matters".
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Hamilton casts doubt on Lego parade appearance ahead of British Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton raised eyebrows on Thursday by refusing to confirm he would take part in the Lego go-kart drivers' parade at Silverstone, citing unspecified concerns — though Ferrari expects him to join his colleagues on home soil in front of 175,000 fans.
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