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From pole position Lewis Hamilton wants to complete the British Sports Weekend by winning the home race. Photo: Martin Rickett / PA Wire
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Sebastian Vettel wants to successfully defend his Formula 1 lead in Great Britain and finish the winning streak of rival Lewis Hamilton. The British relies on fan support.
S ilverstone (dpa) – After England's quarter-final round at the World Cup, Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton wants to finish the British sports weekend by winning the race at home
33-year-old Sunday with his Mercedes from pole position and may be with his sixth win at the only British Grand Prix winner. Sebastian Vettel stands with his Ferrari in the front row next to Hamilton. Everything indicates the eternal duel between the two rivals of the title
TWO FIGHTS: Mercedes against Ferrari, Hamilton against Vettel – again. Already the qualification was as close as ever before to Silverstone. Not even a tenth of a second between Hamilton, Vettel and teammate Kimi Raikkonen. Ferrari challenges Mercedes on his parade route. After all, the Silver Arrows have won the Hamilton Home Festival in the last five years. "We are aware that we are facing a tough race, especially as the two Ferrari drivers start directly behind Lewis," said Toto Wolff, the boss of the Mercedes team
CHALLENGES: The race will probably be the most exhausting of this year's race. The new asphalt on the 5,891 kilometer electric circuit is very wavy, many drivers have complained. To do this, 70% of the track is running at full speed, the pilots are working huge forces. "It's a technical and delicate track," Hamilton said. "It's crazy how fast it is."
RELIABILITY: Mercedes is under special observation Sunday among the 130,000 spectators. The end of the technical season of Hamilton and his teammate Valtteri Bottas a week ago at the Austrian race in Spielberg was nibbling the team. In the training sessions and in the qualification, there was apparently no problem. This gives the team and its supporters hope for the race.
VETTELS NACKEN: On Saturday morning, the Ferrari Vettel driver complained of complaints in the neck and had only completed eight laps in the final training. Treatment with his physiotherapist and his cbadettes made him fit for qualification. WEATHER: Summer, sun and nearly 30 degrees in the shade: this is not the forecast weather for the center of England. But for days the weather in the Silverstone region is more reminiscent of the southern realms. Also for Sunday, temperatures should be around 29 degrees. The asphalt will rise to more than 50 degrees. "It will be crucial to keep tires in good condition at high temperatures," Mercedes-Benz Bottas said.
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