Great Britain Grand Prix: F1 – Live! | sport

We had the national anthem:

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God save the queen. Meanwhile, Max Verstappen speaks. "It's nice and warm," he says, "we lose a lot of speed in a straight line, but we hope the tires are better. I will give everything I have. "

Above, the Red Arrows made their mark with a very British – and acrobatic – introduction to Silverstone. the world goes through the motions and gets ready for the start … Kenny Dalglish, Jennifer Saunders and John Bishop party among the drivers "I'm sure we'll find a solution with Silverstone because we can not let it go "said Ross Brawn, general manager and technical director of F1." It's a very important race and we'll find solutions. "

Another installment of history at Silverstone today, with only a hero at home circulating around the circuit for the first time since 1979, when John Watson was the only Briton, driving McLaren. This afternoon, of course, is Mr. Hamilton. After an intense period of about 24 hours, he seems pretty relaxed there, at the approach of the light.

A reminder of the ranking of the drivers' championship:

Vettel (Ferrari) 146
Hamilton (Mercedes) 145
Raikkonen (Ferrari) 101
Ricciardo (Red Bull) 96
Verstappen (Red Bull) 93
Bottas (Mercedes) 92

Twenty years after Michael Schumacher's controversial victory at Silverstone, serving a penalty as he crossed the line, Lewis Hamilton has all the chances of advancing history by winning his sixth home win, surpassing Jim Clark and Alain Prost who each have five wins each. Hamilton started in pole position, while Lance Stroll and Sergey Sirotkin, the two Williams riders, joined Brendon Hartley from Toro Rosso starting in the pit lane. Stroll and Sirotkin spun during the first day of Saturday, while Hartley starts in the pits after missing qualifying following an accident.

1 Hamilton 2 Vettel
3 Raikkonen 4 Bottom
5 Verstappen 6 Ricciardo
] 7 Magnussen 8 Grosjean
9 Leclerc 10 Ocon
11 Hulkenberg 12 Pérez
13 Alonso 14 Gasly
15 Ericsson 16 Sainz [19659027] 17 Vandoorne 18 Sirotkin
19 ] Promenade 20 Hartley

Lewis Hamilton has his own plans to bring him home. Having preceded Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari in front of him in the drivers standings, at the slightest mustache – every 44 thousandths of a second – the Mercedes won the pole Saturday – his sixth at home – with a phenomenal final He went for a lap at Silverstone at 190 miles per hour, flying through the circuit's finest circuits, Copse and Becketts, the fastest turns of a track that Hamilton himself has described as the fastest on the planet. He was essentially breaking the boundaries before tasting the sweet success of doing so; it was a dream of adrenaline junkie. "I had to go over the limit to get that time out of the car, which is dangerous," Hamilton said, still shaking, adding that it was his most "pressurized" ride of all time.

He was circling the circuit While Harry Maguire had kicked the English football team in front of Russia, Hamilton promised to make a relay in Moscow if the ### Gareth Southgate's team reached the final of the World Cup next Sunday. He even posed in a shirt during his debrief Mercedes. "I think I wanted to give a boost to England," he said. "I'm going to start the wave and let them continue." He described it as an "unforgettable day for English sports," and he could still get better, as Hamilton looks for a sixth record win at Silverstone.

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