Lewis Hamilton gave the Silverstone crowd exactly what they came for with a scintillating lap to claim pole position for the British Grand Prix. The home favourite had to work hard to see off the challenge of Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg but a stunning 1:29.607 saw him four tenths clear in the end with Sebastian Vettel two tenths further back in third. Mark Webber was the first to draw blood in the shootout for pole with a 1:30.508 on his opening lap, already quicker than anything seen in the two knockout sessions. The bar was swiftly lowered though by the two Mercedes as Rosberg cut the beam with a 1:30.231 but Hamilton was even faster, marginally missing out on sub-1:30 lap. Vettel was...
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