Mercedes AMG Petronas The last couple of weeks have seen Formula 1 decide to introduce artificial sparks and standing restarts in a bid to spice up the ‘show’ (ah yes, that dreaded word) but fans were treated to a proper race on an old school track as drivers scrapped up and down the field before Lewis Hamilton claimed a popular victory at his home Grand Prix. Hamilton arrived at Silverstone on Sunday on the back foot, having erroneously backed off during the final stages of Q3. The third sector dried sufficiently for times to ramp up and Mercedes tea-mate Nico Rosberg snatched pole. Hamilton, meanwhile, was demoted to sixth. He had never won a race from such a lowly position…...
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