Englishman Nigel Mansell used to say that racing in front of the British Grand Prix crowd was worth a second per lap, ahead of this weekend's 73rd edition of the race, local hero George Russell wants to prove that theory right by winning it. It would be 24-year-old Russell's first win in Formula 1 and, of course, there is no better place to do it than Silverstone, a pebble's throw from the Mercedes F1 HQ and, of course, a track he knows well. With three British GP weekends already under his belt thanks to his time at Williams, he now heads to his first race at home as a Mercedes driver, and far more than another podium – to add to the three he already has this season – is on...
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