Lewis Hamilton returned his Mercedes to form delivering the fastest lap in qualifying ahead of Max Verstappen, much to the delight of the British fans on a Friday afternoon in Silverstone. Let’s crunch the numbers from the qualifying session and figure out what really went on Friday near the Northamptonshire village of Silverstone. Red Bull Honda vs Mercedes by the numbers While Hamilton and Mercedes qualified ahead of Max Verstappen for the first time since round six at the Azerbaijan GP, it wasn’t exactly the performance anyone was expecting. Much credit to Red Bull and Verstappen for once again taking a healthy bite out of Mercedes' qualifying lap time advantage, down to about a car...
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