SILVERSTONE, U.K. -- For three practice sessions and a good part of qualifying, it looked like Lewis Hamilton might put himself on the front row of the grid for Sunday's British Grand Prix at Silverstone. New upgrades on both Mercedes cars had yielded a step forward in dry conditions relative to rivals Red Bull and Ferrari, and with a capacity crowd braving a typical Silverstone rain storm during qualifying, the stage seemed set for some Hamilton magic. Yet the final qualifying result saw Hamilton drop back into Mercedes' now familiar 2022 territory: fifth place and over 0.8s off the pace. The good news for driver and team is that there was a very clear reason. The bad news is that it...
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