03 Jul 2026, 16:09
Hamilton thrilled with practice at the British Grand Prix in Silverstone
- Lewis Hamilton thrilled with practice at the British Grand Prix in Silverstone.
- With a time of 0.213 seconds behind, Charles Leclerc finished third behind Hamilton; Shar l Leclerc.
- Oscar Piastri at McLaren finished the session with a time of 0.887 seconds behind, while at the end of the session he was in the same position as the 0.887 seconds behind. Max Verstappen of Red Bull finished with a time of 0.980 seconds behind, while, according to the report, he had an issue with a problem with the engine; later it turned out that Land Norris had had an accident.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, La Gazzetta dello Sport.
Lewis Hamilton thrilled with practice at the British Grand Prix in Silverstone ahead of sprint qualifying. According to BBC, the reigning world champion was 0.213 seconds faster than Kimi Antonelli; Charles Leclerc finished third.
In the BBC material, it is noted that Oscar Piastri from McLaren set the best result, finishing 0.887 seconds behind, ahead of Becketts in the middle of the session. Max Verstappen of Red Bull finished with a time of 0.980 seconds behind, while, as the report says, he had an issue with the engine; it later turned out that Lando Norris had an accident.
According to the Gazzetta, the top-10 after practice, which was held in the same conditions, were: Sauber/Audi and Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls). BBC also noted that the session was interrupted due to a crash involving team member 23C at the start of the race, and that the Silverstone race track had to be closed for 500,000 minutes.
Gazzetta reports the following practice times: Hamilton (Ferrari) — 1'29"260, Antonelli (Mercedes) — 1'29"473, Leclerc (Ferrari) — 1'29"859, Russell (Mercedes) — 1'29"938, Piastri (McLaren) — 1'30"147, Verstappen (Red Bull) — 1'30"240, Norris (McLaren) — 1'30"288, Hadjar (Red Bull) — 1'30"338, Gülkenberg (Audi) — 1'30"743, Lawson (Racing Bulls) — 1'30"850.
According to Gazzetta, the session was interesting because the leaders were separated by the smallest margin, and at the end of the session all the cars were within a narrow range of each other. It also reported that the sprint qualifying will start at 16:30 BST.
Before the start of the British Grand Prix in Silverstone, according to Gazzetta, there was a special format for the race, in which a total of 28,000 Lego bricks were used, which would develop race speed of 25 km/h. According to the material, the race distance is: Lewis Hamilton won the sprint qualifying, which no one expected, and Max Verstappen finished second.
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