Kimi Antonelli passed pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton to extend his world championship lead with victory in the British Grand Prix Sprint.
Ferrari’s Hamilton held off Antonelli at the start but succumbed to near constant pressure from the Mercedes driver on the eighth circuit of the 17-lap contest, before the Italian teenager pulled clear to claim the first Sprint win of his Formula 1 career.
Antonelli’s championship lead over his Mercedes team-mate George Russell grows to 43 points, with the latter unable to get past McLaren’s Lando Norris for third in the closing stages.
Antonelli eventually finished 2.7 seconds clear of Hamilton, and the pair were in a league of their own, with a further seven-second gap back to Norris in third.
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Lewis Hamilton holds onto the lead at the British Grand Prix Sprint!
Norris came out on top of a thrilling five-car battle for third, with Russell finishing ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and the other McLaren of Oscar Piastri, amid regular changes of position during the first half of the race.
Racing Bulls’ Liam Lawson held off Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar to take the final point in eighth, but faces a post-race investigation after a questionable defensive move in the closing stages.
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Sky Sports F1’s British GP schedule
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Look back at some of the most dramatic moments throughout the years at the British Grand Prix
Saturday July 4
1.40pm: F2 Sprint*
2.50pm: British GP Qualifying build-up*
4pm: BRITISH GP QUALIFYING*
6pm: F1 Academy Race 1
6.45pm: Ted’s Qualifying Notebook
Sunday July 5
8.20am: F3 Feature Race*
9.55am: F1 Academy Race 2*
11.10am: F2 Feature Race*
12.55pm: Grand Prix Sunday: British GP build-up*
3pm: THE BRITISH GRAND PRIX*
5pm: Chequered Flag: British GP reaction
6pm: Ted’s Notebook
*also on Sky Sports Main Event
Formula 1 is in Silverstone for a Sprint weekend at the British Grand Prix – live on Sky Sports F1 and Sky One – with Sunday’s race at 3pm. Stream Sky Sports with NOW – no contract, cancel anytime
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