Lewis Hamilton Adapts Fast for Sprint Pole Ahead of ‘Unprecedented’ British GP
- The 2026 British Grand Prix weekend begins today at Silverstone, with a record crowd expected across three days of racing action featuring drivers George Russell and Lewis Hamilton.
- Following a podium finish in Austria last week, Verstappen enters the weekend as fans debate how closely Red Bull can compete with Mercedes and Ferrari throughout the 2026 season.
- Russell admitted he is still gaining confidence with his car, stating, "I've got 100% confidence in myself but I'm still gaining confidence of how to get the car in the sweet spot."
- The first practice session today offers the only opportunity to test before Sprint qualifying, the Sprint race, and main qualifying determine the grid for this weekend.
- Silverstone chief executive Stuart Pringle noted the venue's significance, calling it 'fitting' to host the largest Grand Prix ever at the circuit that ran Formula One's first round in 1950.
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SILVERSTONE (INGHILTERRA) (ITALPRESS) - Lewis Hamilton wins the pole position for the race Sprint of the Grand Prix of Great Britain, ninth appointment of the World Championship of F1, staged along the circuit of Silverstone. Ferrari driver stops the chronometer at 1'28′′376 and will start in front of everyone in the "corta" tomorrow at 13 Italian. In the first row there is also the Mercedes of Kimi Antonelli, only 0′011 from the British, while …
'Ecstatic' Lewis Hamilton Rolls Back The Years With Silverstone Sprint Pole
A beaming Lewis Hamilton rolled back the years with a vintage display for Ferrari at Silverstone on Friday as he topped every session and took pole position for Saturday's sprint at the British Grand Prix.
The legendary British driver always performs brilliantly on home soil. At Silverstone, he narrowly beat Kimi Antonelli in the sprint qualifying.
The Formula 1 sprint race will be held on Saturday.
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