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Wheel-to-wheel between Hamilton and Verstappen. Superb! A huge roar from the fans.
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Lewis Hamilton overtakes Charles Leclerc to claim famous win
Hamilton battles back from 10-sec penalty after crash with Max Verstappen on first lap
Verstappen suffers heavy impact with barriers and taken to hospital for precautionary checks
Hamilton cuts Verstappen's lead in title race to eight points
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Postpublished at 15:04 British Summer Time 18 July 2021
Jolyon Palmer
Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraIt's had the feeling of something is going to happen all weekend. It's all been brewing up for this moment.
I'm a little bit surprised to see everyone on the medium tyres, though.
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Hamilton alongside Verstappen, Hamilton very, very briefly into the lead, but Verstappen regains the lead.
Go! Go! Go!published at 15:03 British Summer Time 18 July 2021
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This start is going to be crucial. Can Verstappen hold off the Mercedes pair in second and third?
'A titanic battle'published at 15:01 British Summer Time 18 July 2021
Jack Nicholls
BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentatorLewis Hamilton has never finished lower than second at Silverstone in the hybrid era.
And Max Verstappen has led 70% of all the laps so far this season.
It really is a titanic battle.
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Here's the formation lap, with a space in the spot reserved for the 20th driver left blank.
A reminder of how we start the British Grand Prixpublished at 15:00 British Summer Time 18 July 2021
After sprint qualifying, and a penalty for George Russell, this is how we begin. Sergio Perez, remember, starts from the pits.
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Jack Nicholls
BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentatorFernando Alonso... one of the best opening laps of all time yesterday?
Am I being a bit dramatic there?
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Rachel T: Loving all the pre-race build up & really missing not being there this year! COME ON LEWIS!!!
Mediums everywhere on trackpublished at 14:58 British Summer Time 18 July 2021
Well, we're hearing that all 19 are starting on the track are on the mediums. Mercedes opting against a different strategy for their two drivers in their pursuit of pole position man Max Verstappen.
Sergio Perez, from the pits, may be on the hards.
What do Pirelli say?published at 14:57 British Summer Time 18 July 2021
We have the three hardest compounds in the Pirelli box and they say those on the mediums will want to move to the hards between the lap 18-25 mark, while those on the softs will need to ditch them between lap 14 and lap 18.
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End of twitter post'Clear one-stop race'published at 14:55 British Summer Time 18 July 2021
Andrew Benson
BBC Sport’s chief F1 writer at SilverstoneStrategy-wise, this should be straightforward. It’s a clear one-stop race. Start-tyre choice for the Grand Prix is free under the sprint weekend regulations, and most are expected to run a medium-hard tyre choice.
Fernando Alonso benefited from running the soft in Saturday’s race and using its grip advantage on the first lap to gain a lot of positions. This might tempt some to do the same. But two things go against it.
Firstly, not everyone is Alonso, and few - if any - would be able to do what he did in passing so many cars in the style he did. Secondly, temperatures are even hotter today - the forecast is for 29C ambient and 50C track -which means the soft will be even more fragile.
A pit stop takes about 19 seconds under racing conditions, about 10 or 11 under safety car. And overtaking is hard.
The hottest British GP ever?published at 14:55 British Summer Time 18 July 2021
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End of twitter post'Quite the atmosphere'published at 14:53 British Summer Time 18 July 2021
The view from the F1 media centre...
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End of twitter postHamilton driving as well as everpublished at 14:52 British Summer Time 18 July 2021
Jolyon Palmer
Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports ExtraLewis Hamilton has the inside line today - the same line Verstappen used to pass during the sprint race yesterday, so Lewis has to be focused on doing exactly the same thing.
There is pressure on him but he's driving as well as ever. The lap he did on Friday was so good, he was absolutely in his element. Somehow, Hamilton has to use that pace to attack Verstappen - because he couldn't manage it on equal terms yesterday.
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This was how the drivers paid their tributes to the frontline heroes as well.
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End of twitter postLando's messages of thankspublished at 14:51 British Summer Time 18 July 2021
While this is Lando Norris' race helmet, covered with messages to NHS staff, care workers, keyworkers and anyone else that deserves so much praise for all their efforts over the past 18 months.
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End of twitter postThank youpublished at 14:50 British Summer Time 18 July 2021
Here's Red Bull's tribute to the keyworkers and frontline heroes.
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