It was almost coming home. In the Saturday heat of Silverstone, on his last lap, Lewis Hamilton triumphantly took pole position for a record sixth time ahead of title rival Sebastian Vettel. The crowd went wild and chanted his name, the Mercedes man overcome with emotion in his post-qualifying interview: "I gave it everything I could. I was just praying I could do it for you guys." A weekend of British sporting glory looked on the cards - England did their bit against Sweden in the World Cup quarter-final - with Hamilton probably only needing a good start to become the all-time king of the British Grand Prix. Sometimes, however, the stars don't align and lights out saw the red...
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