Lewis Hamilton will start the British Grand Prix from pole position after Mercedes obliterated the field in qualifying at Silverstone. Hamilton was peerless when it counted, with both Q3 laps quick enough to take pole from teammate Valtteri Bottas, who was 0.313s adrift. But if Hamilton was impressive, Mercedes was imposing. The German marque’s car was more than a second quicker than any other, with Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen hopelessly outgunned at 1.022s off the pace in third. It wasn’t a completely flawless display from the reigning world champion, who spun his car through the gravel in Q2 while trying to make the top-10 shootout on the medium tire. But the car and driver...
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