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Leclerc wins dramatic race from Russell and Hamilton
By Alex Whitmore
Charles Leclerc took Ferrari's second win in three races in a dramatic British Grand Prix as chaos broke out in the closing stages. Leclerc, claiming his first victory for nearly two years, led home Mercedes' George Russell and Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton as the race finished confusingly under a safety car.
After the race, a statement from governing body the FIA said "the 'safety car in this lap' message was displayed erroneously due to a software error". Championship leader Kimi Antonelli suffered some kind of suspension failure when he was closing in on the Ferrari for the lead, and seeming set for another win.
Adding to the drama, Hamilton is to be investigated after the race for a yellow-flag infringement.
The result has a major impact on the championship, narrowing Antonelli's lead over Russell to 25 points. Hamilton is seven points further adrift, pending that investigation.
Lando Norris finished in 4th, Arvid Lindblad in 7th and Oliver Bearman in 13th
Antonelli beats Leclerc & Hamilton to Silverstone pole
By Alex Whitmore
Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli took pole position for the British Grand Prix with another impressive performance to beat the Ferraris and team-mate George Russell.
The Italian, who won the sprint race at Silverstone earlier on Saturday, beat Ferrari's Charles Leclerc by 0.175 seconds. Lewis Hamilton was third in the second Ferrari, ahead of George Russell, who was 0.370secs slower than his 19-year-old team-mate. Isack Hadjar took fifth, beating team-Max Verstappen for only the second time all year when both finished qualifying, the Dutchman split from the Frenchman by McLaren's Lando Norris.
McLaren's Oscar Piastri led the Racing Bulls of British rookie Arvid Lindblad and Liam Lawson to complete the top 10. Antonelli's pole, from a driver looking comfortable and confident around the fast sweeps of Silverstone, dealt Russell another blow in their title fight. Russell had a difficult start to qualifying when he crashed on his first lap after locking up on the entry to the long Luffield right-hander. Although the incident broke his front wing, he was able to return to the pits for repairs and get back out to qualify for the second session.
Antonelli passes Hamilton to win Silverstone sprint
By Alex Whitmore
Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli caught and passed Lewis Hamilton to win an action-packed sprint race at the British Grand Prix.
While McLaren's Lando Norris, Mercedes' George Russell and Red Bull's Max Verstappen staged a frantic place-swapping scrap in the opening laps at Silverstone, Antonelli bided his time before homing in on Hamilton at the front. After Hamilton rebuffed a brief Antonelli attack at the start, the 19-year-old Italian let the race settle down before blasting past the Ferrari on the Hangar Straight on lap eight after strategically saving his battery charge.
Hamilton hung on bravely but could do nothing to stop Antonelli extending his championship lead still further to 43 points over Russell. There were a few hectic laps as Norris, Russell and Verstappen swapped places before Norris managed to consolidate third place and move clear of the battle behind him. Verstappen dropped back but managed to hold off McLaren's Oscar Piastri to take sixth.Racing Bulls' Liam Lawson held off an attack from Red Bull's Isack Hadjar in the closing laps to take the final points position.