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07/04 06:34 CDT Kimi Antonelli beats Lewis Hamilton in sprint race at F1's
British Grand Prix
Kimi Antonelli beats Lewis Hamilton in sprint race at F1's British Grand Prix
SILVERSTONE, England (AP) --- Kimi Antonelli returned to winning ways on
Saturday by denying Lewis Hamilton a crowd-pleasing home victory in the sprint
race ahead of the British Grand Prix.
Hamilton started on pole and held off Antonelli until lap eight of 17, when the
Italian swept past with the help of electrical power.
"Let's go! Let's go!" Antonelli told the team over the radio after taking the
win.
Lando Norris took third in McLaren's white-and-green throwback livery after
winning a thrilling back-and-forth battle with George Russell and Max
Verstappen early on.
Antonelli's first win since last month's Monaco Grand Prix stretched his
Formula 1 standings lead to 43 points over teammate Russell, who was fourth
after starting fifth.
Russell had been complaining of a "strange" lack of pace in qualifying the day
before, a setback after his win at the Austrian Grand Prix last week had
boosted the British driver's title chances.
Qualifying is later Saturday for Sunday's British Grand Prix.
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