Lewis Hamilton will start F1’s first-ever sprint race from the front of the grid after edging title leader Max Verstappen in a tense qualifying session at the British Grand Prix.

Hamilton was unfancied to top the session after Mercedes showed poorly in opening practice, but the Briton built his way into the session until his first lap in Q3 put him convincingly in provisional P1 by more than 0.15s ahead of Verstappen.

And there was more to come from the reigning world champion, although his afternoon almost came undone through the final turns. Spurred by his boisterous home fans, he set two more purple sectors on his final flying lap but lost the rear of the car in Vale, losing all the time he’d gained.

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Max Verstappen threw down the gauntlet at the British Grand Prix with the fastest time of the only practice session of the weekend before qualifying.

Verstappen’s best time of 1m28.035s, set on the soft compound that will enjoy exclusive use in the qualifying hour, was 0.779s faster than McLaren’s Lando Norris, whose best time was set on the slower medium tire.

Lewis Hamilton, trailing the Dutchman by 32 points in the title standings, was third and 0.78s off the pace, with teammate Valtteri Bottas fifth and a further 0.182s adrift.

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F1’s coming home to Silverstone, and home hero Lewis Hamilton is hoping he can make the British Grand Prix the start of his fightback against title leader Max Verstappen.

Recap of the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix featuring BBC F1 commentator Jack Nicholls.

Silverstone might be Lewis Hamilton’s last stronghold on the 2021 championship trail, but his homecoming is set to feature a twist in proceedings.

McLaren Racing team principal Andreas Seidl remembers being inspired by Michael Schumacher as a teenager in Germany in the 1990s, makes sense of Lando Norris’s rapid rise in 2021, talks about his confidence in Daniel Ricciardo and reveals the one meal he can’t do without on race weekends