The third Formula 1 round in consecutive weekends sees drivers head to the super-fast Silverstone circuit with its enthusiastic crowd for the British Grand Prix.
One of the most popular events of the season with teams and drivers alike with one of the highest multi-day attendances of any round on the calendar, fans will be especially excited for what is likely to be the most open and competitive British Grand Prix for some time – especially as far as the local contingent is concerned.
But F1 heads there amid the fall-out from a controversial collision in Austria which has injected drama into the championship fight. How will the two drivers at the centre of the row when they meet on-track again this weekend?
Here are the talking points for the British Grand Prix.
No more Mr Nice Norris?
Heading into the Austrian Grand Prix, Lando Norris and Max Verstappen had shared the top two finishing positions in all but one of the previous six races. It would have happened again had it not been for their now notorious lap 64 collision.
Just one week later, not much time has passed for tempers to cool over a clash which was easily the biggest moment of the season so far. Maybe not in terms of the championship battle – as Verstappen’s lead grew even larger – but because of how the relationship and mutual trust and respect between two drivers whose relationship was previously warm by F1 standards may change as a result of their ill-tempered battle.
But even before that collision, Norris was taught a lesson by the world champion in the sprint race when Verstappen re-passed the McLaren driver into turn four when Norris claimed the lead at turn three. Norris is now fighting a multiple champion for race victories and must learn that using the same approach when fighting for minor points places will not cut it anymore. The gloves are off.
Three potential British winners
The British Grand Prix is one of only two events to have been a part of the Formula 1 calendar every season since its inception in 1950, alongside the Italian Grand Prix. This weekend will be the 75th edition of the event, and not many preceding editions can claim to have had as many as three realistic home-grown contenders for victory.
There have been 12 British winners out of the 41 drivers who have claimed victory at this event over the decades – with Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton the most successful of…
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