Kimi Antonelli Wins 17-Lap British GP Sprint for 8 Points
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Updated · BBC.com · Jul 5
Kimi Antonelli Wins 17-Lap British GP Sprint for 8 Points
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jul 5
Summary
Kimi Antonelli took the 17-lap British Grand Prix sprint in 26:12.129, beating Lewis Hamilton by 2.745 seconds to collect 8 points for Mercedes.
Hamilton finished second for Ferrari and Lando Norris was third, while George Russell and Charles Leclerc completed the top five in a tightly packed front group.
Antonelli had started from sprint pole with a 1:28.111 qualifying lap, ahead of Leclerc and Hamilton, converting that pace into his race-segment victory.
The result gives Mercedes an early points boost at Silverstone, with Antonelli and Russell scoring 13 combined points before the main Grand Prix.