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In the Driver’s Seat
Drama off the track at British GP continues to intrigue
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McLaren driver Lando Norris competes during the Formula 1 British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
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On the surface, the British Grand Prix was all about the ongoing fight for the drivers’ world championship between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, as McLaren’s extraordinary domination of Formula One continued round the very fast track in Northamptonshire.
They had been upstaged in qualifying by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, partly thanks to a low-drag rear wing last used in Suzuka earlier in the season, and partly due to the world champion’s extraordinary skill. But when the rain came at the start, Verstappen was pretty quickly doomed.
