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Lewis Hamilton tops first British Grand Prix practice, George Russell fourth

Lewis Hamilton tops first British Grand Prix practice, George Russell fourth
The Telegraph Friday 03 July 2026, 12:44 UTC By Luke Slater 1 min read
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Lewis Hamilton put in a strong showing in first practice for this weekend’s British Grand Prix. In the only practice session on a sprint weekend, the Ferrari driver was 0.213sec faster than championship leader Kimi Antonelli in the Mercedes. Antonelli’s team-mate, George Russell, who won last week in Austria, was nearly 0.7sec off Hamilton’s pace in fourth, just behind the other Ferrari of Charles Leclerc.

Lewis Hamilton put in a strong showing in first practice for this weekend’s British Grand Prix. In the only practice session on a sprint weekend, the Ferrari driver was 0.213sec faster than championship leader Kimi Antonelli in the Mercedes. Antonelli’s team-mate, George Russell, who won last week in Austria, was nearly 0.7sec off Hamilton’s pace in fourth, just behind the other Ferrari of Charles Leclerc. Lando Norris, the defending champion and last year’s winner at Silverstone, was seventh, more than a second off the pace. Qualifying for Saturday’s sprint race takes places later on Friday, with qualifying for Sunday’s grand prix on Saturday afternoon.
Lewis Hamilton (PERSON) British Grand Prix (ORG) George Russell (PERSON) Ferrari (ORG) 0.213sec (ORG) Kimi Antonelli (PERSON) Mercedes (ORG) Antonelli (PERSON) Austria (LOCATION) Hamilton (PERSON) Charles Leclerc (PERSON) Lando Norris (PERSON) Silverstone (ORG)
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