2021 British Grand Prix (Hamilton vs Verstappen Clash)

Lore & Background

Lewis Hamilton qualified fastest for the sprint's starting grid, but Max Verstappen won the sprint qualification, giving him pole position for the race. On the first lap, Verstappen and Hamilton collided at Copse corner, taking Verstappen out and earning Hamilton a ten-second penalty. Hamilton recovered to win from Charles Leclerc and Valtteri Bottas, achieving an eighth British Grand Prix win.

Reader's Guide

The weekend saw the debut of sprint qualifying: a 100 km race on Saturday that set the grid for Sunday's feature race. Points were awarded to the top three finishers of the sprint. The event was the first time since the 1959 German Grand Prix at AVUS that a Grand Prix meeting had consisted of more than one race for Grand Prix cars during a weekend.

Did You Know?

• The sprint qualifying was 17 laps for this event.
• Three points were awarded to the winner of the sprint, two to second place, and one to third.
• The British Grand Prix was given permission to host a full capacity crowd as part of the UK government's events research programme.
• Lando Norris admitted he was 'sore' and 'struggling to get sleep' after being mugged at Wembley Stadium following the UEFA Euro 2020 Final.