Kimi Antonelli delivered a dominant performance at Silverstone on Saturday, taking the British Grand Prix sprint race victory for Mercedes while denying Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton a win in front of his home crowd.
Hamilton had secured pole position heading into the 17-lap sprint but found himself overtaken on lap eight, ultimately crossing the finish line 2.7 seconds behind Antonelli in second place. McLaren’s Lando Norris came in third.
Antonelli’s Mercedes teammate George Russell, who sits as his closest rival in the championship race, finished fourth on a windy day at Silverstone.
The sprint victory earns a maximum of eight points, pushing the 19-year-old Italian to 179 total points in the Formula One standings. Russell sits 43 points back with 136, while seven-time world champion Hamilton holds 132 points.
