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British Grand Prix: Who will top Silverstone podium?

It all looked so simple for Mercedes in Austria. Valtteri Bottas claimed his first pole position of the season in a close fight with team-mate Lewis Hamilton. A front row was locked out, rival Sebastian Vettel had moved down the order after a grid penalty. Victory looked in the bag. Not so this time. Disaster struck in spectacular fashion as both Silver Arrows retired from a race for the first time since the Spanish Grand Prix in 2016. Mercedes' chief strategist, James Vowles, stepped up to the radio to take the blame for another safety car strategy error, but received little in the way of sympathy from a furious Hamilton. The Red Bull Ring was a sea of orange as Max Verstappen celebrated...
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