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Lewis Hamilton has revealed a last-minute additional session on Mercedes’ simulator helped him take pole position for Formula 1’s new sprint race at the British Grand Prix.
The seven-time world champion delighted a raucous 86,000-strong Silverstone crowd by pipping main rival Max Verstappen to the fastest time in a thrilling Friday evening qualifying session on F1’s new-format weekend.
Hamilton edged out Verstappen by just 0.075s to top qualifying for the first time since May’s Spanish Grand Prix and secure first place on the grid for Saturday’s first-ever F1 sprint race.
With just one practice session on Friday to prepare for qualifying, Hamilton said he took advantage of having the “morning free” to sneak in some extra work on the simulator at Mercedes’ factory, which is situated not far from Silverstone.
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