Kimi Antonelli passed pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton to extend his world championship lead with victory in the British Grand Prix Sprint. Ferrari’s Hamilton held off Antonelli at the start but succumbed to near constant pressure from the Mercedes driver on the eighth circuit of the 17-lap contest, before the Italian teenager pulled clear to claim the first Sprint win of his Formula 1 career. Antonelli’s championship lead over his Mercedes team-mate George Russell grows to 43 points, with the latter unable to get past McLaren’s Lando
Norris for third in the closing stages. British GP: Schedule and how to watch for free on SkyF1 2026 standings | F1 2026 Calendar | F1 Gossip ColumnDownload the Sky Sports app for expert analysis, best video & more📱Not got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW📺 Antonelli eventually finished 2.7 seconds clear of Hamilton, and the pair were in a league of their own, with a further seven-second gap back to Norris in third. Norris came out on top of
a thrilling five-car battle for third, with Russell finishing ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and the other McLaren of Oscar Piastri, amid regular changes of position during the first half of the race. Racing Bulls’ Liam Lawson held off Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar to take the final point in eighth, but faces a post-race investigation after a questionable defensive move in the closing stages. More to follow. Sky Sports F1’s British GP schedule Saturday July 41.40pm: F2 Sprint*2.50pm: British GP Qualifying
build-up*4pm: BRITISH GP QUALIFYING*6pm: F1 Academy Race 16.45pm: Ted’s Qualifying Notebook Sunday July 58.20am: F3 Feature Race*9.55am: F1 Academy Race 2*11.10am: F2 Feature Race*12.55pm: Grand Prix Sunday: British GP build-up*3pm: THE BRITISH GRAND PRIX*5pm: Chequered Flag: British GP reaction6pm: Ted’s Notebook *also on Sky Sports Main Event Formula 1 is in Silverstone for a Sprint weekend at the British Grand Prix – live on Sky Sports F1 and Sky One – with Sunday’s race at 3pm. Stream Sky Sports with NOW – no contract, cancel
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British Grand Prix Sprint, Silverstone, Kimi Antonelli, Lewis Hamilton, George Russell, Lando Norris, Max Verstappen, Oscar Piastri, Charles Leclerc, Liam Lawson, Isack Hadjar
Sprint wins don’t even matter like the main race, right? Still happy for Antonelli though.
Hamilton “held off” him at the start then lost? Sounds like Hamilton got robbed or something. Idk why they always say “pressure” like that’s not just racing tactics.
So Antonelli just passed and then Hamilton couldn’t do anything… but wasn’t Hamilton supposed to be the best in the world? Also Russell not passing Norris for third is wild, like McLaren always messes up and then randomly doesn’t?
Liam Lawson getting a post-race investigation for a “questionable defensive move” like they always investigate the wrong people 😒 I feel like Max/Red Bull get away with stuff all the time. Anyway Norris vs Russell for third, that was probably just tire chaos or something, because half the field was swapping places in the first half… makes no sense to me.