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Lewis Hamilton mystery after two red flags wreck final Silverstone practice
During the final practice session for the British Grand Prix, two red flags were raised, creating uncertainty ahead of qualifying, especially for Lewis Hamilton, who was impacted by the first flag, leaving him in 11th place on the timesheets due to a piece of bodywork retrieval.
Charles Leclerc finished at the top of the session with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris close behind, along with Max Verstappen in his Red Bull, only separated by 0.108s.
The session ended prematurely after Stake’s Gabriel Bortoleto crashed at Maggots/Becketts complex, halting any further improvements on lap times.
Hamilton, aiming to challenge Leclerc’s 1:25.498s lap time, was unable to do so as the session was cut short due to the multiple red flags.
As the drivers prepared for the qualifying simulation on new soft tires, the track conditions and temperature posed challenges for the teams, with Hamilton and Verstappen encountering traffic issues on their fast laps.
