Lewis Hamilton was bested by Max Verstappen in front of 100,000 fans at Silverstone on Saturday - finishing second in Formula 1's first-ever sprint race. That event is set to be even bigger than Saturday's sprint race, with up to 140,000 petrol-heads being allowed to fill the stands. That allowed Verstappen to draw alongside and pass Hamilton before the opening right-handed Abbey bend. Verstappen was suddenly one second clear of Hamilton and soon doubled the gap. A mistake at the start of the race by Hamilton, which he blamed on wheel-spin, meant the race finished almost before it started

Source: Daily Mail July 18, 2021 00:14 UTC