Antonelli denies Hamilton a home sprint win

Kimi Antonelli beat home favourite ​Lewis Hamilton to win ‌the British Grand Prix sprint race for Mercedes on ​Saturday and forge ​43 points clear in the ⁠Formula One standings.

Ferrari's Hamilton ​started on pole but ​had to settle for second, 2.7 seconds behind, after being ​passed on the eighth ​of 17 laps. McLaren's Lando Norris ‌finished ⁠third.

Antonelli's teammate George Russell, his closest championship rival, finished fourth at a ​blustery ​Silverstone.

With ⁠a maximum eight points for a ​sprint win, 19-year-old Italian ​Antonelli ⁠now has 179 points to Russell's 136 with ⁠seven ​times world champion ​Hamilton on 132.