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Follow the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix in live text
This Sunday, August 9, the Formula 1 celebrates its 70th anniversary on the track that hosted the very first Grand Prix of the discipline, on May 13, 1950 at Silverstone (Great Britain). But if the name changes, the appearance of the first row of the starting grid is identical to the British Grand Prix last week: Mercedes in front !
Championship leader with 30 points ahead of Valtteri Bottas, Lewis Hamilton will try to overtake the Finn when the lights go out. Never present on the podium despite 177 starts in F1 (a record), Nico Hulkenberg (Racing Point) has a golden opportunity to repair this mistake by starting from third row.
The rise of McLaren, the timid health of Ferrari or the chances of top 5 of the Renault de Daniel Ricciardo are other topics not to be missed this afternoon, as well as tire performance. Pirelli, under fire after punctures at the end of the race last Sunday, brought even softer tires this weekend. Teams could play with fire in order to make only one pit stop…
Medhi Casaurang
Passionate about the history of motorsport across all disciplines, I learned to read thanks to AUTOhebdo. At least that's what my parents tell everyone when they see my name inside!
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