British Grand Prix Sprint Race 2021-07-17

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Event
British Grand Prix Sprint Race

Date
Sat 17th July 2021 (UTC)
Sat 17th July 2021 (Local)

Timestamp
2021-07-17T15:30:00

Time

15:30:00 UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
2021

Round
10

Status

Location
Silverstone Circuit

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Description

F1 Sprint will be a race run over 100km (in Silverstone's case, 17 laps) and lasting around 25-30 minutes. It is designed to provide a short and fast-paced racing spectacle – similar to a Twenty20 cricket match – with drivers racing flat-out from start to finish without the need to pit.
Points will be awarded to the top three finishers, three for the winner down to one point for third. There won’t be a podium ceremony, as that honour will remain the privilege of the top three in Sunday’s Grand Prix, however there will be a special post-Sprint presentation for the top three.
The finishing order of the race will define the grid for Sunday’s showpiece event – the Grand Prix, where the traditional format will remain unchanged.

Max Verstappen blasted past Lewis Hamilton at the start and won the inaugural F1 Sprint, securing pole position for Sunday's British GP and increasing his title lead by a point.
Verstappen's Red Bull outdragged Hamilton's Mercedes within a matter of metres and, although the Briton battled back later around the opening lap to go wheel-to-wheel towards Copse, the Red Bull held position and then steadily pulled away over the next 16 laps to win by 1.4 seconds.

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Result List

01	Max Verstappen	25:38.426
02	Lewis Hamilton	+1.430s
03	Valtteri Bottas	+7.502s
04	Charles Leclerc	+11.278s
05	Lando Norris	+24.111s
06	Daniel Ricciardo	+30.959s
07	Fernando Alonso	+43.527s
08	Sebastian Vettel	+44.439s
09	George Russell	+46.652s
10	Esteban Ocon	+47.395s