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The political manoeuvring behind F1's return to British GP normality

OPINION: Formula 1 heads back to Silverstone this weekend for the 2021 British Grand Prix, where a full-capacity crowd will return after a painful absence in the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic last year. Here’s how the pieces that permitted a part of returning ‘normal’ life were arranged

The final circumstances of Lewis Hamilton’s 2020 British Grand Prix triumph must surely go down as the most dramatic of his seven Formula 1 career wins at the event. But, his punctured last lap was missing something massive: the roar of the fans.

How many would have urged the home hero to the flag on effectively three wheels, and how many also would have cheered on Max Verstappen in his sudden chance to steal the race right at the finish? We can imagine, but we’ll never know.

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