A Shot of Adrenaline
Nigel Mansell may have expounded the advantages of a home Grand Prix, but as Lewis Hamilton found out at Silverstone, it can also be a poisoned chalice. Richard Barnes explains
It had been touted as an opportunity for an emotional home victory, and a fitting homecoming for the most successful rookie in Formula One history.
And when McLaren's Lewis Hamilton took an unexpected pole position with a dramatic last-minute effort during Saturday qualifying, it seemed as if the predictions for Sunday's British Grand Prix were coming to fruition.
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