Formula 1 - British Grand Prix RECAP: Lewis Hamilton holds off Max Verstappen to win at Silverstone for a ninth time as George Russell is forced to retire
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Hamilton: 'I've been fighting hard'
'Since 2021, every day I'm getting up and fighting to train to put my mind to the task and work as hard as I can with this amazing team.
'This is my last race here at the British Grand Prix with this team. I wanted to win this so much for them because I love them and appreciate them so much.
'All the hard work they put in over these years. I'm forever grateful to everyone at Mercedes and all our partners.
'And to all our incredible fans. I could see you lap by lap. There's no greater feeling to finish at the front here.'
More from the grid walk
Stuart Broad bigs up Jimmy Anderson's farewell Test next week before saying he had a good chat with Australia captain Pat Cummins today.
Brundle spots Brian May and goes back for another go. He's amusingly turned down again which he says might be a first for him.
Verstappen also walks away when asked for a chat.
This is as chaotic as ever.
It's time for Martin Brundle's grid walk
This promises to be entertaining.
Jeremy Clarkson tells him everything is good on the farm before backing Alonso and Hamilton to do well should it rain.
Sir Chris Hoy says more gold medals will be won at the Olympics.
Mary Earps credits Jordan Pickford on a great save last night.
Sir Mo Farah greets Eddie Hearn after a brief chat with Brundle.
Sir Jackie Stewart is also here while Brian May comopletely ignores his attempts to initiate a chat.
Rowan Atkinson says it's great to see him and he's a guest of George Russell.
Qualifying recap
The starting grid
Henry Clark at Silverstone: It has been a pretty awful four days in terms of the weather but that has failed to dampen the spirits of the hardy souls in the grandstands.
After a rare period of glorious sunshine, it has just started raining again. A shame for the fans in some respects, but a positive, perhaps, for the race. The wet would certainly level the playing field in Mercedes' favour, setting up a potential thriller.
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An all-British front three
George Russell delivered for his home crowd by landing a brilliant pole position for the British Grand Prix.
The Englishman held his nerve in a wet-dry qualifying session at Silverstone to see off team-mate Lewis Hamilton by 0.171 seconds as Mercedes locked out the front row.
McLaren’s Lando Norris completed a British one-two-three ahead of an anticipated 160,000 sell-out crowd for Sunday’s race.
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