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2024 Formula One World Championship
2024 British Grand Prix
Round 12
Silverstone Circuit,
Silverstone, England
Sunday, 7 July 2024
Max Verstappen will be hoping to make it back-to-back victories in Britain by clinching the much-anticipated British Grand Prix once again.
Most recent race
The Red Bull Racing driver failed to secure a podium spot for the fourth time in the 2024 Formula One campaign at the recent Austrian Grand Grand Prix on 30 June.
Verstappen started first on the grid, but he slipped up and he finished fifth which saw him collect 10 points and he also picked up eight points from the sprint classification.
Formula One title ambitions
Despite not winning the Austrian Grand Prix, the 26-year-old extended his lead at the top of the World Drivers' Championship standings as he is now on 237 points.
Verstappen is 81 points clear of second-placed Lando Norris of McLaren as the duo go head-to-head for this season's Formula One world title.
Why Verstappen could win the 2024 British Grand Prix
The three-time Dutch Sportsman of the Year was denied a third successive win at the Austrian Grand Prix and he will be even more determined to win the British Grand Prix.
Verstappen won the 2023 British Grand Prix having also finished second in the 2020 race and he will now be targeting his second victory at the Silverstone Circuit.
What did he say?
"Of course, it's just really unfortunate that it happened. I've had a bit more time to look at stuff. I think in the beginning, the first few moves [from Norris], they were from quite far, so whatever happened happened," Verstappen said after the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix where he received a 10-second penalty for causing a collision.
"When we touched, honestly, it just felt like it was a bit clumsy. When you are in the car initially you think, 'Have I done something wrong?', 'Did I leave enough space?', a half-a-car width, or whatever. Of course you can always judge or argue about what is a car's width. I honestly think I did leave a car's width on the white line. And naturally you race hard.
"I'm not there to give two car's width because then I know he's going to get me on the exit. You race hard for a race win. That's how it should be. As a friend, you never want to touch, you never want to crash. It happened. At the end of the day it's part of racing as well, even though it's not nice. Of course, we're both disappointed with the outcome."
2023 British Grand Prix results
Winner: Max Verstappen - Red Bull Racing
Runner-Up: Lando Norris - McLaren
Third-Place: Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes
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