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Hot or Not: Given Mercedes' expectations, Hamilton's pole was a surprise

How surprising was it that Lewis Hamilton captured the pole for the British Grand Prix Sprint Race? Is Hamilton's championship experience enough to cancel out the engine advantage Mercedes has? Is Max Verstappen realistically closer to the title fight than the McLarens? TSN Racing analyst Tim Hauraney gives his answers in Hot or Not.


F1: British Grand Prix - Sprint Qualifying

Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton beat Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli to a stunning pole position for the sprint race at the British Grand Prix. Hamilton, a record nine-time winner of his home race, took top spot from the championship leader by just 0.011 seconds.


F1: Austrian Grand Prix

George Russell withstood Max Verstappen's challenge to end his 112 day wait for a victory by winning the Austrian Grand Prix, breathing fresh life into his world championship bid. Championship leader Kimi Antonelli finished third, just three tenths behind Verstappen, to allow Russell to reduce the Italian's title advantage to 40 points.


F1: Austrian Grand Prix - Qualifying

Just when it seemed Mercedes' Formula 1 pole position streak was at an end, George Russell had other ideas. Russell claimed pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix with a last-gasp qualifying effort that usurped Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, moments after Red Bull’s Max Verstappen dramatically crashed out of Q3.


Toto Wolff on Mercedes' renaissance and how Antonelli compares to all-time greats

After winning every Constructors Championship from 2014 through 2021, the last four years have been a challenge for Mercedes and boss Toto Wolff. However, this season Mercedes finds itself back on top in Formula 1 with a new face leading the way. 19-year old phenom Kimi Antonelli has been on a tear to start this season, but how does he compare to some of his predecessors? That's one of the questions TSN's Tim Hauraney had when he sat down with Toto Wolff.


F1: Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton won his first race since joining Ferrari two years ago while Formula 1 leader Kimi Antonelli broke down at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix on Sunday.


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