Charles Leclerc WINS at Silverstone for the first time as thrilling British Grand Prix is forced to end behind safety after late Max Verstappen crash – and Kimi Antonelli suffers disastrous technical fault

Just as it looked like a day to forget for the Brits, a high-pitched squeal of panic broke on the radio of the world championship leader.

Kimi Antonelli was never going to win at Silverstone – that honour belonged to Charles Leclerc – but he was handily set in second spot and accumulating more points than his title rivals.

Of his only two relevant pursuers, Hamilton was a place below him and George Russell two further back. The mathematics made pleasant reading for the Italian.

But he had just run over the kerb on the exit of Stowe and, it seemed, damaged his

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