Silverstone ‘chief ultra’ Herbert: “Cheer for Russell, he’s the Englishman who can win the World Championship”

Bogeyman Antonelli Everything is ready at Silverstone for the F1 British GP which will follow the Sprint format. Tomorrow, therefore, after the only Free Practice session starting at 1.30pm Italian time at 5.30pm it will already be time to push in the Sprint Qualifying which will determine the starting grid of the Sprint starting on Saturday at 1.00pm. Over 500 thousand spectators are expected in the temple of motorsport in Northamptonshire ready to support their favorites Lewis Hamilton, George Russell, Lando Norris, Oliver Bearman and Alexander Albon. Former rider Johnny Herbert underlined that from his point of view the support should be ‘channeled’ towards the best horse in 2026 with a view to the title, George Russell. “The fans should support George Russell – the words of Herbert reached by Vision4Sport, which offers Formula 1 Hospitality Packages – because he is the British driver fighting for the championship. Hamilton is more of an outsider”. We will see if Andrea Kimi Antonelli will be able to repeat what he has already done in F2 in 2024 when he obtained the first victory in that category in the Sprint. The World Championship leader said he has the fire inside because in the last two races he hasn’t collected as much as he could have.

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2026-07-02 19:00:00