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Lando Norris became the 21s t British driver to win a World Championship Grand Prix™ when he took the chequered flag in Miami . Coincidentally , his first success followed 15 previous podium finishes without a win , a record he now jointly holds with Patrick Depailler , Jean Alesi , Mika Häkkinen
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Despite layout changes for safety , the current fastest lap is only 3mph slower than the fastest in Silverstone history . Lewis Hamilton ' s 2020 pole speed was 156.315 mph , compared to Keke Rosberg ' s record 1985 speed of 160.925 mph in his Williams-Honda turbo — the fastest F1 ® lap of the 20th century .
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When Carlos Sainz won the 2024 opening round in Australia , he became the first driver to win on his return from a medical absence since Gerhard Berger at the 1997 German Grand Prix . Sainz missed the preceding race in Jeddah due to appendicitis .
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