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But where did his and Ferrari’s unexpected turn of pace come from, was there any hope a win without Antonelli hitting trouble while rapidly closing in on the lead, and was he fortunate to avoid a last-gasp challenge after the late safety car?Edd Straw is joined by Jon Noble and Josh Suttill to answer all of those questions, plus they debate the other big talking points from a busy Silverstone weekend, including more anger for Max Verstappen and mixed feelings for the home drivers.Get bonus F1 podcasts, extra content and ad-free listening, sign-up to The Race Members' Club on Patreon today.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information."},"annotations":[{"id":461871,"startTime":12.4,"endTime":18.7,"type":"person","title":"Charles Leclerc","url":"/glossary/charles-leclerc","quote":"The race is on and Charles Leclerc hit back after his poor run of form with victory in the British Grand Prix.","canonicalId":"person:charles-leclerc","priority":0.85,"confidence":0.95,"source":"gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Charles Leclerc is a Ferrari Formula 1 driver. In this segment, the hosts credit him with turning around a poor run of form to win the British Grand Prix.","simplifiedExplanation":"Charles Leclerc is one of the top Formula 1 drivers, and he drives for Ferrari. 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