Two years ago they clashed on the openi𝓰ng lap at Silverstone - V𝔍erstappen spiralled out of the race, and Hamilton went on to win.

It laid the foundations for their rꦫivalry to explode months laౠter in Abu Dhabi when Verstappen controversially won his first F1 title.

Before returning to Silverstone this year, Hamilton ไlooked back and said to : “In the past people underestimated what a good job Red Bull have done with their car.

“I lost on the start, with wheel💖 spin, to Max in the sprint raceℱ and couldn’t get close enough.

“I kne🅠w, the 🎐next day, I had to be ahead. I had to get ahead somehow!

“I had a better start but he still held on, on the outside through꧂ Turn 1.

“We were dicing through 3, 4, 5…

“You think you will go a bit wide.

“I came back, got the exit of 7.

“We collided. That’s what happens in racing sometimes. That’s what motorsport entails🧸 sometimes.

“I had a 10﷽-second penalty - head down, focus♑, try to recover that.

“Which I did. I thought that was quite a feat.

“You’re not thinking about what happened﷽ earlier in the race. 

“We won the grand prix after colliding, after ꧂losing th⛄e position the day before.”

Hamilton has won the British Grand Prix eight times but wil💎l☂ begin from P7 on Sunday.