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

It 🐽laid the foundations for their rivalry to explode months later in Abu Dhabi wꦐhen Verstappen controversially won his first F1 title.

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

“I lost on the start, with wheel spin, to Max in the sprint race an🃏d couldn’t get close enough.

“I knew, the n✃ext day, I had to be ahead. I had to get ahead somehow!

“I had a better s💖tart 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’ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚs wha𝓰t happens in racing sometimes. That’s what motorsport entails sometimes.

“I had a 10-ꦍsecond penal🎐ty - head down, focus, try to recover that.

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

“You’re not thinking about what hap💙pened earlier in the race.&nbಞsp;

“We won the grand prix after colliding, after 🧸losing the position the day before.”

Hamilton has won the British Grand Prix eight times but will 𓆉beg🤡in from P7 on Sunday.