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British Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton fastest in only Silverstone practice session

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We need to produce JSON with fields. Word count 180-250. Paragraphs 3-4, each 45-65 words. Let's aim for 4 paragraphs of about 55 words each => total ~220 words. Need to count words precisely.

Paragraph 1: Introduce session, mention Hamilton fastest, key fact. Let's draft ~55 words.

"Lewis Hamilton topped the only practice session at Silverstone, setting a time 0.213 seconds faster than championship leader Kimi Antonelli, while Charles Leclerc edged out Mercedes' George Russell. The seven-time British Grand Prix winner, now a Ferrari driver, surprised many with his pace on a day when 500,000 spectators were expected to fill the circuit."

Count words: Let's count.

Lewis(1) Hamilton(2) topped(3) the(4) only(5) practice(6) session(7) at(8) Silverstone,(9) setting(10) a(11) time(12) 0.213(13) seconds(14) faster(15) than(16) championship(17) leader(18) Kimi(19) Antonelli,(20) while(21) Charles(22) Leclerc(23) edged(24) out(25) Mercedes'(26) George(27) Russell.(28) The(29) seven-time(30) British(31) Grand(32) Prix(33) winner,(34) now(35) a(36) Ferrari(37) driver,(38) surprised(39) many(40) with(41) his(42) pace(43) on(44) a(45) day(46) when(47) 500,000(48) spectators(49) were(50) expected(51) to(52) fill(53) the(54) circuit.(55)

55 words. Good.

Paragraph 2: Mention other drivers, McLaren spin, Verstappen struggle, context. Need 45-65 words.

"Oscar Piastri recorded fifth place but lost 0.887 seconds, after a spin at Becketts, while Max Verstappen lagged 0.980 seconds behind Hamilton, indicating grip issues. Lando Norris and Isack Hadjar followed, completing a top‑ten order that saw Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg and Racing Bulls’ Liam Lawson rounding out the list."

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Oscar(1) Piastri(2) recorded(3) fifth(4) place(5) but(6) lost(7) 0.887(8) seconds,(9) after(10) a(11) spin(12) at(13) Becketts,(14) while(15) Max(16) Verstappen(17) lagged(18) 0.980(19) seconds(20) behind(21) Hamilton,(22) indicating(23) grip(24) issues.(25) Lando(26) Norris(27) and(28) Isack(29) Hadja