British Grand Prix: Sauber’s Marcus Ericsson loses steering wheel in 150mph horror smash during practice session at Silverstone

MARCUS ERICSSON smashed his Sauber at Silverstone and could miss qualifying for tomorrow's British Grand Prix.

The Swedish racer skidded into the tyre barrier at 150mph but walked away from the crash in the final practice session.

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British ace Lewis Hamilton was again quickest around his home track with enemy and Mercedes rival Nico Rosberg hot on his wheels in second.

Former world champ Jenson Button - who may be on the brink of quitting the sport - could only manage 12th fastest and is expected to struggle in qualifying this afternoon in his McLaren.

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The Red Bull cars of Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen were third and fourth quickest around the iconic track - much to the delight of team boss Christian Horner.

Rain threatened to cause carnage during the session - but a quick early-morning shower was all that hit.

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