Hamilton has stood on the podium during every race at Silverstone since 2014, but instead was beaten to third by Sauber's Nico Hulkenberg last weekend, bringing an abrupt end to his impressive era of podium dominance at the track. READ MORE: Lewis Hamilton gets Ferrari boost as team promoted THREE places after Silverstone heroics

Hamilton’s chances of scoring a podium at his home race at Silverstone weren’t aided by the fact Ferrari didn’t have access to GPS data to help keep track of his positioning on track. While the team would obviously be able to figure out his location, the lack of such data would have complicated positioning scenarios and assessing strategic options.