Cloudy. Dry. Air +22 C, highway +30 C
The Silverstone round was the tenth on the calendar (although it was considered the eleventh due to the Imola race being cancelled) and summed up the first half of the season, with all races being won by the Red Bull drivers.
Most teams brought novelties that they started testing in Austria last week, the balance of power has really changed, but for some the novelties worked, for others they didn’t.
On Friday, Max Verstappen led practice, Saturday morning it rained and Charles Leclerc led protocol, and Verstappen again won qualifying. At the same time, McLaren racers showed the second and third time – the novelties worked for this team and impressed the rivals.
Tire manufacturers released a new rubber that can withstand higher loads and the toughest compounds – C1 as hard, C2 as medium and C3 as soft. Many have complained that hard tires don’t work in relatively cool weather. The cars were skidding, there was no clutch, but that’s what it is.
Verstappen and Norris started the race from the front row of the grid, Piastri and Leclerc from second, Sainz and Russell from third.
Hulkenberg and Bottas chose Hard for the first leg of the race. Russell, Okon, Tsunoda, de Vries started on Soft, the rest on Medium.
At the start Norris passed Verstappen to lead the race. Hamilton and Albon lost two positions each, Alonso and Gasley gained two back each, Tsunoda gained three.
Top ten in round 2: Norris – Verstappen – Piastri – Leclerc – Russell – Sainz – Alonso – Hamilton – Gasley – Albon.
On lap 5, Verstappen overtook Norris for the race lead.
On lap 6, Pérez overtook Hulkenberg for 14th.
On lap 7, Hamilton overtook Alonso for seventh.
On lap 8, Hulkenberg changed tires and front wing after making contact with Pérez.
Top ten in round 10: Verstappen – Norris – Piastri – Leclerc – Russell – Sainz – Hamilton – Alonso – Gasley – Albon.
On lap 10, Okon pitted and retired due to a leak in the hydraulic system.
On lap 12, Pérez overtook Stroll for 11th.
On lap 14, Sargent overtook Tsunoda for 13th – and Yuki spun into the pits to change tires.
On lap 17, Perez passed Elbon for ninth.
On lap 19 Leclerc changed tires, on lap 25 Zhou.
On lap 26, Leclerc passed Stroll for 11th.
On the 27th lap Sainz made a pit stop, in the 28th – de Vries, in the 29th – Russell and Perez, in the 30th – Sargent.
On lap 31, Russell was ahead of Leclerc for eighth. Piastri overtook Gasly for fifth.
On lap 32, Gasly and Stroll swapped tires.
On lap 33, Magnussen’s car stalled and caught fire. “The engine is dead,” said the rider. The virtual safety car mode has been announced. Albon, Leclerc, Bottas, de Vries went into the pits.
The real safety car drove away. Verstappen, Norris, Hamilton, Alonso and Zhou swapped tyres.
Top ten behind the safety car: Verstappen – Norris – Hamilton – Piastri – Russell – Alonso – Sainz – Perez – Albon – Leclerc.
On lap 37, Zhou turned into the pits, where the mechanics cleaned the brake ducts.
A restart was announced on the 39th lap. Verstappen kept the lead and drove away immediately. Hamilton attacked Norris several times, but the difference in speed was not enough to overtake.
Stroll was shown a black and white flag for repeatedly violating the track boundaries.
On lap 44, Pérez, Albon and Leclerc were ahead of Sainz. Gasly overtook Stroll – there was contact, both drivers kept moving, the suspension of Pierre’s car was damaged.
Top ten in round 45: Verstappen – Norris – Hamilton – Piastri – Russell – Alonso – Perez – Albon – Leclerc – Sainz.
Gasly overtook Sainz in the battle for 10th, but Carlos bounced back and Pierre lost speed due to suspension problems, spun into the pits and retired from the race.
On lap 47, Pérez overtook Alonso for sixth.
Norris was shown a black and white flag for repeatedly trespassing. Stroll received a five-second time penalty for the incident with Gasley.
On the last lap, Leclerc attacked Albon for eighth place, but the Williams driver kept his position.
Max Verstappen won the British Grand Prix with his eighth win of the season and 43rd of his career. It is the eleventh victory in a row for Red Bull.
Lando Norris moved up to the second step of the podium, Lewis Hamilton finished third.
In two weeks the battle will continue in Hungary.
Racing results
| Pilot | Team | Time | Speed | Pete |
| 1. M. Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:25:16.938 | 215,424 | 1 |
| 2. L. Norris | McLaren | +3,798 | 215,264 | 1 |
| 3. L. Hamilton | Mercedes | +6,783 | 215,139 | 1 |
| 4. O. Piastri | McLaren | +7,776 | 215,097 | 1 |
| 5.D Russell | Mercedes | +11.206 | 214,953 | 1 |
| 6. C. Perez | Red Bull | +12,882 | 214,883 | 1 |
| 7. F. Alonso | Aston Martin | +17.193 | 214,702 | 1 |
| 8. A. Albon | Willems | +17,878 | 214,674 | 1 |
| 9. Sch.Lecler | Ferrari | +18,689 | 214,640 | 2 |
| 10. K. Sainz | Ferrari | +19,448 | 214,608 | 1 |
| 11. L. Sargent | Willems | +23,632 | 214,433 | 1 |
| 12. V. Bottas | Alfa Romeo | +25,830 | 214,342 | 1 |
| 13. N. Hulkenberg | hare | +26,663 | 214,307 | 2 |
| 14. L. Walk* | Aston Martin | +27,483 | 214,273 | 1 |
| 15. G Zhou | Alfa Romeo | +29,820 | 214,176 | 3 |
| 16. Y. Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | +31,225 | 214.117 | 2 |
| 17.N. deVries | AlphaTauri | +33,128 | 214,038 | 2 |
| P. Gasly | Alps | meeting | 209,440 | 2 |
* Lance Stroll receives a five-second time penalty during the race for the incident with Pierre Gasly
best round: Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) – 1:30.275 (lap 42, 234.922 km/h)
Reasons for leaving
| Pilot | Team | circles | Cause |
| E Okon | Alps | 9 | hydraulics |
| K. Magnussen | Haas F1 | 31 | engine |
| P. Gasly | Alps | 46 | delay |
Championship position : Individual
Championship Position: Constructors’ Championship
Source: F1 News
I am Christopher Clyde, an experienced journalist and content writer with a passion for sports. I have been writing about Formula 1 news for the past five years and am currently employed as an author at athletistic.com, one of the top sports websites in the US.
