Verstappen was spun into the barriers at Copse Corner on the opening lap of the race after clashing with title rival Hamilton. The pair had already battled hard for several corners, before Hamilton got a run on Verstappen on the blast down to Copse and drafted alongside the Red Bull on the entry to the […]
The reigning F1 world champion collided with his Red Bull rival on the opening lap of the Silverstone race at Copse when the pair were running side-by-side with Verstappen on the outside aiming to cut across to defend his lead. Hamilton’s left front wheel hit Verstappen’s right rear tyre and sent the Dutch driver into […]
The delay comes after the governing body issued a new technical directive on the subject that replaces the original version. The delay in its introduction allows teams further time to make any necessary changes. The new version takes away some of the minimum time requirements specified for different aspects of the stop sequence in the… […]
It was always going to be difficult for Formula 1’s first sprint qualifying race to live up to the hype that had been building around it for weeks. Hopes of 100km of flat out racing, with drivers banging wheels in their battle for the top positions now that they were unleashed from worrying about tyre […]
The Alpine driver was one of just four who opted for soft tyres for the start of the 17-lap contest, and in a stunning first lap he jumped from 11th on the grid to fifth place. He then defended hard, initially from Lando Norris, and then his team-mare Daniel Ricciardo, earning complaints about weaving from […]
F1’s managing director was one of the driving forces behind the introduction of the new format, which will also be trialled at Monza and one other yet-to-be determined venue later in the year. Prior to the Silverstone weekend Brawn insisted that drivers would race hard in the sprint, and he believes that today’s event proved […]
The Williams driver finished the sprint race in ninth place but will start Sunday’s British Grand Prix from 12th place due to the penalty, with Esteban Ocon promoted up to ninth, Sainz to 10th and Gasly to 11th. Russell has also been handed one penalty point on his F1 licence, moving him on to seven […]
The Red Bull driver ended up the biggest loser in the sprint race and will start tomorrow’s main event at Silverstone from last place on the grid after retiring late on due to safety concerns after a spin. Perez had been battling Fernando Alonso and Lando Norris when he lost control of his RB16B F1 […]
With Britain, where seven of F1’s teams are based, experiencing a rapid acceleration in new cases, there are worries that the situation could get even worse when the UK government lifts many restrictions on Monday. That could pose a problem for British teams if personnel start getting taken down by the virus and find themselves […]
After three races where the McLaren driver had failed to make it through to Q3, the Australian grabbed seventh on the grid for F1’s sprint race at Silverstone on the back of a much stronger show of pace. But despite having banished some of his recent qualifying struggles, the Australian said the fact that the gap […]