Sainz scored his maiden F1 victory in Sunday’s British Grand Prix, passing team-mate Leclerc with 10 laps remaining thanks to his fresh set of soft tyres following the safety car restart. Ferrari opted to keep Leclerc out during the safety car period due to his fresher hard tyres and better track position, but he ultimately […]
Ricciardo slumped to 14th place in the wet qualifying session on Saturday at Silverstone, but took the second start following the red flag in 12th after Zhou Guanyu and George Russell were eliminated in the first-corner accident. The Australian worked his way into the top 10 through the opening stages, only to fall back to […]
But it was a race that appeared to slip away from him more than once as Ferrari strategy and team orders looked to play in Charles Leclerc’s favour. Yet at the final pit stop, it was Sainz, not race leader Leclerc, who Ferrari opted to bring in for a fresh set of soft tyres that […]
The 2022 British Grand Prix may have started with horrifying scenes, but it ended with surely the best period of racing so far this season – and to the eyes of many, the best in years. What’s interesting is that in the modern era a good Silverstone race isn’t guaranteed as the high-speed track layout […]
The Memorial Mass of Thanksgiving at Westminster Cathedral was timed for the day after the British GP in order allow as many F1 regulars as possible to be present. Over 600 people attended the service, with many past Williams F1 drivers among the well-known names in attendance, including Nigel Mansell, Damon Hill, Jenson Button, Valtteri […]
In one of those pleasant motorsport quirks of fate – such as Lewis Hamilton already having experience of winning while effectively running on three wheels from 17 years before his famous 2020 British Grand Prix triumph – Sainz’s experience last weekend was also rather familiar. When asked to give a message to the 123,000 F1 […]
The Ferrari driver clinched his first F1 victory in his 150th grand prix start, taking advantage of a late safety car to pit for soft tyres while Ferrari kept team-mate Leclerc out in the lead on older hards. The pair had been fighting for victory against Max Verstappen earlier in the race, but he suffered floor […]
On the opening lap of the British Grand Prix, demonstrators from the Just Stop Oil activist group managed to breach the fence and get onto the track on the Wellington Straight. By the time the cars came around to the portion of track, the red flag had already been called for the accident involving Zhou […]
The world champion had just taken the lead from Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz at Silverstone when he suddenly slowed with what he believed was a puncture. However, after pitting for fresh tyres and finding his car was no better, Verstappen struggled on with a mysterious aero loss that the team suspected was caused by car damage. […]
Albon was hit from behind by Sebastian Vettel as drivers braked to avoid the collision between Guanyu Zhou and George Russell off the start line. That contact sent him sharp right into the pit wall and he was then hit by other cars as he bounced back into the middle of the track. After his […]