How Mercedes got its strategy “terribly wrong” in “catastrophic” F1 British GP
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Lando Norris was hit in the face as he celebrated his maiden British GP win at Silverstone.
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has explained why he felt Oscar Piastri's 10-second penalty that cost him victory in the Formula 1 British Grand Prix was "very harsh."Ahead of a safety car restart on lap 21 in mixed weather race, leader Piastri jumped on the brakes on the Hangar Straight just as the lights went out on the safety car to signal a restart on the next lap.Behind him, Max ...Keep reading
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“When it rains, it pours.” Geroge Russell perfectly summed up a forgettable British Grand Prix for Mercedes as its catalogue of strategy call errors sank the Silver Arrows in the Silverstone rain.Russell qualified fourth for the Silverstone race, with team-mate Andrea Kimi Antonelli down in 10th after he was hit with a three-place grid penalty held over from the Austrian Grand Prix. It ...Keep reading
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has explained why he felt Oscar Piastri's 10-second penalty that cost him victory in the Formula 1 British Grand Prix was "very harsh".Ahead of a safety car restart on lap 21 in mixed weather race, leader Piastri jumped on the brakes on the Hangar Straight just as the lights went out on the safety car to signal a restart on the next lap.Behind him, Max ...Keep reading
Red Bull's Max Verstappen has said his "horrible" British Grand Prix was even worse than expected as his low downforce wing choice was thwarted by the onset of rain in the Formula 1 contest.Verstappen changed to a lower downforce rear wing on Saturday to dial out Friday's crippling understeer, and the change allowed him to take a surprise pole ahead of McLaren's Oscar Piastri and Lando ...Keep reading
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“When it rains, it pours.” Geroge Russell perfectly summed up a forgettable British Grand Prix for Mercedes as its catalogue of strategy call errors sank the Silver Arrows in the Silverstone rain.Russell qualified fourth for the SIlverstone race, with team-mate Andrea Kimi Antonelli down in 10th after he was hit with a three-place grid penalty held over from the Austrian Grand Prix. It ...Keep reading
“When it rains, it pours.” Geroge Russell perfectly summed up a forgettable British Grand Prix for Mercedes as its catalogue of strategy call errors sank the Silver Arrows in the Silverstone rain.Russell qualified fourth for the SIlverstone race, with team-mate Andrea Kimi Antonelli down in 10th after he was hit with a three-place grid penalty held over from the Austrian Grand Prix. It ...Keep reading
Oscar Piastri reveals he asked McLaren if it could issue team orders and help him retake the lead of the British GP.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen has said his "horrible" British Grand Prix was even worse than expected as his low downforce wing choice was thwarted by the onset of rain in the Formula 1 contest.Verstappen changed to a lower downforce rear wing on Saturday to dial out Friday's crippling understeer, and the change allowed him to take a surprise pole ahead of McLaren's Oscar Piastri and Lando ...Keep reading
“It has happened to me a few times, this kind of scenario. I find it strange that Oscar is the first to receive 10 seconds for it.”
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Oscar Piastri was visibly angry as he removed his helmet after a challenging British Grand Prix, finishing second behind his team-mate Lando Norris, as the Australian was given a 10-second penalty for erratic braking behind the safety car.On lap 21, behind the second safety car of what was a chaotic race at Silverstone, the Australian driver appeared to brake heavily on the Hangar Straight ...Keep reading
Nico Hulkenberg revealed he was “in denial” that a first Formula 1 podium finish was possible at the British Grand Prix until very late on at Silverstone.The Sauber driver finished third behind a McLaren 1-2 to end his much unwanted record of having a record 238 grand prix starts without a podium.Hulkenberg’s podium came at a mixed weather British Grand Prix, with the 37-year-old ...Keep reading
“It was the most difficult car I've driven here in these conditions.”
Oscar Piastri's braking pressure compared to George Russell's Canada incident
The FIA race stewards have explained why McLaren driver Oscar Piastri was handed a race-altering 10-second penalty for his safety car infringement during Formula 1's British Grand Prix.Coming to a safety car restart on lap 21 of 52 during a chaotic, mixed-weather race, long-time leader Piastri jumped on the brakes down Hangar Straight just as the lights went out on the safety car, signalling a ...Keep reading