Within the round-up: George Russell mentioned Mercedes’ efficiency at Silverstone reveals the staff is again on type, regardless of retiring.
In short
Russell thrilled he “had the automobile to win”
Russell led the early levels of yesterday’s race earlier than being handed by staff mate Lewis Hamilton, who went on to win. Though Russell later retired with a technical drawback, he mentioned Mercedes’ second win in as many races reveals they’re again on type.
“It’s unimaginable,” he mentioned. “Lewis taking the win, however we had the automobile, in regular dry circumstances to be one-two. We’re clearly again and I believe we’ll be combating for race wins extra typically now.”
Nonetheless he admitted retiring from his dwelling race after main from pole place harm. “Clearly, it is a actual blow, retiring from any race, by no means thoughts you’re dwelling grand prix when you have got the automobile to win, however we’ll have one other go.”
Verstappen and Albon fined for pre-race pit rushing
Max Verstappen and Alexander Albon earned a number of pit lane rushing penalties for exceeding the 80kph pit velocity restrict throughout their pre-race reconnaissance laps.
Verstappen was caught exceeding the pit velocity restrict thrice, by 0.4kph, 0.4kph and 0.5kph, incomes Pink Bull a complete of €300 (£253) in fines from the FIA. Albon breached the 80kph restrict twice, the primary time by 0.3kph and the second by simply 0.2kph. Williams have due to this fact been fined €200 (£168) by the British Grand Prix stewards.
One other sixth present improve labored – Komatsu
Haas staff principal Ayao Komatsu mentioned he couldn’t ask for extra after the staff scored its second sixth-place end in as many races yesterday. He mentioned Nico Hulkenberg’s efficiency demonstrates the staff’s new aerodynamic specification is a hit.
“The updates have labored once more,” mentioned Komatsu, who had dismissed the staff’s possibilities of repeating its Austrian Grand Prix end result at Silverstone earlier than the weekend started. “Nico felt it right away on Friday, his qualifying on Saturday confirmed it and his race tempo at the moment confirmed it.
“Kevin within the outdated spec automobile was completely satisfied, however I believe he had harm from FP2, so all in all at the moment, these are outcomes to be pleased with.”
Famin finds optimistic in dire British GP for Alpine
Alpine staff principal Bruno Famin admitted they “didn’t give our drivers a combating likelihood” after an error-strewn British Grand Prix weekend for the staff.
Pierre Gasly’s weekend was ruined by an influence unit penalty adopted by a primary lap retirement with a gearbox drawback. Esteban Ocon gambled on beginning the race on smooth tyres, which compelled him to make an early pit cease, from which his race by no means recovered.
Famin managed to search out one up-side from their dire weekend: “One optimistic to return from at the moment is our work within the pit-stops the place now we have made important strides forwards,” he mentioned.
Sauber nonetheless point-less at midway stage
Sauber is the one staff nonetheless but to attain a degree after 12 of this yr’s 24 rounds. Staff consultant Alessandro Alunni Bravi mentioned they intend to deliver upgrades for the approaching rounds after Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu completed out of the factors once more.
Zhou, like Ocon, began on softs however suffered heavy graining and was compromised from the start. Bottas adopted a extra standard technique however “suffered overheating on the entrance axle and graining, and this affected his tempo closely – on all compounds we used,” Alunni Bravi admitted.
“We clearly must make a step ahead, and because of this we have to hold working onerous to handle our weaknesses by a continued and dedicated programme of growth, beginning already from the subsequent rounds.”
Maini penalised for Antonelli collision
Alpine junior driver Kush Maini was handed a 10-second post-race penalty for Sunday’s Method 2 characteristic race after he was deemed answerable for his opening lap conflict with Andrea Kimi Antonelli.
The 2 drivers collided at Village at first of the race, spinning the Mercedes junior into retirement. Whereas the stewards investigated the conflict on the finish of the race, Maini apologised to Antonelli however claimed he had skilled a braking drawback along with his automobile.
Regardless of this, the stewards decided that Maini was “wholly guilty” for the collision and handed him a ten second post-race time penalty, which didn’t change his ending place of nineteenth, and his first pair of penalty factors on his file.
Social media
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|@GeorgeRussell63 is telling a gaggle of followers in a grandstand to look beneath their seats as @MercedesAMGF1 have left prizes beneath 20 of them.
“The winner will get to be my staff mate for subsequent yr!” #F1 #BritishGP #RaceFans
— RaceFans (@racefansdotnet) July 7, 2024
“Arvid Lindblad the primary British winner at Silverstone in Method 3 historical past”. What?? I can title no less than 100 British winners at Silverstone in F3 off the highest of my head
— Marcus Simmons (@MarcusSimmons54) July 7, 2024
A weekend to neglect.
We flip the web page and sit up for Budapest.
— Esteban Ocon (@OconEsteban) July 7, 2024
By all means present the gang cheering while you do the replays.
However please DON’T lower to the gang whereas the battle continues to be happening! 😣😒
Will television administrators ever recover from their compulsion to do that? 🎬
— Glenn Freeman (@glennfreeman39) July 7, 2024
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