Mercedes technical director Mike Elliott is not so sure that a victory is possible at the British Grand Prix despite the Silver Arrows’ improvements. After the first practice session in Silverstone was all but rained off, Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell put 95 laps on the board in the second session on Friday and
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Lance Stroll was at a loss to explain why Aston Martin once again failed to demonstrate any pace in qualifying for the British Grand Prix. For the fifth time this season, both drivers were eliminated in the first phase of qualifying as Sebastian Vettel qualified 18th with Stroll down in last, and it follows a similarly
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In a rare occurrence, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner and Mercedes boss Toto Wolff agreed that the booing of Max Verstappen from the British fans at Silverstone is not correct. Verstappen and Hamilton were embroiled in a tense title fight last season, and one of the key incidents of the controversial battle arrived at
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has urged the British fans not to boo rival drivers after the frosty reception Max Verstappen has received all weekend. Verstappen and Hamilton did battle throughout 2021, and came together at last year’s British Grand Prix in an accident that saw the Dutchman crash out on the opening lap. The fight culminated
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Max Verstappen fans on social media were left in hysterics after the British fans cheered a spin for the Dutchman in qualifying in Silverstone. In wet conditions, the reigning champion performed a 360 on the exit of Stowe corner as he lost control of the rear, causing hysteria in the grandstands. Verstappen would go quicker
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Dr Helmut Marko was left ruing the spin for Charles Leclerc that brought out a late yellow flag at the end of qualifying for the British Grand Prix. Max Verstappen, Leclerc and Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz engaged in a ding-dong battle in Silverstone amid wet conditions, but it was the Dutchman who was leading the
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Sir Lewis Hamilton is hesitant to suggest that Mercedes have the race pace to come out on top at the British Grand Prix after the seven-time champion qualified fifth. The Briton ended the second practice session second as the teams tested out their long-run pace having missed most of FP1 due to rain, and the
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Red Bull’s RB18 car has been doing some hard work in the gym in the last couple of weeks, as evidenced by the bulkier engine cover introduced ahead of the British Grand Prix. Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez have, between them, taken out all of the last six race wins since the first major upgrade
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Alex Albon is the recipient of the Williams upgrade this weekend that could gain him a second in lap time in qualifying at the British Grand Prix. New sidepods were introduced in Silverstone by the Grove-based team this weekend akin to the Red Bull setup, and the engineers were testing out its efficiency by putting
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Mercedes’ George Russell cut a frustrated figure after qualifying for the British Grand Prix as he qualified eighth. Russell and team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton had been disrupting the top four throughout the weekend as Ferrari and Red Bull finally started to feel the heat from the Silver Arrows, and they were challenging throughout the first
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