3:52 PM ET Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Nate Saunders Close F1 Associate Editor • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes • History graduate from Reading University• Joined ESPNF1 in February 2014 The British Grand Prix was a fairly routine affair for 49 of its 52
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12:19 PM ET The British Grand Prix had been a fairly routine affair until the final handful of laps, when a series of tyre failures blew the contest wide open. Max Verstappen crossed just five seconds behind Lewis Hamilton at the finish, with the world champion’s car operating on just three wheels after a dramatic
9:47 AM ET Kevin Magnussen opted against taking a knee during F1’s anti-racism protest at the British Grand Prix, joining the six Formula One drivers who have done so since the beginning of the season. F1 gave its drivers an allocated moment ahead of the race to make a statement against racism in whichever way
2:24 PM ET Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Nate Saunders Close F1 Associate Editor • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes • History graduate from Reading University• Joined ESPNF1 in February 2014 An empty Silverstone circuit might take some getting used to, but what happened on
2:09 PM ET Williams driver George Russell will start at the back of the grid for the British Grand Prix after being hit with a five-place grid penalty after qualifying. Russell outperformed his Williams car to qualify 15th for his home race, but his driving in the opening part of the session was subject to
2:40 PM ET SILVERSTONE, Great Britain — In theory, the Silverstone circuit should be the perfect circuit for this year’s Mercedes. Fast, flowing corners and long straights play to the emerging strengths of the W11, meaning, on paper at least, Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas should be in a race of their own on Sunday.
1:06 PM ET Nico Hulkenberg was preparing for a sports car race in Germany when he got the call from Racing Point asking him to fill in for Sergio Perez at the British Grand Prix. Perez will miss the Silverstone race after testing positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. Hulkenberg, who was Perez’s teammate between 2014
12:03 PM ET Racing Point F1 boss Otmar Szafnauer insists the team had no issue with the two-day trip Sergio Perez took to Mexico before the positive COVID test that sidelined him for the British Grand Prix. Racing Point has called on Nico Hulkenberg to replace Perez this weekend after the Mexican driver contracted the
5:58 AM ET Nico Hulkenberg will make his return to Formula One at the British Grand Prix for former team Racing Point in place of Sergio Perez. Perez was forced to pull out of the race after testing positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. F1 has a strict track and trace procedure in place and the
10:23 AM ET Mexico’s Sergio Perez will miss the British Grand Prix after testing positive for COVID-19. Racing Point driver Perez missed his scheduled Thursday news conference appearance because of the inconclusive test. He remained in isolation until a retest came back positive, sidelining him for Sunday’s race at Silverstone. Racing Point has yet to