Jul 14, 2019 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 SILVERSTONE, England — What. A. Race. The British Grand Prix had more or less
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11:31 AM ET SILVERSTONE, U.K — Sebastian Vettel took full responsibility for his collision with Max Verstappen in the closing stages of the British Grand Prix. Vettel clumsily slammed into the back of the Red Bull driver at the penultimate corner, shortly after he had been overtaken for third position down the Hangar Straight. Verstappen
7:31 AM ET SILVERSTONE, U.K — Five years after Adrian Newey first penned his vision of the ultimate road car, the results of those sketches, the Aston Martin Valkyrie, made its first public outing at Silverstone on Saturday. The 1,160bhp hypercar is a joint project between Red Bull and Aston Martin and will hit the
2:42 PM ET SILVERSTONE, U.K. — Haas team principal Guenther Steiner will not get involved in the internal bickering at his team’s title sponsor, Rich Energy, saying it does not impact his team’s reputation. Ahead of the British Grand Prix, Rich Energy’s Twitter feed issued a statement saying the energy drink company had terminated its
1:43 PM ET SILVERSTONE, U.K — There is no doubt about who is the crowd favourite at the British Grand Prix these days, but Lewis Hamilton was still answering questions about the extent of his ‘Britishness’ after qualifying on Saturday afternoon. 1 Related Hamilton is comfortably Britain’s most successful F1 driver and has enjoyed a
5:09 AM ET SILVERSTONE, U.K. — Formula One is considering bringing back in-race refueling as part of rule changes from 2021 and Jean Todt, the president of the governing FIA, said on Friday he would be in favor. 1 Related Refueling was banned in 2010 for cost and safety reasons and attempts to reintroduce it
3:53 PM ET SILVERSTONE, U.K. — On the face of it, normal service was resumed during Friday practice at Silverstone. Two weeks after struggling with cooling issues in Austria, Mercedes returned to the top of the timesheets on Friday with its drivers split by less than a tenth of a second. The faster of the
2:16 PM ET SILVERSTONE, U.K. — Haas driver Romain Grosjean played down his bizarre pit-lane crash at the start of the opening practice session for the British Grand Prix. 1 Related Haas has tried something different with Grosjean’s car this week, taking the unusual step of reverting back to the specification it ran at the
2:56 PM ET Nate Saunders Close F1 Associate Editor • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes • History graduate from Reading University• Joined ESPNF1 in February 2014 Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 SILVERSTONE, U.K. — The Formula One paddock is a busy place that hosts a
12:49 PM ET SILVERSTONE, U.K. — Charles Leclerc is happy to accept the stewards’ decision in Austria that deprived him of his first Formula One victory two weeks ago as long as the FIA remain consistent in the way they apply the rules at future races. Leclerc was leading the race with two laps to