4:57 AM ET Connor McDonagh Toto Wolff stands by his team’s decision not to pit Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton under the Safety Car at the British Grand Prix. Mercedes opted to keep both of its drivers out when the Safety Car was deployed due to Marcus Ericsson’s crash at Turn 1. This gave Bottas
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3:02 PM ET SILVERSTONE, U.K — Toro Rosso driver Pierre Gasly has labelled F1’s penalty system as “bulls–t” after a post-race investigation dropped him from tenth to 13th in the final standings for the British Grand Prix. Gasly collided with Force India driver Sergio Perez in Turn 17 towards the end of the race as
2:21 PM ET SILVERSTONE, U.K. — Fernando Alonso has called the stewards at the British Grand Prix “soft” after they decided not to investigate an incident involving Kevin Magnussen towards the end of the race. Alonso was battling with Esteban Ocon for seventh position after the second Safety Car period when he went deep at
6:19 AM ET SILVERSTONE, U.K. — Mercedes will not adopt a cautious approach to race strategy at the British Grand Prix despite its strategy error in Austria, according to team boss Toto Wolff. A round-up of the main talking points from qualifying from the British Grand Prix, where Lewis Hamilton claimed a slice of history
1:50 PM ET SILVERSTONE, U.K. — Fernando Alonso says Formula One now has “three Ferraris on the track” because Sauber appears to have drawn level with Haas in terms of raw performance. Sauber turned in a strong performance in qualifying for the British Grand Prix, with Charles Leclerc claiming ninth, but still did not get
1:06 PM ET SILVERSTONE, U.K. — Max Verstappen says Red Bull was losing over a second per lap in qualifying at the British Grand Prix due to a 80bhp power deficit to rivals Mercedes and Ferrari. Verstappen qualified fifth on Sunday’s grid and was 0.710s off the pole position time set by Lewis Hamilton. He
2:17 PM ET SILVERSTONE, U.K. — Lewis Hamilton still rates Silverstone as the greatest circuit in the world, but he has criticised the people responsible for making it the bumpiest track he’s experienced in Formula One. Like many other world class racing circuits, Silverstone’s tarmac has been re-laid ahead of this year’s race. Onboard shots
12:34 PM ET SILVERSTONE, U.K. — Claire Williams says it has been difficult to watch her father’s team drop down the Formula One pecking order so dramatically in recent years. Williams — one of the most successful teams on the grid, with nine constructors’ and seven drivers’ titles to its name — is currently bottom
11:55 AM ET Connor McDonagh Max Verstappen admits he was pushing too hard when he spun off in second practice for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Verstappen’s afternoon was cut short after he lost the rear of his Red Bull on the exit of Luffield while running on the hard tyre. The Dutchman ended
1:45 PM ET SILVERSTONE, U.K. — Kimi Raikkonen says it is still too early in the season for him to start supporting teammate Sebastian Vettel in the championship. Raikkonen finished second ahead of Vettel at the last round in Austria, but given his position in the drivers’ championship, there were some suggestions he might be