Masi: FIA has had to “tuck F1 drivers’ elbows in” this year

In recent seasons there has been a relatively lenient approach to first-lap incidents, with drivers sometimes given the benefit of the doubt on the basis of the “let them race” philosophy.
However, Lewis Hamilton was given a 10-second penalty after his first lap clash with Max Verstappen in the British GP, while George Russell received a three-place grid penalty for the main event following his …Keep reading

Tech: A look at Mercedes and Red Bull’s F1 British GP floor designs

And although the characteristics of Silverstone were going to help its chances, key to progress was a much talked about upgrade that had been in the pipeline for a while.
While Red Bull had been pretty aggressive by bringing regular smaller updates, Mercedes had been biding its time to bring something more major at once.
The upgrade focused on the central portion of the car and claws away at …Keep reading

Norris says slow pitstop cost him podium shot in British GP

Norris was running third before the stop, but the lost time time dropped him behind the Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas, and he also had to find a way past Fernando Alonso. He eventually finished fourth.
Soon after the stop he was heard on the radio saying “****ing great” after he realised that he had been jumped by the Finn.
“I would love to have thought so, yeah,” he said when asked by …Keep reading

Wolff: Hamilton is the opposite of a dirty F1 driver

Hamilton’s collision with Max Verstappen at Silverstone on Sunday prompted huge controversy and left the Red Bull team furious.
Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko said Hamilton should face a race ban for driving that he considered was ‘negligent to dangerous behaviour.’
But Wolff has brushed off Red Bull’s criticisms of Hamilton’s driving and said he saw no problem with what …Keep reading