Autosport Podcast: F1 British Grand Prix Review

The Ferrari driver clinched his first F1 victory in his 150th grand prix start, taking advantage of a late safety car to pit for soft tyres while Ferrari kept team-mate Leclerc out in the lead on older hards.
The pair had been fighting for victory against Max Verstappen earlier in the race, but he suffered floor damage after hitting debris from an earlier clash between AlphaTauri …Keep reading

Alfa Romeo roll hoop likely focus of Zhou F1 crash investigation

As part of the never-ending quest for improved safety, motor racing’s governing body pores over the details of each major accident to better understand the factors that worked as planned to help the driver – and areas where perhaps improvement can be made.
One of the aspects of the Zhou incident that will likely be looked at especially closely will be what happened to the C42’s roll hoop …Keep reading

Horner: Mercedes let Ferrari off the hook with Hamilton F1 tyre call

Hamilton had delivered his most competitive outing of the season so far at Silverstone, as he led the race during the middle pitstop phase having extended his first stint on medium tyres.
His tyre degradation looked good and he managed to get to lap 33 on the medium compound he started with. This compared to main rivals Carlos Sainz having pitted on lap 20 and Charles Leclerc on lap …Keep reading

Leclerc wants “full view” of Ferrari’s Silverstone F1 strategy calls

When the safety car emerged late in the race, Ferrari kept leader Leclerc out on track on hard tyres, but pitted Carlos Sainz for softs – a decision mirrored by nearly everyone else in the field.
Team boss Mattia Binotto later confirmed that the squad didn’t want to double stack its cars and left Leclerc out as he had track position and fresher tyres than Sainz.
Leclerc, who had been …Keep reading

Vettel sympathises with “desperate” F1 protesters but highlights risk

On the opening lap of the British Grand Prix, demonstrators from the Just Stop Oil activist group managed to breach the fence and get onto the track on the Wellington Straight.
By the time the cars came around to the portion of track, the red flag had already been called for the accident involving Zhou Guanyu at Abbey, meaning their speed had been reduced.
Northamptonshire police reported …Keep reading

Mercedes still not “too optimistic” despite British GP victory challenge

A raft of updates to the W13, allied to the smooth and high-speed Silverstone circuit perfectly suiting its car, allowed Lewis Hamilton to fight with Ferrari for the win.
Although Hamilton eventually finished third, behind race-winner Carlos Sainz and the recovering Sergio Perez, the fact that he was able to battle for a podium spot on pure pace marked a big step forward for his Brackley-based …Keep reading