2023-07-09 15:36:36
Cloudy. Dry. Air +22 C, track +30 C
The Silverstone round was the tenth on the calendar (although it was considered the eleventh due to the cancellation of the Imola race) and summed up the first half of the season, in which all the races were won by the Red Bull drivers.
Most of the teams brought novelties that they started testing last week in Austria, the balance of power has really changed, but for some the novelties worked, for others they didn’t.
On Friday, Max Verstappen was in the lead in training, on Saturday morning it was raining and Charles Leclerc led the protocol, and Verstappen again won the qualification. At the same time, McLaren racers showed the second and third time – the novelties worked for this team, impressing the rivals.
Tire manufacturers brought to the stage a new rubber capable of withstanding higher loads, and the toughest compounds – C1 as Hard, C2 as Medium and C3 as Soft. Many have complained that hard tires do not work in relatively cool weather. The cars slid, there was no clutch, but that is what it is.
Verstappen and Norris started the race from the first row of the starting field, Piastri and Leclerc from the second, Sainz and Russell from the third.
Hulkenberg and Bottas chose Hard for the first leg of the race. Russell, Okon, Tsunoda, de Vries started on Soft, the rest on Medium.
At the start, Norris passed Verstappen to lead the race. Hamilton and Albon lost two positions each, Alonso and Gasley won back two each, Tsunoda won three.
Top ten on lap 2: Norris – Verstappen – Piastri – Leclerc – Russell – Sainz – Alonso – Hamilton – Gasley – Albon.
On lap 5, Verstappen overtook Norris for the race lead.
On lap 6, Pérez overtook Hulkenberg for 14th place.
On lap 7, Hamilton overtook Alonso for seventh place.
On lap 8, Hulkenberg changed tires and front wing after making contact with Pérez.
Top ten on lap 10: Verstappen – Norris – Piastri – Leclerc – Russell – Sainz – Hamilton – Alonso – Gasley – Albon.
On lap 10, Okon pitted and retired due to a leak in the hydraulic system.
On lap 12, Pérez overtook Stroll for 11th place.
On lap 14 Sargent overtook Tsunoda for 13th place and Yuki pitted and changed tires.
On lap 17, Perez passed Elbon for ninth place.
On lap 19, Leclerc changed tires, on lap 25, Zhou.
On lap 26, Leclerc passed Stroll for 11th place.
On the 27th lap, Sainz made a pit stop, on the 28th – de Vries, on the 29th – Russell and Perez, on the 30th – Sargent.
On lap 31, Russell was ahead of Leclerc for eighth place. Piastri overtook Gasly for fifth place.
On lap 32, Gasly and Stroll changed tires.
On lap 33, Magnussen’s car stopped and caught fire. “The motor is dead,” said the rider. The virtual safety car mode has been announced. Albon, Leclerc, Bottas, de Vries turned into the pits.
The real safety car drove out. Verstappen, Norris, Hamilton, Alonso and Zhou changed tires.
Top ten behind the safety car: Verstappen – Norris – Hamilton – Piastri – Russell – Alonso – Sainz – Perez – Albon – Leclerc.
On lap 37, Zhou turned into the pits, where the mechanics changed tires and cleaned the brake ducts.
On the 39th lap, a restart was announced. Verstappen kept the lead and pulled away immediately. Hamilton attacked Norris several times, but the difference in speed was not enough to overtake.
Stroll was shown a black and white flag for repeatedly violating the track boundaries.
On lap 44, Pérez, Albon and Leclerc were ahead of Sainz. Gasly overtook Stroll – there was contact, both riders continued to move, the suspension on Pierre’s car was damaged.
Top ten on lap 45: Verstappen – Norris – Hamilton – Piastri – Russell – Alonso – Perez – Albon – Leclerc – Sainz.
Gasly overtook Sainz in the fight for 10th place, but Carlos bounced back, and Pierre lost speed due to suspension problems, turned into the pits and retired from the race.
On lap 47, Pérez overtook Alonso for sixth place.
Norris was shown a black-and-white flag for repeatedly trespassing. Stroll was given a five-second penalty for the same.
On the last lap, Leclerc attacked Albon for eighth place, but the Williams driver kept his position.
Max Verstappen won the British Grand Prix with his eighth win of the season and 43rd of his career. This is the 11th consecutive victory for Red Bull.
Lando Norris climbed to the second step of the podium, Lewis Hamilton finished third.
In two weeks the fight will continue in Hungary.
Race results
Driver Team Time Speed Pit 1. M. Verstappen Red Bull 1:25:16.938 215.424 1 2. L. Norris McLaren +3.798 215.264 1 3. L. Hamilton Mercedes +6.783 215.139 1 4. O. Piastri McLaren +7.776 215.097 1 5 D. Russell Mercedes +11.206 214.953 1 6. C. Perez Red Bull +12.882 214.883 1 7. F. Alonso Aston Martin +17.193 214.702 1 8. A. Albon Williams +17.878 214.674 1 9. C. Leclerc Ferrari +18.689 214.640 2 10. C. Sainz Ferrari +19.448 214.608 1 11. L. Sargent Williams +23.632 214.433 1 12. V. Bottas Alfa Romeo +25.830 214.342 1 13. N. Hulkenberg Haas +26.663 214.307 2 14. L. Stroll Aston Martin + 27.483 214.273 1 15. G. Zhou Alfa Romeo +29.820 214.176 3 16. Yu. Tsunoda AlphaTauri +31.225 214.117 2 17. N. de Vries AlphaTauri +33.128 214.038 2 P. Gasly Alpine exit 209.440 2
Best lap: Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) – 1:30.275 (lap 42, 234.922 km/h)
Reasons for leaving
Pilot Lap Team Cause E.Ocon Alpine 9 hydraulics K.Magnussen Haas F1 31 engine P.Gasly Alpine 46 suspension
Championship position : Individual
Driver Country Team Points = 1. M. Verstappen Oracle Red Bull Racing 255 = 2. C. Perez Oracle Red Bull Racing 156 = 3. F. Alonso Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team 137 = 4. L. Hamilton Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team 121 = 5. C. Sainz Scuderia Ferrari 83 6. D. Russell Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team 82 7. C. Leclerc Scuderia Ferrari 74 = 8. L. Stroll Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team 44 9. L. Norris McLaren F1 Team 42 10. E. Okon BWT Alpine F1 Team 31 11. O. Piastri McLaren F1 Team 17 12. P. Gasly BWT Alpine F1 Team 16 = 13. A. Albon Williams Racing 11 14. N. Hulkenberg MoneyGram Haas F1 Team 9 = 15. V. Bottas Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake 5 = 16. G. Zhou Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake 4 = 17. Y. Tsunoda Scuderia AlphaTauri 2 = 18. K. Magnussen MoneyGram Haas F1 Team 2
Championship position : Constructors’ Championship
Команда
Мотор
Очки
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1. Oracle Red Bull Racing
Honda RBPT
411
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2. Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team
Mercedes
203
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3. Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team
Mercedes
181
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4. Scuderia Ferrari
Ferrari
157
5. McLaren F1 Team
Mercedes
59
6. BWT Alpine F1 Team
Renault
47
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7. MoneyGram Haas F1 Team
Ferrari
11
8. Williams Racing
Mercedes
11
9. Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake
Ferrari
9
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10. Scuderia AlphaTauri
Honda RBPT
2
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