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“It does feel that way” — Wolff says Mercedes back in the game after “fairytale” win with Lewis Hamilton at F1 British GP

James O'Connor3 months ago3 months ago09 mins

Mercedes is on a roll. For the first time since 2021, they have won consecutive races. Following on from George Russell’s victory in Austria when Max Verstappen and Lando Norris tangled with 8 laps to go, Lewis Hamilton took his first win since the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix at his home race at Silverstone…

Vasseur: Ferrari and Leclerc “collectively” made the decision to pit for inters too early in F1 British GP

Lucrezia Costa3 months ago3 months ago07 mins

The British GP definitely didn’t go according to Ferrari’s plans, especially on one side of the garage. Charles Leclerc’s Silverstone troubles began on Saturday, when he failed to qualify in the top ten for the race. However, the worst was yet to come, as the Monegasque driver was pitted for intermediates too early on his…

F1 British GP strategy blunder “a little bit painful given the gap to Lewis” Hamilton at the end — Piastri

Evan Roberts3 months ago3 months ago06 mins

A disappointed Oscar Piastri found himself coming up short once again in his search for a first Grand Prix victory, finishing P4 around Silverstone, after a botched strategy call left him on a wet track on slick tyres. Piastri described the situation as painful, as for the second week in a row, victory was in…

“A lot to try and understand where the fluctuations are coming from” regarding pace between top teams in F1 British GP — Horner

James O'Connor3 months ago3 months ago07 mins

Red Bull Racing had a rollercoaster British Grand Prix with their leading driver Max Verstappen. The Dutchman took P3 from Lando Norris at turn 4 when Norris tried an ambitious move to take the spot from Lewis Hamilton. However, the 26-year-old slowly started to drop away from Russell and Hamilton as the stint went on,…

Shell and Mahindra are changing the EV industry: ‘In all the EV-Plus products you can purchase, there’s a little bit of FE involved’

Kimberley Hoefnagel3 months ago2 months ago010 mins

Sustainability has been at the core of Formula E ever since the series was born over ten years ago. Shell and Mahindra Racing have now taken their sustainability efforts a step further, with an exciting and innovative E-Fluid recycling project. This project will not only change the way we race, but will without a doubt…

McLaren “should have taken the responsibility” over strategy and tyre errors with Piastri and Norris in F1 British GP — Stella

James O'Connor3 months ago3 months ago013 mins

McLaren leave Silverstone disappointed as a 3-4 finish has to go down as an underachievement on Sunday afternoon. After passing Max Verstappen in the dry, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri overtook Lewis Hamilton and George Russell in the damp conditions on dry tyres to hold 1st and 2nd in the race. However, things started to…

IndyCar | Mid-Ohio | Race | O’Ward fends off Palou in tense battle for victory

James O'Connor3 months ago3 months ago04 mins

David Malukas stalled as the drivers set off on the formation lap, but he was able to reclaim his P3 spot. There was a disaster for Scott Dixon as he stopped on the formation laps. The 6-time champion came to a halt at turn 5. The race eventually got going on lap 3, with the…

“Two calls from our side cost us everything today” — Norris left to rue another lost opportunity at F1 British GP

Anumitha Murugapandian3 months ago3 months ago05 mins

After qualifying third behind the Mercedes in his home race at Silverstone, Lando Norris was a strong contender for the win on Sunday. Norris went off slightly too wide at the race start which allowed the Red Bull of Max Verstappen to take third place from him. The Brit managed to get it back on…

Verstappen relieved to secure P2 after “poor afternoon” in F1 British GP: “It was looking like P5 or P6”

Nicolas Lopes3 months ago08 mins

Max Verstappen finished a close second at the 2024 British GP, just over a second back from race winner Lewis Hamilton. But it wasn’t always looking that competitive for the Dutchman, who at points fell a long way back from the leading contenders at the early stages, as he struggled for grip in his RB20…

Hamilton “knew” that the rain was “his moment to pounce” in F1 British GP

Nicolas Lopes3 months ago08 mins

The seven-time world champion won the 2024 British GP after a difficult dry-wet-dry race to score a record-breaking 9th victory at a single circuit, and his first since the 2021 Saudi Arabian GP, nearly three years ago. And that hiatus for the driver that was the most races in F1 history clearly left its mark,…