Purely conjecture, but I suspect they are investing in development "off the books". So won't be compromised next season.
F1 2021 Season
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British GP FP1 Times
British GP Practice One Timesheet
| Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1) Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:27.035 |
| 2) Lando Norris | McLaren | +0.779 |
| 3) Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +0.780 |
| 4) Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +0.793 |
| 5) Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | +0.862 |
| 6) Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | +0.888 |
| 7) Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | +1.027 |
| 8) Sergio Perez | Red Bull | +1.128 |
| 9) Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | +1.176 |
| 10) Esteban Ocon | Alpine | +1.380 |
| 11) Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | +1.414 |
| 12) Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | +1.565 |
| 13) Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | +1.792 |
| 14) Fernando Alonso | Alpine | +1.838 |
| 15) Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | +2.185 |
| 16) Nicholas Latifi | Williams | +2.192 |
| 17) Mick Schumacher | Haas | +2.192 |
| 18) Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +2.562 |
| 19) Nikita Mazepin | Haas | +2.773 |
| 20) George Russell | Williams | +2.822 |
would that not be against the rules ?
Red Bull will be fine next year, don’t sleep on Newey building a monster with his ground effect experience from years gone by. They can probably afford to lose some wind tunnel time to win this year, the man is a genius.
It's genuinely great seeing 0.1s between Mclaren, Mercedes and Ferrari though. If that carries through to qualy.
Obviously Max being 0.7s ahead is a bit more daunting.
Obviously Max being 0.7s ahead is a bit more daunting.
he is a Formula One engineering god, he will have something good for next season.
Why don't you like it? Anything that increases passing is a plus in my book.
You really enjoy those DRS overtakes?
Yes. But how could the FIA police that if Red Bull (or any big team) wanted to invest covertly, off site research?
Look at Russell!
I see what you are saying but they are about the only overtakes. I wouldn't do away with them until there is a lot more passing. Perhaps phase them out by decreasing the advantage each year, just as long as passing increases along with the phase out.
Wow Russell!!!
Took the very words out of my fingers.
Stunning pace. What more can he do to get that Mercedes drive.
The UKs future is safe with Norris and Russell.
Was worried his time would get deleted with that much improvement thought he'd gone over track limits.
It was a fantastic time in that car, I agree what more can he do, so want to see him in that Mercedes!
Could something like McLaren sign him or is he only allowed to go to Mercedes? Thought we were supposed to have more of an update this weekend anyway
The crowd cheering him there!
Get in Lewis, that was totally unexpected.
Fantastic lap to get pole.
So the upgrades have worked.
The sprint race should be interesting now.
Never bin off Lewis.
Fantastic lap to get pole.
So the upgrades have worked.
The sprint race should be interesting now.
Never bin off Lewis.
Don’t care what they say, that’s pole for me, stick your sprint race.
Well Done Russell getting into Q3
Yeah, it was special. I think red bull have not got the best set up.
If Lewis had not done a bit of a power slide round the last corners, he would have been even faster,
I dont know what can Russel has to be done more in that car in order to get top seat next year. Just bin off Bottas Toto!
Delighted for Lewis, looks like game on!
Russell shoving it to his doubters
this guy is going to be world class, if not already is. Insane over 1 lap pace.
Nice to see Danny Ric a bit closer to Lando this week, that'll do him a world of good.
Russell shoving it to his doubters
this guy is going to be world class, if not already is. Insane over 1 lap pace.Nice to see Danny Ric a bit closer to Lando this week, that'll do him a world of good.
It is very important that Mercedes upgrades bring them closer to the Red Bull. Because if not, the rest of the season could become a procession.
Just listen to the amazing crowd. Such a brilliant atmosphere.
Fantastic reliability from these cars and in particular the power units.
British GP Qualifying Result
| Rank | Driver | Number | Team | Qualifying Q1 | Qualifying Q2 | Qualifying Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 44 | Mercedes | 1:26.786 | fastest lap 1:26.023 | fastest lap 1:26.134 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 33 | Red Bull | fastest lap 1:26.7511 | 1:26.315 | 1:26.209 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | 77 | Mercedes | 1:27.487 | 1:26.764 | 1:26.328 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | 16 | Ferrari | 1:27.051 | 1:26.919 | 1:26.828 |
| 5 | Sergio Perez | 11 | Red Bull | 1:27.121 | 1:27.073 | 1:26.844 |
| 6 | Lando Norris | 4 | McLaren | 1:27.444 | 1:27.220 | 1:26.897 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | 3 | McLaren | 1:27.323 | 1:27.125 | 1:26.899 |
| 8 | George Russell | 63 | Williams | 1:27.671 | 1:27.080 | 1:26.971 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | 55 | Ferrari | 1:27.337 | 1:26.848 | 1:27.007 |
| 10 | Sebastian Vettel | 5 | Aston Martin | 1:27.493 | 1:27.103 | 1:27.179 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | 14 | Alpine | 1:27.580 | 1:27.245 | not available- |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly | 10 | AlphaTauri | 1:27.600 | 1:27.273 | not available- |
| 13 | Esteban Ocon | 31 | Alpine | 1:27.415 | 1:27.340 | not available- |
| 14 | Antonio Giovinazzi | 99 | Alfa Romeo | 1:27.595 | 1:27.617 | not available- |
| 15 | Lance Stroll | 18 | Aston Martin | 1:28.017 | 1:27.665 | not available- |
| 16 | Yuki Tsunoda | 22 | AlphaTauri | 1:28.043 | not available- | not available- |
| 17 | Kimi Raikkonen | 7 | Alfa Romeo | 1:28.062 | not available- | not available- |
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi | 6 | Williams | 1:28.254 | not available- | not available- |
| 19 | Mick Schumacher | 47 | Haas | 1:28.738 | not available- | not available- |
| 20 | Nikita Mazepin | 9 | Haas | 1:29.051 | not available- | not available- |
Yeah, he lost 0.3 with that slide. He was totally on the rails, I do still think that Red Bull had a poor set up, which makes me worry this may be a 1 off.
I think the track came to Merc and went away from Red Bull, Max barely improved from Q1.
Maybe , Max said he had understeer, but the cant change anything now can they.
Thank god, cars fighting at the front is needed.
You guys do realise that not all of these can be true simultaneously: Lewis is amazing, Bottas sucks and Lewis is less than 0.2s quicker.
I like the teams only having on fp1. Clearly RB havent dialled the car in to their liking. If not had been the usual weekend, fp2 and fp3 would have given them time to nail the setup. However F1 needs the battle to be really close to keep the season interesting.
Does this qualify as a normal pole for lewis and add to his record or is a there a new column in the records now for sprint qualifying?
Does this qualify as a normal pole for lewis and add to his record or is a there a new column in the records now for sprint qualifying?
Hamilton is not credited with an eighth Silverstone pole - with that honour awarded for the winner of Saturday's Sprint
I think it was @pauldyson1uk who posted on an earlier page that whoever leaves from pole on Sunday gets to have official pole position. That's how they've defined that now historically.
Yeah, Hamilton got the "Speed King Award" instead. I'm not kidding.
The what?! Well, at least it's something he never won before!
Yeah, plus it's another record for him. Joint most championships, most poles, most wins, most laps led and now most speed king awards.
Take that Schumacher! GOAT confirmed.
I didn't realise that it's a proper qualifier run as a race so the positions after tomorrow's sprint follow through into Sunday. If somebody has a wing knocked off and has to pit they will start in last place.
Yep. In fact, he's got more speed king awards than Schumacher, Senna and Fangio combined. Just that far ahead of them.
Found this.
Who is credited with pole position?
Two 'race' starts over the weekend but only one official pole position for the record books - and that, as ever, goes to the driver who starts from the head of the grid for Sunday's Grand Prix.
That means the winner of F1 Sprint (provided he takes up his P1 grid spot on Sunday) is also the British GP pole-position holder.
So, for example, if Lewis Hamilton wins Saturday's sprint, he'll also be credited with F1 career pole number 101.
Drivers who win the sprint, or who finish second and third, are not credited with race wins or podium finishes to their career statistics. But the achievement is still recognised by F1 after the race as, in a nod to the sport's history, the trio will be presented with wreaths and take part in a victory parade around the lap.