The British Grand Prix produced some spectacular racing and important strategy calls, with several teams in the hunt for the win.
For Sergio Perez, it proved to be another race he would rather forget. The Mexican finished 17th, two laps down from his teammate. Horner has revealed Perez’s results need to improve, and with more rumours circulating about a potential driver swap, things need to change, and fast.
Lewis Hamilton’s win at Silverstone saw him break the record of most race wins at a single circuit, a record previously shared by himself and Michael Schumacher. Mercedes seem to have found their mojo with back-to-back wins in Austria and Great Britain. Ferrari, who await Hamilton’s arrival at the end of the season, may also see this as a positive — the tenacious grit of the seven-time champion that we all knew still remained, was on full display for the racing world to see.
Max Verstappen seemed to struggle in qualifying, only able to take P4 for the race start, but the Dutchman came to life in the final stint of the British Grand Prix, chasing down Hamilton for the win, but he was unable to catch him. With Red Bull’s advantage from the start of the season practically gone, we have been treated to some thrilling racing, with six different race winners at the halfway stage of the season. Can Verstappen and Red Bull reclaim their advantage?
One team who will be thinking about what could have been is McLaren. The team from Woking seemed to be in control of the race at the halfway point, but strategic miscalculations cost them a possible 1-2; Piastri was left out a lap too long when switching from dry to intermediate tyres; while the wrong compound tyre call left Norris behind Verstappen instead of closer to Hamilton at the end of the race. McLaren, who are fighting at the front of the field for the first time in years, will need to improve on decision making in order to win the races they should be winning.
Haas had another successful weekend on Hulkenberg’s side of the garage, with a P6 finish scoring 8 points. Comparing Hulkenberg’s recent results to Perez’s (who has only scored 11 points in the last 5 races), this is quite a positive note for Haas. These results have taken Hulkenberg into P11 in the constructors championships.
Alpine also had a weekend to forget. Pierre Gasly had to start from the back of the grid due to a 50 place grid penalty; however, after the formation lap, Gasly retired the car to the garage with a gearbox issue— ending his race before it even began. Furthermore, Ocon finished the race in P16 after qualifying in P18. After two points-scoring weekends, the French suit will be hoping for better in Hungary.
We’ll be racing at the Hungaroring next, will we see a seventh race winner in 2024?
Written by Frankie.
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