Verstappen wins British GP, Norris closes door on Hamilton

6 straight wins. 8 wins out of 10 grand prix races held so far. There is no one who can be with him. Even in the British F1 Grand Prix, home of great foe Lewis Hamilton, no one supported local Lando Norris, the driver who started second on Sunday. But nothing to do. Max can even forgive himself for small mistakes, but it doesn’t matter. the result will be the same. Max Verstappen could even get off to a bad start against Lando Norris who didn’t care. The Englishman’s dream lasted five laps. Since then, the Dutchman has kept a safe distance, aiming for another victory for him, his 43rd in Formula 1. It surpassed Senna’s number of wins in the last Austrian tournament. And this Sunday, at Silverstone, the two-time world champion reached 44 wins, seven ahead of Prost, the next ‘dumb’ on the all-time win list.

Race past, the question remains the same. Can Red Bull win every race by the end of the season? Red Bull have won all of them this year, eight for Max and two for Perez. According to Alonso, statistics say “no, something always happens.” “Neither Mercedes nor Ferrari could do it in the era when they were dominant.” never came close.

F1 World Cup classification after British F1 GP

Norris takes podium over Hamilton

It was Fernando Alonso in his Aston Martin who led the chase early on the course. He replaced in various appointments with Mercedes and then with Ferrari. McLaren and Mercedes had the best performances in the UK, but Aston Martin was more stifled on this kind of track due to its many high-speed corners and the importance of aerodynamic efficiency.

Thus, a beautiful battle unfolded between the two local pilots. Norris, who started second, attempted the challenge first against Max, but despite his excellent pace, he was unable to match the champion. Of course, he could beat seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton. Lewis Hamilton started on great pace from seventh, but also with the luck of the champion who hadn’t been on the track for a long time, but he wasn’t able to win this time. , but to get back on the podium in front of the fans.

A ‘safety car’ on lap 33, when Hamilton had not entered, gave Lewis the wing, moving him up to third. Norris was able to use soft rubber, giving him a great chance to shoot for second place. There was excitement in that flying battle. In that battle with the worse weapons, Rand seemed to have lost everything. But the McLaren leader has shown he’s not the kid he looks like yet. Not only did he head up The Walking Box, but he was so full-grown that he asked Lewis to take over his role as Silverstone’s idol.

As soon as racing resumed, Norris took a defensive stance on his compatriot. The crowd stopped cheering and held his breath as he puffed out his chest and clapped his fists together. Hamilton tried several times without DRS and Lando closed the door very forcefully while Verstappen escaped alone. And when Lewis was able to open DRS, it was a surprise that Norris was able to keep him down with great pace. He left Hamilton under pressure and the man from Stevenage could no longer do anything to steal second place. He won an impressive third place.

Alonso, 7th saves the weekend

At this course, Aston Martin could neither fight to lead the chase area nor fight to qualify for the podium. This time Mercedes and McLaren were leading. But as the team told the MD prior to this appointment, “patience.” They don’t think it’s final. Quite the opposite of Aston Martin’s ambitions, better tracks would come along, like the next one from Hungary two weeks later. This layout did not suit the characteristics of green cars. Surely the team at Silverstone should try to improve its performance even further, where development seems a bit stagnant compared to the others, but the car is fast on other types of circuits, especially the Hungarian circuit. right. A podium should be the goal.

Alonso, who started ninth on Sunday, had to focus on minimizing the damage given the team’s battle for second or third in the world championship and second in the constructors’ world championship. . And he did. After a podium-filled start to the season, he has again achieved his goal. no matter how small it may seem.

On Saturday, he was targeting seventh place with a good result to leave Silverstone. And that’s what he achieved after taking two places at the start, extending his first stop and benefiting from a free stop under the ‘safety car’ (as Hamilton did). As a result, he improved his position to 6th. He went from being contending for his virtual 8th place or his 9th place to contending for his 7th place top. Then Perez arrived, but nothing could be done in front of him. Fernando finished 7th, following the ‘Czech’, which came back from 15th. The Asturian saved a very difficult day.

Degradation sinks Ferrari again

After making a big step forward with improvements in both Canada and Austria with excellent race pace and good tire management, Ferrari again suffered from tire deterioration at Silverstone, a very demanding track for tyres. I hurt my tires. Leclerc started from 4th and Carlos Sainz from 5th. The Monegasque finished ninth and the Spaniard 10th. They couldn’t do anything to contend for the podium. It was impossible. His rhythm was low and his deterioration was enormous. Good performances at the previous two tracks and a struggle at Silverstone suggested the car had improved, but not at all tracks. Degradation is added to his high-speed corner weakness here.

A clear example of how much the tyres have suffered is the fact that the two Ferraris started on medium rubber and stopped long before their rivals started on medium rubber. Even in front of Russell, who was still on the track at a high pace at that moment with the soft rubber on. It says it all about their careers. They couldn’t even afford to use the red compound at the time. To make matters worse, the ‘safety car’ hurt them. Both cars were already stopped when the safety car came in and they lost time.

Carlos could have picked eighth, but was hurt enough to lose after being passed by Perez in a bad spot. Albon took advantage of the action, and Leclerc also manipulated the car, leaving him two places behind what he knew he would lose to the ‘Czech’.