F1 Official Thread - Grand Prix of Britain

[pmtotheam]

Most poles at a home GP.
Most wins at a home GP.
4 wins from Schumacher.

I feel for Sainz man.

Tyre graphic that said 10% left front for Lewis was actually on point

Wasn't it 2017 when both Ferrari's got a puncture in the last stage.

Silverstone and Pirrelli is like oil and water.

It was more like .10%

 

[Bantz Lord T]

Horner said Max tyre's also had a lot of cuts and that Max had been complaining of vibrations too.

Yeah, Max acknowledged that pitting was the right move in the post-race interview. Absolute masterclass from Lewis today winning on what was left of that tire, he’ll cruise to his 7th title this year.

 

[Sinner]

It's easy to say Max shoulda stayed out and would have won... but everyone would have boxed given that he had the gap to Sharl and that everyone was suffering from FL problems.

 

[D Double]

Good thing Lewis already had practice.

 

[Sinner]

Talk about luck, or lack of it!
Valtteri had his failure right at the start/finish, while Lewis had his at Luffield (which is, like, halfway).

 

[salacious crumb]

Last lap scared me. But great finish.

 

[salacious crumb]

 

[Sinner]

Not gonna lie, I was cheering on Lewis to DNF so that McLaren could get another spot!

 

[salacious crumb]

 

[D Double]

 

[kanyeezy411]

^
Alfa is so bad... and Kimi doesn't care any more.
I'm pretty sure, that he will retire after this season

 

[D Double]

The prequel.

 

[Bantz Lord T]

Lewis’ tire management is unmatched.

 

[Bantz Lord T]

Pink Mercedes starting to look funny in the light...

 

[Nawzlew]

keep gettin them checks kimi

 

[D Double]

Here I am panicking and both of them are just calm

 

[salacious crumb]

Yeah. I was looking for the checkered flag but didn’t see one.

 

[D Double]

The more I think about it, the more I think the tyres were at fault and not debris.

Hamilton's right front looked like it was on it's last legs too.

Sainz and Bottas complaining about vibrations as well laps before probably means it was the tyres unless there's some curb or particular part in the track that's just sharp.

In a podcast I listen to they think it could also have been that patch of grass that every driver was dipping their front wheel on after becketts and onto hanger straight.

Also remember there was meant to be new tyres this year for these cars with all the extra downforce but the teams rejected it.

I'm expecting 2 to 3 stops next race which should spice things up.

 

[Sinner]

I think the teams just overran the tyres. They all boxed on L14 when Danii had that crash... effectively forcing everyone to attempt a 1-stopper on the C1. That's +40 laps, which might have been asking for too much. Pirelli targeted a standard 1-stopper would have been on L18-22 and yes, there were a few laps under the SC, but ultimately, I think they probably asked too much from the tyres.

Hearing that Pirelli are investigating the issue and might not change the compounds for SS2. I hope not, cuz this would spice things up. And that's coming a McLaren fan whose pitstops haven't been great this season!

 

[rolaholic]

Shaping up to be quite the banner year for Lewis

 

[Sinner]

At this rate, he'll be breaking a record a race. Merc's car is the most dominant as it ever has been and will likely win all the races this year.

 

[Sinner]

 

[D Double]

I can't see Merc winning every race. I think they have the pace to but it won't happen.
Albon could've won the first race and Max was 6 seconds away from winning this one.

Imola has only one practice session as well.
Race could be chaotic.

I've lost track of the records
I think the Podium one is the closest.

 

[D Double]

Minimum pressures increased.
High Temperatures
2 Stops minimum.

Should be interesting.




Couldn't believe what I was hearing when this was live.
He definitely said this on puprse

 

[kanyeezy411]

No words about Kvyat's tyre failure and Renault seeing cuts during practice in Pirelli's statement...