Ferrari says it did not ‘sacrifice’ Sebastian Vettel’s race at Silverstone yesterday to help Charles Leclerc complete the race with a single pit stop.
2020 British Grand Prix articles archive
Racing Point given 15-point deduction and fined £360,000 as stewards uphold Renault protest
2020 British Grand Prix
Posted onRacing Point has been handed a 15-point deduction and fined £360,000 as the FIA stewards upheld a series of protests against its car brought by rivals Renault.
Tyre not responsible for Kvyat crash, Pirelli confirms
2020 British Grand Prix
Posted onPirelli says Daniil Kvyat’s British Grand Prix crash was caused by a mechanical problem, not a tyre failure.
Di Resta to serve as McLaren’s ‘standby driver’ for Silverstone
2020 British Grand Prix
Posted onPaul di Resta will serve as McLaren’s ‘standby driver’ for this weekend’s race at Silverstone if they require a replacement for Carlos Sainz Jnr or Lando Norris.
Missed chance to avoid Hamilton’s puncture “a mistake that could have cost us dearly”
2020 British Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes admits it missed an opportunity to avoid Lewis Hamilton’s last-lap puncture in the British Grand Prix by not pitting him as the final lap began.
2020 British Grand Prix Star Performers
2020 British Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc, Daniel Ricciardo and Pierre Gasly were RaceFans’ Star Performers of the British Grand Prix. Here’s why.
Silverstone restoring Becketts kerb to previous specification following tyre cuts
2020 70th Anniversary Grand Prix
Posted onSilverstone is changing a kerb at Becketts which may have contributed to the cuts which were discovered on some tyres during the British Grand Prix weekend.
Pirelli: 2020 tyres teams rejected would have coped better with high Silverstone loads
2020 British Grand Prix
Posted onNew tyres Pirelli created for this season, which teams blocked the introduction of, would have stood up better to the exceptionally high loads seen at Silverstone, the manufacturer says.
Pirelli investigation reveals ‘highest forces ever’ contributed to Silverstone punctures
2020 British Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1’s official tyre supplier Pirelli has concluded its investigation into the punctures which occured in Sunday’s British Grand Prix and confirmed it will press ahead with plans to bring softer tyres for this weekend’s second race at Silverstone.
Were Silverstone punctures linked to Becketts kerb change?
2020 British Grand Prix
Posted onAlterations to a kerb at one of Silverstone’s fastest corners may be linked to the spate of punctures which occured at the end of Sunday’s British Grand Prix.
Pirelli in race to solve tyre troubles after Hamilton’s three-wheeled win
2020 British Grand Prix review
Posted onLewis Hamilton salvaged victory in his home race with some last-lap heroics, but Pirelli now faces a race to solve the cause of the punctures he and two other drivers suffered.
No link between Mercedes’ DAS and tyre failures, says Wolff
2020 British Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff says the tyre failures which occured on both the team’s cars yesterday are not linked to their unique Dual Axis Steering system.
Hamilton beats Senna’s record for lights-to-flag victories
2020 British Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onLewis Hamilton overtook his hero Ayrton Senna’s record for most lights-to-flag Formula 1 victories, despite suffering a puncture on the final lap at Silverstone.
Albon disagrees with stewards’ decision on Magnussen incident
2020 British Grand Prix
Posted onAlexander Albon says the responsibility for his first lap collision with Kevin Magnussen was “50-50” between the two drivers, but the stewards blamed him.
Hamilton challenges rivals’ reasons for not ‘taking a knee’
2020 British Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton praised F1’s new official ‘end racism’ observance which took place before yesterday’s British Grand Prix but queried why some of his rivals continue to not join others is ‘taking a knee’.
F1 may scrap plan to bring softer tyres this weekend following punctures
2020 British Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 may scrap its plan to bring softer tyres to this weekend’s race at Silverstone following yesterday’s punctures. But Pirelli doubt it will help.
Drivers to debate ‘weaving’ rules further following Grosjean incidents
2020 British Grand Prix
Posted onDrivers had asked the stewards to clamp down on ‘weaving’ and are set to debate the rules further following yesterday’s incidents involving Romain Grosjean.
Abiteboul: Renault result one of our best since return to F1
2020 British Grand Prix
Posted onRenault managing director Cyril Abiteboul praised the team’s result in the British Grand Prix which he described as one of the best since the team returned to Formula 1 in 2016.
Vote for your 2020 British Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend
2020 British Grand Prix
Posted onWho was the best driver during the 2020 British Grand Prix weekend? Compare how they did and vote for the best.
2020 British Grand Prix interactive data: lap charts, times and tyres
2020 British Grand Prix
Posted onIn a dramatic last lap, Max Verstappen set a new lap record and took over 28 seconds out of race leader Lewis Hamilton, though it wasn’t enough to deny him victory.