2024-07-07 14:24:13
16:24
LECLERC GOES TO STROLL
The Monegasque overtakes Stroll after 14 slipstream laps and reaches the seventh position. He is four seconds behind Sainz.
16:21
A SEA WATER STORAGE IS COMING
“It will rain for five minutes, then there will be a ten minute break and at the end it will rain again,” says Verstappen.
16:20
VERSTAPPEN CANNOT FOLLOW THE MERCEDES
The Dutchman is already two and a half seconds behind Hamilton and four behind Russell. Red Bull does not have the pace to follow the Mercedes.
16:16
It IS raining in ten minutes!
It’s expected to start raining in ten minutes … and that’s not all. When the first downpour is over, another storm will come.
16:15
RUSSELL tries to Escape
He is trying to make room for Mercedes before the rain comes. He currently leads with a second and a half advantage over Hamilton.
16:12
ALBON TOUCHED ALONSO!
The Thai hit the back of Fernando’s car first. Fortunately, the AMR24 looks intact. The Thai driver’s front wing did not suffer the same fate.
16:10
HULKENBERG INVESTMENT
The German is under investigation for breaching track limits at the start.
16:08
THE COMING OF THE BOAT
“Rain is expected in the next 25 minutes,” says Hamilton from the Mercedes wall.
16:07
NORRIS GO FOR VERSTAPPEN!
The English have more speed than Red Bull and it goes for it. All eyes are on this duel after the accident that happened in Austria.
16:06
GASEOUS INTERESTS
The Frenchman had a problem during the formation lap and was unable to start.
16:06
ALONSO TENTH STILL
Aston Martin maintains its position, having overcome the Tsunoda but has lost position to Leclerc.
16:05
SAINZ POSITION wins
The Madrid native has overtaken Hulkenberg in sixth place.
16:04
RUSSELL STILL LEADS
Russell and Hamilton hold the first two positions, now followed by Verstappen.
16:04
WHAT A DEPARTURE FROM VERSTAPPEN!
He caught Norris on the outside and grabbed him. The Dutch are in third place.
16:03
THE RACE STARTS!
The traffic light goes out and the British Grand Prix is underway!
16:00
BACK FROM TRAINING!
The training round is already underway! In a few minutes the race will start at Silverstone.
15:59
These are the tires FOR the event
Almost everyone chooses the media. Zhou and Ocon start on soft tires while Pérez starts on hard tires from the pit lane.
15:55
FIVE MINUTES TO GO!
Everything is ready for the Grand Prix to begin!
15:49
ALONSO wants rain
“There are strong competitors, Charles and Checo. If it rained it would be good to risk a little more than the cars in front.”
15:44
PIRELLI expects rain before departure
“I was checking the forecast and they say there is a chance of rain in 20 minutes,” says Mario Isola, responsible for Pirelli tires.
15:34
THE RAIN WILL COME HALF THE KIND
“It won’t rain in the next hour. If it does it will be during the race,” they tell Sainz on the radio.
15:30
HALF an hour to the race!
There’s barely 30 minutes left until the race starts… if it rains. Everyone is watching the sky to see if the race can be run normally.
15:28
VERSTAPPEN, WITH THE BASE COMPONENT RESTORED
“We have a new floor. It will be quite interesting, hopefully the track will dry out too. “It is a very long race, here you can overtake.”
15:24
SAINZ WANT A RETURN ON THE ATTACK
“We came out in seventh place and the ‘top 5’ is our target” said the native of Madrid.
15:23
THEY WERE ON THE RULE … WITH INTERMISES!
The drivers have chosen mixed conditions tires for their first contact with the circuit. It’s not raining at the moment, but the asphalt is still wet.
15:22
OPEN PIT LANE
The pit lane is opened and the drivers can now go out onto the track to get to the starting grid.
15:10
ALONSO, happy with ASTON MARTIN
The British team is just getting started evolution in the AMR24 and Fernando Alonso is very happy with them. “Step forward,” said the Asturian yesterday.
15:00
ONLY HOURS TO GO!
At 4.00 pm the race will start… and all the teams are looking at the sky. It looks like the race will be rough.
14:50
PÉREZ OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC STARTS FROM THE PIT LANE
Red Bull changed the Mexican engine, which broke the parc ferme regulations, so he will have to start the race from the pit lane. It gets even more difficult for Jalisco on Sunday.
14:40
WE REMEMBER THE FIRST GRILL
George Russell starts on pole, followed by Lewis Hamilton and George Russell. For the Spaniards, Carlos Sainz will start from seventh place and Fernando Alonso in tenth place. Here is the initial grid:
14:25
Rain, MORE THAN LIKELY
The latest forecasts show a 60 percent chance of rain during the race. This will probably help the Spanish drivers, who need a hectic race to come back.
14:12
GOOD EVENING!
Welcome to the live coverage of the Formula 1 British Grand Prix. The season reaches its halfway point and it does so in the cage of motorsport in a race marked by rain. Don’t miss it!
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