Hamilton on Antonelli's overtake in British GP sprint
Lewis Hamilton said he was powerless to stop championship leader Andrea Kimi Antonelli overtaking him for the lead in the British Grand Prix sprint after the Mercedes driver deployed his battery charge. Hamilton said: "Once he got the overtake mode, then I couldn't hold him back, because he has extra deployment through the lap, and I couldn't break that one-second barrier then. So, as soon as that was lost, I knew that was coming."
‘I knew it was coming' - Hamilton left powerless to stop Antonelli
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Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar said there was “no point” going to a race if he expects to lose multiple places at the start, after another poor getaway in the sprint at Silverstone. Hadjar said: "We can't get starts. We just don't understand it. There is no point going to a race if you know you're going to lose four places straight away. In my case, I lost even more than that. It's shocking, all the time."
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Hamilton on Ferrari's gap to Mercedes after Silverstone Sprint
Lewis Hamilton said Ferrari have “work to do to close that gap” after he was overtaken by Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli in the Silverstone Sprint, having started from pole position. Hamilton said: "I said yesterday, that could be difficult. With the strong headwind down the back straight today, Kimi came flying past. I was pushing as hard as I could and gave it absolutely everything. Well done to Kimi. We've got work to do to close that gap."
Hamilton reflects on Silverstone Sprint battle with Antonelli
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Norris on better-than-expected third in Silverstone Sprint
Lando Norris said the Silverstone Sprint was “better than I was expecting” after finishing third and battling George Russell and Max Verstappen. Norris said: "A pleasant surprise. A good launch, good opening lap and some good battles with both George and Max. Well fought and better than I was expecting. It wasn't like the pace was crazy strong because these guys checked out and disappeared. But the fact I could hold on and not make any mistakes was good, so very happy with today."
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Hamilton on power and deployment issues defending from Antonelli
Lewis Hamilton said a lack of power and energy deployment out of Stowe left him unable to keep Kimi Antonelli behind in the British Grand Prix Sprint at Silverstone. Hamilton said: "One of the biggest places is when you come out of Stowe, Turn 15, you get on power, and there's no power, and that's when he was catching me massively. Then, getting into the overtake mode, and once he got the overtake mode, I couldn't hold him back after that because he had extra deployment through the lap, and I couldn't break that one-second barrier then. So as soon as that was lost, I knew he was coming."
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Antonelli on Mercedes keeping standards high after Silverstone sprint win
Kimi Antonelli says Mercedes cannot afford to “let our guard lower” and must “keep raising that bar” after his Sprint Race victory at Silverstone, with Ferrari, Red Bull and McLaren applying pressure. Antonelli said: "Yeah, I mean, obviously the momentum is there, and we're doing a great job together with the team. But of course, you know, we can't let our guard [get] lower, because Lewis and Ferrari have done an incredible job, and Red Bull and McLaren, they're coming, and also the George is super quick, so we just need to keep raising that bar and, you know, keep delivering performances."
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Max Verstappen said Red Bull was "just too slow" in Saturday’s Silverstone sprint after he dropped from third on the grid to sixth at the chequered flag as he struggled to match the pace of those around him. Verstappen said: "Just too slow. We were degging more than the cars around me and especially getting destroyed in the high-speed. Just couldn't keep with them. Then sliding more to try and keep up with them and then you deg your tyres more."
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Stella on McLaren's fuel consumption misjudgment in Silverstone sprint
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella said the team misjudged its fuel consumption prediction in the British Grand Prix sprint, which meant Lando Norris had to manage fuel in the closing stages. Stella said: "It's not about [underfueling]. It's more about the prediction as to the fuel consumption. So you needed to adapt to what actually the consumption [is], dependent on the various conditions or the racing. This is a very interesting Formula 1 with these power units. You have a yo-yo effect, which obviously moves data from what you think is the baseline. But definitely a situation that you would like to avoid because it takes a few tenths off the gap."
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Russell on losing out after first-lap overtakes
George Russell said his fourth place in the British Grand Prix Sprint at Silverstone was “not ideal” and that he “probably” should have finished third. Russell said: "Yeah, Lap 1 was great and I did two great overtakes in two corners, then I got a bit left vulnerable. On the next straights I got overtaken by the McLarens, so I need to understand how I managed to pull the moves off but then how I lost positions again anyway. P3 is probably where I should have finished – I finished in P4, one point less. Not ideal, but main focus is on Quali now."
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Drivers criticise sprint energy deployment
Several drivers criticised the “yo-yo” racing in the British Grand Prix sprint at Silverstone, saying major differences in energy deployment created abrupt speed changes, made the opening laps feel unsafe and left much of the racing dictated by battery levels rather than driver skill. McLaren’s Oscar Piastri said “lap one was just chaos with the energy usage” and “pretty dangerous at some points”, adding that he spent much of it “trying to avoid crashing into the back of people”. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc said battles were difficult because cars had “very different deployment” strategies, creating “huge differences” in speed that made overtaking and defending “tricky”.
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Hulkenberg given five-second sprint penalty
Audi’s Nico Hulkenberg has been given a five-second post-race time penalty for leaving the track and gaining a lasting advantage in the British Grand Prix sprint at Silverstone, PlanetF1 reports. The stewards ruled he ran wide at Turn 9 (Copse) on lap one while defending from Haas’s Esteban Ocon and kept the position, with Hulkenberg dropping from 13th to 15th in the final classification.
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🚨AVERAGE RACE PACE IN THE SPRINT RACE
1 - Mercedes: 1:32.223
2 - Ferrari: 1:32.364 (+0.141s)
3 - McLaren: 1:32.759 (+0.535s)
4 - Red Bull: 1:33.127 (+0.904s)
5 - Racing Bulls: 1:33.761 (+1.537s)
6 - Audi: 1:34.116 (+1.893s)
7 - Alpine: 1:34.281 (+2.058s)
8 - Williams: 1:34.491
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🚨TOP SPEEDS IN SILVERSTONE SPRINT RACE
Hadjar at the top with 340 km/h
Hamilton at the bottom with 319
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🚨SPRINT RACE | START ANALAYSIS
Franco Colapinto was the driver who went from 0 to 200 fastest, in 4.605s
Bortoleto was the slowest with 5.911s (Albon started from the pit lane)
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Norris on McLaren's simple issues after British GP sprint
Lando Norris said his frustrated McLaren radio message after finishing third in the British Grand Prix sprint was aimed at “simple stuff” the team needs to improve because it is limiting their performance and ability to score points. Norris said: "[It's] just a few things. I don't need to get into it, but just some [things] we should be doing a better job on. It's just quite simple stuff that limits our performance and our potential to get podiums and points when we need to. So it's just some things that we need to better as a team."
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Antonelli on overtaking Hamilton in the Silverstone Sprint
Kimi Antonelli said he “used everything” to overtake Lewis Hamilton during their battle in the Silverstone Sprint, which the championship leader went on to win. Antonelli said: "It was a very fun first 10 laps with Lewis. We were both pushing very hard. When I got into Overtake [Mode], I knew my chance was coming. Out of Turn Four I was very close, so I went alongside into Brooklyns but he used the boost, so I decided to wait. Going into Stowe I used everything I had, then I was able to overtake."
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Horner to return at Silverstone
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Lewis congratulating Kimi on his sprint race win at Silverstone ❤️
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FUN FACT - Kimi Antonelli is the first Italian F1 driver to finish P1 in Silverstone (in any format) in 73 years.
Hasn't happened since Alberto Ascari won the British GP in 1953.
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Antonelli defeats Hamilton in British GP F1 sprint race energy battle
Kimi Antonelli reinforced his 2026 F1 championship lead with an assertive win in the British Grand Prix sprint race at Silverstone
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F1 British GP: Kimi Antonelli takes first sprint win with pass on Lewis Hamilton
🔴 Post-sprint interviews
⚪️ Kimi Antonelli: It was a very fun first 10 laps with Lewis. We were both pushing very hard. When I got into Overtake [Mode], I knew my chance was coming. Out of Turn Four I was very close, so I went alongside into Brooklyns but he used the boost, so I decided to wait. Going into Stowe I used everything I had, then I was able to overtake. From that point on I tried to get into my rhythm and try to break the Overtake Mode [which you get when you are within one second of the driver in front] then bring it home. "Lewis and Ferrari are doing an incredible job. Red Bull and McLaren are coming and George is super quick. We just need to keep raising that bar and keep delivering performances." 🔴 Lewis Hamilton: "Tough race to keep the Mercedes behind. I did say that was potentially the case yesterday and obviously with it being so windy today, a big, big headwind down the backstraight, he came flying past. I was pushing as hard as I could, I gave it absolutely everything. But well done to Kimi and we've got work to do to try and close that gap so we can keep up." 🟠 Lando Norris: "That was a very good race. I'm very, very happy. A good start, good first lap. Not the pace to go with these guys [Antonelli and Hamilton] but I had a good battle with George and the others behind me. Pleasantly surprised but it's just the Sprint and we have to do it all over again."
🔴 Updated Standings
Drivers' Championship P1) Andrea Kimi Antonelli – 179 Pts P2) George Russell – 136 Pts P3) Lewis Hamilton – 132 Pts P4) Lando Norris – 85 Pts P5) Charles Leclerc – 83 Pts P6) Oscar Piastri – 82 Pts P7) Max Verstappen – 76 Pts P8) Isack Hadjar – 42 Pts P9) Pierre Gasly – 41 Pts P10) Liam Lawson – 31 Pts P11) Oliver Bearman – 18 Pts P12) Franco Colapinto – 16 Pts P13) Arvid Lindblad – 14 Pts P14) Carlos Sainz – 6 Pts P15) Alexander Albon – 5 Pts P16) Esteban Ocon – 3 Pts P17) Gabriel Bortoleto – 2 Pts P18) Fernando Alonso – 1 Pt P19) Nico Hülkenberg – 0 Pts P20) Valtteri Bottas – 0 Pts P21) Sergio Pérez – 0 Pts P22) Lance Stroll – 0 Pts Constructors’ Championship P1) Mercedes – 315 Pts P2) Ferrari – 215 Pts P3) McLaren – 167 Pts P4) Red Bull – 118 Pts P5) Alpine – 57 Pts P6) Racing Bulls – 45 Pts P7) Haas – 21 Pts P8) Williams – 11 Pts P9) Audi – 2 Pts P10) Aston Martin – 1 Pt P11) Cadillac – 0 Pts
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