Mekies on Red Bull's energy limitations at Spa
Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies says Spa-Francorchamps is likely to expose the same “energy starving” limitations the team hit at Silverstone, leaving it struggling more compared to its rivals. Mekies said: "A week ago [in Austria], we were fighting for the win. A few days later, here in Silverstone, we were hitting some pretty strong limitations that stopped us from extracting everything out of our package. We think it is compounding with a track like Silverstone. When it's energy starving, we seem to be struggling more. On tracks where the energy limitations are strong, we seem to be struggling more compared to the competition. In that respect, I'm afraid Spa will probably fall in that category as well."
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Toto Wolff says Ferrari looked strong enough at Silverstone that Mercedes should expect them to be a serious rival for the rest of the season, after Charles Leclerc won the British Grand Prix. Wolff said: "We need to look at ourselves. They said before the weekend that they're going to be lacking energy over this track - they haven't. They were a strong competitor and this is to be expected now for the rest of the season."
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Russell on keeping faith during early-season misfortune
George Russell said he “didn’t really lose faith” during a run of misfortune earlier in the season, saying results can quickly turn in Formula 1. Russell said: "And that's how seasons often go. That's why I didn't really lose faith early in the season when everything seemed to be going against us. And it always does turn. And as I said, it was a special moment to be up there."
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F1 discussing 2027 launch event
Formula 1 is considering bringing back a joint season launch event for 2027, with discussions under way about making it a permanent annual fixture, RacingNews365 reports. The outlet says sources have suggested an early February date and Milan as a possible host city, but there is no official confirmation and the plan is still only being discussed.
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Albon on taking blame for Bearman collision at Silverstone
Alex Albon said his first-lap collision with Ollie Bearman at Silverstone “was on me”, after the Williams driver was penalised for causing the incident and later retired. Albon said: "My mistake. I think I had a bad start and locked up basically. It happens, unfortunately kind of ruined the race and then we started to box and test the new front wing out a little bit and do some stuff we wouldn't normally have time to do on a normal race weekend. Sums up the season so far, yeah, just need a smooth one basically. This one was on me, this race, Lap 1 wasn't good enough, but we'll look to come back stronger."
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Bortoleto on Audi showing its pace at Silverstone
Gabriel Bortoleto said Audi “truly showed” its pace at Silverstone and that the team “deserve” its first points since Australia, after he finished eighth from 11th on the grid. Bortoleto said: "The team deserve it, we have been going through a few races with no points. [It] has been tough for all of the team to see that the pace is there, the potential is there but because of one or other reason, we cannot capitalise on that. But today we truly showed why we are here and our true pace."
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Alonso on Aston Martin upgrade and his future
Fernando Alonso says Aston Martin’s Hungarian Grand Prix upgrade will not be the only factor in his decision on whether to stay with the team, after Adrian Newey suggested the update could be “very important” to Alonso’s future. Alonso said: "I cannot say that it's really connected, because if the car is good or bad, there are other factors that I need to think about. Maybe the car is super good and still [I have] feelings that the sport is going in the wrong direction. So it will help, no doubt... but it will not be the only point."
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Stella on McLaren's pre- and post-shutdown upgrade plan
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella says the team’s best chance of closing the gap to Mercedes and Ferrari in its difficult 2026 season will come from a major upgrade push either side of Formula 1’s summer shutdown. Stella said: "My ideal trajectory at the moment is that we would like to close the gap with the next round of upgrades that will happen across the shutdown with something happening before and something happening after the shutdown. I think before, because we have kind of cleared our ideas as to which is the direction to follow in terms of aerodynamic development. So, ideally, we will be able to deliver upgrades in the short term and upgrades in the midterm, and hopefully by then the others have not disappeared too far in front."
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Norris on McLaren needing upgrades after difficult Silverstone weekend
Lando Norris said McLaren have to do “many things better” and bring upgrades that add performance after describing their car as “undrivable” during a difficult British Grand Prix weekend, despite finishing fourth at Silverstone. Norris said: "Other people have bought a lot of upgrades and updates since, and we kind of haven't - nothing that has brought us that much performance. I don't know, the car was just undrivable, honestly."
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RacingNews365 reports that sources close to both Oscar Piastri and McLaren insist “nothing has changed” in their relationship, despite paddock rumours that Piastri has told the team he plans to leave at the end of this season. The outlet says those sources expect the nine-time grand prix winner to remain with McLaren for the “foreseeable” future, while noting there is “incorrect” information circulating amid wider driver-market speculation involving Max Verstappen.
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Sainz on Williams not finding expected gains from upgrades
Carlos Sainz said it is “concerning” and “frustrating” that Williams is not finding the lap-time gains it expects when it brings upgrades, after feeling the team made no progress at Silverstone. Sainz said: "[It's] concerning, frustrating because it starts to be a bad trend this year that we don't seem to really find a lot of lap time when the upgrades are coming. We need to have a good sit-down now this week and analyse what's happening because, unfortunately, we've shed a lot of weight out of the car by now, but the gap to the front keeps increasing and the gap to the leader of the midfield keeps increasing, so we don't seem to be finding the lap time that we expected in the wind tunnel."
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Russell on Silverstone podium as a full-circle moment
George Russell said he felt “very grateful” to stand on the British Grand Prix podium at Silverstone, describing it as a full-circle moment given his long-standing connection to the circuit. Russell said: "I feel very grateful to have stood up there because I went to Silverstone for the first time as an 11-year-old boy. And I won my first ever car race at Silverstone. It was the first time I drove an F1 car."
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FIA seeks wing data from Ferrari and Red Bull
The FIA has asked Ferrari and Red Bull for additional information about their rotating rear wings in the wake of Max Verstappen’s two failures, including his Silverstone crash, Autosport reports. The request is aimed at ensuring both designs comply with safety requirements while operating, including the 400ms maximum transition time set out in the technical regulations, before the FIA decides whether further checks or rule changes are needed. Verstappen called the situation “super dangerous”, while Laurent Mekies said Red Bull will “review the full area to make sure we leave zero chance for that to happen again”.
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Newey to drive RB17 at Goodwood
Adrian Newey will make a surprise one-off return to the Red Bull fold at the 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed this weekend, driving the RB17 hypercar up the hillclimb in his first appearance with the team since leaving for Aston Martin.
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Russell on FIA decision to finish British GP behind safety car
George Russell says the FIA was right to follow the regulations and let the British Grand Prix finish behind the safety car, after Max Verstappen’s crash with four laps remaining left no time for a restart once lapped cars were allowed to unlap. Russell said: "Of course, it's a shame for any race to finish behind the Safety Car. But then you go back to Abu Dhabi '21, and that is just how racing goes. Nobody can plan for somebody to have an incident, and the way F1 deals with it, and the FIA deals with it, shouldn't be any different at the end of the race compared to the start of the race."
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Mercedes and Williams at Silverstone tyre test
Mercedes and Williams completed the opening day of a two-day Pirelli tyre test at Silverstone, as the supplier works to finalise the structure of its 2027 dry-weather tyres ahead of a September 1 specification freeze. George Russell completed 113 laps, covering 665km, for Mercedes with a best time of 1m30.695s, while Carlos Sainz managed 61 laps for Williams before a technical problem limited his running. Kimi Antonelli and Alex Albon will take over driving duties on Wednesday.
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Resta on Antonelli's British GP brake-duct failure
Mercedes deputy technical director Simone Resta said a front brake-duct “wheel shield” failure made Kimi Antonelli’s car “almost undriveable” during the British Grand Prix. Resta said: "It was simply a front brake duct failure of a part of the brake duct that is called the wheel shield. And essentially, 10 laps to the end, we had a failure, and the component got loose and started to interact quite a lot with the suspension behaviour and the steering of the car. The car became very, very lazy and almost undriveable."
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