Lando Norris has said McLaren “should just be doing a better job” in some areas after an untelevised radio message at Silverstone in which he told the team: “Let’s get it right for once, please.” Asked about the remark, Norris would not go into detail but said it was about “stuff that just limits our performance and limits our potential to get podiums and points”. Norris also described McLaren’s current car as “not a nice car to drive” and “one of the hardest cars I have ever driven in Formula 1,” adding that he felt the team had not brought upgrades that have delivered as much performance compared to rivals.

Toto Wolff says Mercedes would still rather have a fast car with reliability problems than a slow but dependable one, but admits the team now needs to “fix some of the reliability gremlins”. Wolff said: "I think we are such a performance organisation. On the chassis and engine side, we want to squeeze everything out. I'd rather dial back a little bit something that is really good, and fix some of the reliability gremlins, than run behind performance. So far, we've won six races out of eight? I lost track. And I'd rather have this than slow and reliable."




Liam Lawson says his biggest strength in dealing with social media hate has been building “psychological” resilience, after receiving online abuse following an incident with Sergio Perez at the 2024 Mexico City Grand Prix. Lawson said: "It's definitely the psychological stuff. I think building resilience to that has been the biggest thing for me... And through all those experiences over the last 12 months, I think now I'm just in a much better position where I honestly don't care."

Racing Bulls chief executive Peter Bayer says speculation that Formula 2 driver Nikola Tsolov is guaranteed a seat with the team next season is “just rumours”, with Bayer pointing to the performances of current drivers Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad. Peter Bayer said: "Those are just rumours. He's doing a brilliant job and is a huge talent whom we naturally have on our radar. But we've only had seven races so far, and Liam and Arvid are doing just as brilliant a job. So it's not even on the cards at the moment."
Sergio Perez says joining Cadillac was driven by a desire to prove to himself he is still “one of the best” in Formula 1 after a confidence-sapping end to his Red Bull spell. Perez said: "It can be my project as well. I can be part of it and I can show myself that I'm one of the best and I want to do that because I always believe that I'm one of the best on the grid. But obviously, the period at Red Bull takes that confidence from you when you are not delivering and your team-mate is winning and so on. And I always knew what the issues were, but it takes confidence away from you. That's why I wanted to come back."


Racing Bulls rookie Arvid Lindblad says he would like to potentially pursue rallying after Formula 1, after driving an M-Sport-Ford Puma Rally1 car at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Lindblad said: "It [rallying] is something that I have been learning more about and I have actually become more fond of rally recently, and it is something I would like to potentially pursue one day once I'm done with my current endeavours. After having my first little taste of it now, I have a bit more of an appreciation for what these guys do because the cameras and the onboards don't really show it."

Williams team principal James Vowles says the upgrades introduced at the British Grand Prix “helped” only in part and fell well short of what the team expected at Silverstone. Vowles said: "In Silverstone, we worked diligently, day and night to bring performance to the car. I think in part it helped, but nowhere near to the level we needed or perhaps even should have done."

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