Wolff on Russell still not comfortable in the Mercedes
Toto Wolff says George Russell is still not fully comfortable in the Mercedes, even after finishing second at his home British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Wolff said: "The sweet part of the day today is that I'm so happy for George and all the team because, you know, he's had difficult weekends. He somehow doesn't gel with the car. And, you know, a driver sometimes needs to feel comfortable in the car, and he doesn't. And then scoring a P2 today in Silverstone, that's something that I'm really happy for him."
Wolff admits Russell is still not ‘gelling with the car'
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Verstappen can trigger Red Bull exit clause
Max Verstappen can now activate a release clause in his Red Bull contract after his British Grand Prix crash meant he can no longer be in the top two of the championship by the summer break, a key threshold understood to be written into his deal.
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Ferrari filming day at Madring
Ferrari will run its SF-26 on a filming day at Madrid’s new ‘Madring’ street circuit on Thursday, Motorsport.com reports, making it the first F1 team to test the layout ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix on 11-13 September. The session, officially for promotional activity, allows up to 200km of running split between Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc. As well as giving Ferrari early track knowledge, the outing is expected to help organisers validate operations at the venue with an F1 car.
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Alonso on car shutting off during Silverstone formation lap
Fernando Alonso said he has “no answer” for why his car shut itself off during the formation lap at Silverstone, which led to him starting the race from the pit lane. Alonso said: "I have no answer from the formation [lap], the car shut off by itself. So then I tried to restart the engine, and everything was fine from that moment."
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Mekies on Red Bull's options amid rear wing investigation
Laurent Mekies said Red Bull has “all the options open” on whether to run its rotating rear wing at Spa as it investigates two separate rear wing failures that led to Max Verstappen crashes on consecutive race weekends. Mekies said: "We will do whatever is necessary to be on the safe side. It's too early in the analysis to establish whether it's an issue with the concept or something else. But we are for sure going to leave no stone unturned when it comes to it. And we have all the options open."
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Wolff on Mercedes' bittersweet British Grand Prix result
Toto Wolff said Mercedes’ British Grand Prix result was “bittersweet” after George Russell recovered to finish second at Silverstone while Kimi Antonelli’s bid to fight for victory was hit by a front-left wheel shield failure. Wolff said: "As for the race, it was bittersweet. There is the sweet part that George, after so many days of struggle and not gelling with the car, was able to secure P2, and on the other side, Kimi had the victory to play for. It said we were going to catch him with six laps until the end with a huge tyre offset, and that was on the menu, but then we had the problem with the wheel shield that broke."
Toto Wolff recalls 'bittersweet' Mercedes outcome after Silverstone drama
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Russell on still struggling to understand Mercedes car
George Russell says he is "still struggling" to understand Mercedes' car after trailing team-mate Andrea Kimi Antonelli for much of the Silverstone weekend. Russell said: "I'm still struggling to understand this car. If I want to fight for the championship, the performances need to be better. I need to be better."
Russell admits he is “still struggling” to understand Mercedes' car
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George Russell says he cannot fight for the Formula 1 world championship unless his performances improve, despite finishing second at the British Grand Prix to cut teammate Kimi Antonelli’s lead to 25 points. Russell said: "If I want to fight for the championship the performances need to be better, I need to work better with my team, we need to be maximising everything in a close fight now with Ferrari. It needs to be improved... Whether the luck is balanced out or not I'm not sure, however based on my performances and his [Antonelli's] performances I think a 25-point gap in his favour is probably correct. He has done a better job to this point."
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Norris on McLaren being one of the hardest cars to drive
Lando Norris said McLaren’s car is “maybe one of the hardest” he has driven in Formula 1 after describing the British Grand Prix as “pretty shocking” despite finishing fourth. Norris said: "The pace was pretty poor, so it's not nice. It's not a nice car to drive. [It is] maybe one of the hardest cars I've ever driven in F1. So there are many things we need to do better."
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Piastri on luck factor in overtaking under current F1 rules
Oscar Piastri said there is a "massive element of luck" to overtaking under the current Formula 1 rules, after the British Grand Prix sprint and race were largely shaped by battery deployment and use of the boost button. Piastri said: "When you're racing four people, especially on the first few laps, there's such a massive element of luck now, because what I had in the sprint, especially with how the boost button works now, you have to commit so early to using the boost button. I used it, caught George [Russell] massively in the straight, but too close to the corner, so I had to brake. So this was a whole bunch of energy for no reason."
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Lawson on Racing Bulls' tyre management at Silverstone
Liam Lawson said Racing Bulls’ tyre management has been “very, very positive” after finishing sixth at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Lawson said: "It was a good race, it was good from start to finish, honestly. We had a good first lap, and then the second-half of our stints was really strong, and our tyre management was really strong. It has been for the last couple of weeks, which has been very, very positive."
Liam Lawson names key Racing Bulls positive after standout British GP
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Herta on F1 and IndyCar similarities during rookie F2 season
Colton Herta says he feels a Formula 1 car has more similarities to IndyCar than the Formula 2 car, as he continues to adapt in his rookie F2 season. Herta said: "I would say the F2 car kind of stands alone in its driving style and what it needs, especially compared to the F1. There has been a full overhaul that has to go through the mind and the learning process, where you have to learn the tracks, but then kind of understand what I need to be doing inside the car while at these tracks to get the most out of the car for lap time. I would say what I've learned from IndyCar, there's not many rewards for it. The good thing is I think in Formula 1 there is a lot more similarities."
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Antonelli on staying out with a car problem at Silverstone
Kimi Antonelli said he stayed out in the British Grand Prix with a car problem because he wanted to show the right “mindset” and keep fighting for a point, after Mercedes suggested he pit to retire. Antonelli said: "I just showed that I have the mindset that I try every time I go on track. I do my best, I try to give everything, and despite things that were already going against us, I saw there was the possibility to get one point, and I was just trying my best to achieve that."
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Newey inspects Ferrari and Mercedes on grid
Adrian Newey was spotted inspecting Charles Leclerc’s race-winning Ferrari SF-26 on the grid ahead of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, with Newey appearing to focus on the rear-left area of the car. It followed Newey also being seen looking over the championship-leading Mercedes W17 on the sprint grid earlier in the weekend, taking advantage of the two separate grid walks offered by the Sprint format.
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Hamilton on British GP safety-car pit stop decision
Lewis Hamilton said he would not have made a late safety-car pit stop at the British Grand Prix if he had known it would cost him second place to George Russell. Hamilton said: "The team asked me to stop. I assumed in stopping that we would be holding position. If they told me, 'You're stopping and you're losing position', I wouldn't have done it."
Lewis Hamilton 'wouldn't have pitted' under safety car if he knew British GP second was at risk
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Vasseur on Ferrari repeating Hamilton Safety Car pit call
Fred Vasseur says Ferrari would make the same call to pit Lewis Hamilton under the late Safety Car at the British Grand Prix, despite the move leaving him behind George Russell when the race finished under neutralised conditions. Vasseur said: "You can discuss about Lewis, if it was the good call to pit. But if you don't pit, Russell pits, he's with new soft, and we are with old hards in front of him, and we are taking the risk. Also, we were a bit surprised that the Safety Car could stay so long, and we were expecting a restart, and I think we can discuss at length about the call. But if I have to do it now, I will do the same."
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FIA weighing third-party engine supply
The FIA is considering ending F1’s current customer power unit model from 2031 by offering an off-the-shelf third-party engine supply to “B-teams”, as part of a push towards cheaper, simpler V8 regulations. The idea is framed as a way to reduce the leverage engine manufacturers can have over smaller teams’ voting and alliances. FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem told British newspapers at Silverstone, via Reuters: “If it is affordable, then we will have one engine for the rest of the B-teams, so nobody can leverage them and tell them to ‘vote this way’.”
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