British GP in Words, Stats and Pictures
2010-07-11 21:37:00Everything you need to know about Sunday's event at Silverstone.
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Everything you need to know about Sunday's event at Silverstone.
British GP: Post Race press conference
Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso decides to keep his frustrations to himself after falling foul of the stewards at the British Grand Prix.
Ferrari looks back at the British GP in which its drivers finished 14th and 15th
British GP: Fastest Race Laps
Red Bull looks back at the British GP in which its drivers finished 1st and 7th
British GP: Driver Tyre Strategies
Lewis Hamilton believes upgrades planned for the next race could give McLaren extra speed to increase their lead over Red Bull.
Mark Webber describes his victory in the British GP as "an appointment with karma" after the controversy over favouritism.
Hispania looks back at the British GP in which its drivers finished 19th and 20th
Williams looks back at the British GP in which its drivers finished 5th and 10th
Virgin looks back at the British GP in which its drivers finished 18th and DNF
Red Bull's Mark Webber made a superb start from second on the grid to win a fast-paced British Grand Prix at the newly reconfigured Silverstone Circuit with a Bridgestone soft and hard tyre strategy.
Force India looks back at the British GP in which its drivers finished 8th and 11th
Mercedes looks back at the British GP in which its drivers finished 3rd and 9th
McLaren looks back at the British GP in which its drivers finished 2nd and 4th
Sauber looks back at the British GP in which its drivers finished 6th and DNF
Sakon Yamamoto was content with his drive to 20th place in the British Grand Prix, having replaced Bruno Senna at Hispania for this weekend only.
Williams suitably recorded its first double points finish of the season at home in Britain on Sunday, with Rubens Barrichello and Nico Hülkenberg finishing fifth and tenth at Silverstone.
Kamui Kobayashi and Sauber have now enjoyed three points finishes from four races, with the Japanese driver having finished tenth in Istanbul, seventh in Valencia and now sixth in this afternoon's British Grand Prix.
Kamui Kobayashi and Sauber have now enjoyed three points finishes from four races, with the Japanese driver having finished tenth in Istanbul, seventh in Valencia and now sixth in this afternoon's British Grand Prix.
Lotus looks back at the British GP in which its drivers finished 16th and 17th
As Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg picked up his and the team's third rostrum result of the 2010 season at Silverstone, 7-time Champion Michael Schumacher was left regretting a mistake following Sunday's British Grand Prix.
Renault looks back at the British GP in which its drivers finished 13th and DNF
Robert Kubica believes Fernando Alonso should have given up position in the British Grand Prix, with the Ferrari having overtaken the Renault courtesy of a trip across the grass at Club. The incident in question occurred on Lap 16 of 52, as the Spaniard attempted the outside line whilst the cars narrowly escaped contact at Vale. Having bounded inside the apex of the following Club Corner, Alonso rejoined ahead of Kubica before pulling away.
Toro Rosso looks back at the British GP in which its drivers finished 12th and DNF
World Champion Jenson Button was delighted to have achieved a 10-place rise to fourth in Sunday's British Grand Prix, narrowly missing out on a podium result. Having started a lowly 14th on the grid, the Frome man was unable to overtake Nico Rosberg for a rostrum finish.
Nico Rosberg was all smiles after picking up his and Mercedes Grand Prix's third podium result of the season at Silverstone, ensuring the locally-based team finally extends its advantage over Renault for fourth in the Constructors' Championship.
Lewis Hamilton has branded his second place finish at Silverstone a 'miracle result', having climbed two positions from fourth on the grid. The McLaren driver made the most of a clean start on Sunday, despite a small touch with pole man Sebastian Vettel.
Sebastian Vettel in unsure whether contact with Lewis Hamilton resulted in his first-lap puncture at Silverstone on Sunday although the German is pleased that a Safety Car period allowed him to make the best of a bad situation.
British GP: Result
Mark Webber wins the British GP, ahead of Hamilton, Rosberg, Button, Barrichello, Kobayashi, Vettel, Sutil, Schumacher and Hulkenberg.
Red Bull's Mark Webber cruises to a dominant victory in the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, with McLaren's Lewis Hamilton - who extendsin second place.
In a sensational aftermath to the British Grand Prix, race winner Mark Webber has admitted that he is set to engage in talks with Red Bull Racing with regards to staying with the team next year. The revaluation comes following a possible act of favouritism within the squad on Saturday.
Red Bull's Christian Horner has vowed to respond to Mark Webber's British Grand Prix victory by 'acting differently' at the next race in Germany. With Sebastian Vettel having fought back to only seventh following his first-lap off at Silverstone, Webber could be heard on a post-race team radio communication requesting not to be 'treated like a second driver'.
Mark Webber enjoyed a controlled win at Silverstone on Sunday as Red Bull team-mate and pole-sitter Sebastian Vettel recovered from a first-lap off. Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg completed the podium for McLaren and Mercedes GP although Ferrari failed to score on a miserable afternoon which included a drive-through penalty for Fernando Alonso.
In the wake of the furore that followed the European Grand Prix in Valencia, the FIA has announced a number of changes to the rules surrounding the safety car ahead of today's British Grand Prix.
F1 safety car regulations change after the furore that followed the European Grand Prix in Valencia a fortnight ago.
Formula 1 governing body the FIA has confirmed that regulations surrounding the deployment of the Safety Car have been modified ahead of this afternoon's British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh questions Red Bull wing decision, plus other stories and rumours
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel starts on pole ahead of Mark Webber for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, which begins at 1300 BST.
Bernie Ecclestone has expressed his hopes to return to South Africa, which has not been part of the Formula 1 calendar since 1993. The sporting commercial rights holder is particularly impressed with the country of late, which has hosted a thrilling football World Cup which will meet its conclusion this evening.
South Africa and Russia could soon be among the countries staging Formula One grands prix, according to the sport's commercial kingpin Bernie Ecclestone.
Silverstone: Sprint Race Result
Sir Jackie Stewart advises all to support the likes of British World Champions Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton, rather than criticise as some have done at Silverstone this weekend. Admitting that tensions can build within a team, the Scot is sure that the better driver on the race track will prevail.
Status GP's Daniel Morad claimed his first GP3 win in an action packed race at Silverstone.
Following a win for Mexico's Esteban Gutiérrez in the first GP3 race at Silverstone on Saturday, compatriot Sergio Pérez and the Addax team have claimed Sunday morning's GP2 Sprint Race victory. Behind, pole man Olivier Turvey picked up a first podium of the season for iSport as Spain's Dani Clos claimed his second in as many races for Racing Engineering.
McLaren Team Principal Martin Whitmarsh believes that the situation surrounding Red Bull's front wings, which led to a series of questions at Silverstone on Saturday, could cause a distraction for the outfit which has locked out the front row for the British Grand Prix.
GP3: Silverstone - Race 2 Result
As well as Vitantonio Liuzzi's 5-place grid drop, FIA Race Stewards handed out two more penalties in the aftermath of qualifying at Silverstone on Saturday. Toro Rosso's Jaime Alguersuari is fined for being released into the path of another car, whereas the returning Sakon Yamamoto is warned for slowing other drivers.
Canada's Daniel Morad and the Status team picked up their maiden GP3 race victory on Sunday by winning the morning's race at Silverstone. Having taken the lead at the start, the 20-year-old pulled away to eventually lead home pole-sitter Mirko Bortolotti and Alexander Rossi.
Canada's Daniel Morad and the Status team picked up their maiden GP3 race victory on Sunday by winning the morning's race at Silverstone. Having taken the lead at the start, the 20-year-old pulled away to eventually lead home pole-sitter Mirko Bortolotti and Alexander Rossi.
As Red Bull lives up to its promise and gives you wings - certainly if you're German and have better long term prospects than your Australian teammate - McLaren vows that it will never favour one driver over the other.
Even though he might have qualified himself in tenth position for the British Grand Prix Mercedes Grand Prix team boss Ross Brawn believes the Formula 1 fans have seen what Michael Schumacher is capable of in the second qualifying session where the former F1 champion finished in fifth.
Silverstone: Sprint Race Grid
With Fernando Alonso in third and team-mate Felipe Massa in seventh the Ferrari Formula 1 team hopes to see at least one of its drivers on the podium on Sunday. Team boss Stefano Domenicali said after qualifying he believes reliability will be the key factor during the race.
Virgin Racing has announced that, courtesy of a partnership with UST Global, it has launched a new race management tool to allow quicker strategic decisions to be made during races. The system, an integrated software application, will capture and store hundreds of gigabytes of data.