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When grand prix teams are burning through soft-compound Pirelli tyres like a toddler demolishing Smarties then you know something is wrong at Silverstone. The second race in the British double-header – officially a celebration of the 70th anniversary of the world championship – is shaping as a tyre battle to rival anything

Daniel Ricciardo has the biggest smile in F1 and, after the performance of several mid-field teams last weekend at Silverstone, there is an air of purpose to the cheesy grin as he returns for the second of the Silverstone double-headers. Without branding it as smug, Ricciardo has an air of

Financial backing from Germany could make the crucial difference in plans to recruit Sebastian Vettel to Aston Martin Racing in 2021. Manoeuvring towards the objective is confirmed by Toto Wolff, a shareholder in Aston Martin, who says that “discussions are ongoing” between Racing Point and the Ferrari refugee. Wolff, whose

No-one can beat Lewis Hamilton to a seventh World Championship this year. That’s what young guns Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc are saying after Hamilton’s outrageous three-wheeler win in the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. As teams and drivers back-up for another shot at Silverstone this weekend, Hamilton

The British Grand Prix was all about luck. Lewis Hamilton rode his good luck, and the three working wheels on his Mercedes, over the line for a record seventh home win. His last-lap puncture was bad luck for Max Verstappen, who had decided to make a late stop for soft

When Lewis Hamilton spins at Silverstone you know something strange is happening. And he is not alone in practice and qualifying for the British Grand Prix. There are spinners at several spots around the circuit, as Alex Albon flies into the wall and lots of drivers are kicking up dust