British GP 2023

[Bagwan]

Well , here we go for another shot at Silverstone , and tricky conditions helped to create a really interesting grid .

Max didn't seem to have it all his way this time out , with Lando and Oscar close behind .
I'm not so sure they will be so close tomorrow , but their long runs didn't look too bad yesterday , so good luck to them .

Things are getting heated between the red drivers because the team needs another complication .

Bottas ran out of gas . Dull day on a dull day .

Again , a sketchy moment for Hammy and Max .

And , what can one say about Checo ?
The Trophy wife has a theory about what's happening to the poor Mexican .
It's the Heinie "0" commercial .
Do that ad bit and you sink at RB .
Daniel made that mistake and took that ride on that scooter as well when he worked there , and look where he is now , just waiting like a bridesmaid .



I'm looking forward to this one .
This is straight forward , building anticipation each day for the big race on Sunday .
It is easy to understand , and perfect for the attraction of new viewers , unlike that stupid , nobody understands it , qualifying , not qualifying , no practice , can't bust it sprint , gets up my nose , like way up there , stupid sprint race weekend format .


Yeah , where was I ?
Oh yeah .
Silverstone .
Classic weekend .
Classic weather .
Classic track .

[N. Jones]

Is this the end of Checo? I missed Q1. How did he allow himself to be eliminated?

[Tazio]

Is this the end of Checo? I missed Q1. How did he allow himself to be eliminated?At the end of the first sessi' when the track ramped up, he did a shit lap...............…....
Checo is toast!

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[Nitrodaze]

What about Lando and Mclaren eh? Brown was over the moon with the results as he should be. Great to see this great team showing recovery to the front.

The wind seems to have disappeared from the Aston Martin sail. Mercedes is stunned by a front wing that appears to be a dud; as it failed to deliver a hike in performance. Ferrari on the other hand is still ahead of the trio fighting for the runners-up place in the championship.

I think we would see changes in the pecking order for 2nd throughout the rest of the season as the upgrade war rages in the 2nd tier of the grid.

It is so so tight in the second tier with two-tenths covering that lot. It takes just one bad corner to dump a car backward in the order. Don't you just wish all of the sharp end of the grid was covered by two-tenths fighting for the championship eh?

[Nitrodaze]

At the end of the first sessi' when the track ramped up, he did a shit lap...............…....
Checo is toast!

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Probably not, he can recover strongly from where he is. As long as he gets up to a podium position, all would be forgotten. It is a bigger risk to replace him in a seat that all has failed to succeed in. I doubt Redbull would be too eager to stick Ricciado in the seat following his Mclaren episode. Especially with young Piastri doing a better job than he did in that Mclaren.

[N. Jones]

What has happened to the Aston Martin? They have been behind their usual position in the last few races

[Nitrodaze]

What a cracking first lap. That must have given the Redbull pit wall a temporary fright.

[Nitrodaze]

What has happened to the Aston Martin? They have been behind their usual position in the last few races

They struggle on tracks like Silverstone, Redbull Ring Austria and Canada.

[N. Jones]

So they should be back in Hungary but falter again in Belgium?

[Nitrodaze]

So they should be back in Hungary but falter again in Belgium?

Most likely, but better when they gel their next upgrade which may be due by Belgium GP.

[airshifter]

Well how thing have changed....

Amazing to see the McLarens up there in the top spots based on actual pace in both qually and the race. Both of them got great starts as well, and Lando had the chance to lead his home GP for a couple laps at least. It seems the delta to RB was also less than in previous races, though it may be a fluke that McLaren was the one that gave Max at least a bit more of a challenge and made him work for it a bit. Things could change over the coming races, but it seems the competition is at least getting closer to the pointy edge at some races. Well deserved finishing positions for both drivers, even though Oscar did nothing wrong to lose that podium step. It must be a huge boost for the team to have such a weekend.

Merc seem to have at least made up ground with the upgrades overall. Even if not consistent strength, they can dice with AM and Ferrari more often. If McLaren gets into the mix, it could get even more fun to watch for those top positions. I'm not quite sure what went on with Lewis, he didn't struggle to get the pass done on Alonso but after that made no more ground really. George had a good race as well, just less fortune on the safety car this time.

I was also very impressed with the Williams upgrades and how Albon has done well lately. Logan is doing better as well. But Alex much be through the roof to both qualify and finish in the top 10, and he seems to be gaining confidence in the car.


Donkeys of the race were Ferrari IMHO. Though they might be harder on the tires, they still kind of blew it in the pit strategies. They need to roll the dice and give the drivers a fighting chance now and then at least.



Sergio is all but done probably. Too many races where he can't put that car where it belongs.

[Nitrodaze]

Well how thing have changed....

Amazing to see the McLarens up there in the top spots based on actual pace in both qually and the race. Both of them got great starts as well, and Lando had the chance to lead his home GP for a couple laps at least. It seems the delta to RB was also less than in previous races, though it may be a fluke that McLaren was the one that gave Max at least a bit more of a challenge and made him work for it a bit. Things could change over the coming races, but it seems the competition is at least getting closer to the pointy edge at some races. Well deserved finishing positions for both drivers, even though Oscar did nothing wrong to lose that podium step. It must be a huge boost for the team to have such a weekend.

Merc seem to have at least made up ground with the upgrades overall. Even if not consistent strength, they can dice with AM and Ferrari more often. If McLaren gets into the mix, it could get even more fun to watch for those top positions. I'm not quite sure what went on with Lewis, he didn't struggle to get the pass done on Alonso but after that made no more ground really. George had a good race as well, just less fortune on the safety car this time.

I was also very impressed with the Williams upgrades and how Albon has done well lately. Logan is doing better as well. But Alex much be through the roof to both qualify and finish in the top 10, and he seems to be gaining confidence in the car.


Donkeys of the race were Ferrari IMHO. Though they might be harder on the tires, they still kind of blew it in the pit strategies. They need to roll the dice and give the drivers a fighting chance now and then at least.



Sergio is all but done probably. Too many races where he can't put that car where it belongs.

Yea, what a drive from Lando? I thought Hamilton had him at one point but he dug in and powered away. The car has been transformed.

[airshifter]

With those hard tires, I thought he was toast. But Lando managed to keep Lewis behind long enough to put some heat in the tires and make it work. It seemed a crazy call from the team, but they had the data so maybe they knew something we don't.

The gap to Alpine in the WCC isn't all that large, if they can pull off some similar weekends they might pull out 4th in the WCC.

[Nitrodaze]

With those hard tires, I thought he was toast. But Lando managed to keep Lewis behind long enough to put some heat in the tires and make it work. It seemed a crazy call from the team, but they had the data so maybe they knew something we don't.

The gap to Alpine in the WCC isn't all that large, if they can pull off some similar weekends they might pull out 4th in the WCC.

The pack seems to be getting closer to the Redbull. But it may be due to the introduction of new tire compounds at Silverstone which no team had much experience with. Which makes the Mclaren gamble on the hards even more remarkable. The softs on Hamilton's Mercedes lost its life quicker than expected on a track like Silverstone which is not a heavily abrasive tarmac. The mediums did not help Russell any better to fight Piastri in the Mclaren on the hard tires.

These new Pirelli compounds are going to be useless on abrasive tracks. I think the new Mediums are going to be the Softs at abrasive tracks, and the new hards would be the mediums there also.

While it was great to see Mclaren looking very strong at Silverstone. Budapest would most likely be a better track to establish the true measure of their progress.

Oh, Ferrari! Oh, Ferrari! What can l say eh?

[Nitrodaze]

Seeing how close Mclaren was to Redbull, at Silverstone, l think the next big upgrades from Aston Martin and Mercedes could bring them right on the tails of Verstappen. Maybe not Mercedes, they have given up on this season it appears.

[N. Jones]

Well, Albon confirmed that Williams are already working on next years car and look at what he has been doing.
I don't think Merc shifting focus to next year should hurt them too much.