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[Fortitude]

George Russell reveals Silverstone 'luck' after rescuing podium finish.
George Russell managed to overcome a puncture to finish second in the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
5 July 2026
Jake Nichol
RacingNews365

George Russell has conceded to being "lucky" as the British GP finished behind a safety car, allowing him to secure his first podium at Silverstone - and trim Kimi Antonelli's championship lead. Russell suffered a mid-race slow puncture, requiring a second pit-stop, which dropped him out of the fight for third place.

But he was able to recover in the closing stages and moved himself into the runner-up spot. This was brought about by a safety car under which second-placed Lewis Hamilton pitted, but Russell did not. It promoted him to second and secured an 18-point haul, thus reducing Kimi Antonelli's points lead to 25 after a wheel shield failure and five-second time penalty for track limits dumped him out of the points.

"It is my first podium, so really pleased to be standing here," Russell said. "It was obviously unlucky to get the puncture, and then I got very lucky at the end with the safety car, I was glad. It would have been great for the fans for it to have restarted, but from my side, the tyres were so cold, so I was kind of glad to just bring it home in second,” he added. “A tough weekend, but overall glad to be standing there."

'Luck';

George Russell reveals Silverstone 'luck' after rescuing podium finish

George Russell managed to overcome a puncture to finish second in the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

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George Russell's Full Team Radio During the Safety Car at the 2026 British GP
5 Jul 2026
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"I'm Not Satisfied!" - George Russell's BRUTALLY Honest Silverstone Reaction
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George Russell 'beyond anger and frustration' at F1 misfortune
George Russell may have been lucky to take second at Silverstone, but his British Grand Prix was not without more bad luck for the Mercedes driver.
6 July 2026
Samuel Coop
RacingNews365

George Russell admitted he has gone "beyond anger and frustration" at his wretched run of luck this F1 season, after a puncture during a thrilling three-way battle with Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton at Silverstone. Despite that, the Mercedes driver somehow still ended with a second-place finish, following a chaotic and eventful climax to the British Grand Prix.

"I don't really know how to sum it up, to be honest, because it's been a very challenging weekend," Russell told media, including RacingNews365. "Things within my control haven't been good enough; things outside of my control haven't been good enough, which has all resulted in poor pace."

'Beyond anger and frustration';

George Russell 'beyond anger and frustration' at F1 misfortune

George Russell may have been lucky to take second at Silverstone, but his British Grand Prix was not without more bad luck for the Mercedes driver.

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George Russell FULL TEAM RADIO After The 2026 British GP!
5 Jul 2026
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"The performances need to be better, I need to be better," claims Russell after his first home podium
6 Jul 2026
Balazs Szabo
F1 Technical

"I don't really know how to sum it up, to be honest, because it's been a very challenging weekend," Mercedes driver George Russell admitted after climbing from the car. "Things within my control not good enough, things outside of my control haven't been good enough, which has all resulted in poor pace," noted Russell.

"I was having a great battle with Max and Lewis, going against two of the greatest of all time, and I felt I could have passed Max. And with the straight-line speed over the Ferraris, I felt I could have held off Lewis as well." Russell believed a third-place finish would have been a fair reflection of his race before disaster struck: "So P3 was probably a fair and would have been a good result behind Charles and Kimi. Then the puncture, I just couldn't believe my luck. I've gone beyond sort of anger and frustration now."

“Challenging weekend”;

"The performances need to be better, I need to be better," claims Russell after his first home podium - F1technical.net

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F1 Race Press Conference - British GP | Charles Leclerc, George Russell, Lewis Hamilton
5 Jul 2026
Formula 1 Info
@Angez-n4v1s: I’m so glad to see George step in and answer that malicious question aimed at Lewis. Five years later, he’s still speaking up for him just like he did back then.
@PlymouthArgyle1: As much as People Hate George Russel, The Question About the Race Restart and Everything, Abu Dhabi was Bound to Be Brought back into this and Funny thing the Question was meant to be for Lewis But George Russel answered and Defended Lewis. Which I found quite interesting and I think everyone deserves a friend like Russel becuz In Abu Dhabi Cars Unlapped themselves and apparantly we went so called "MOTOR RACING" for 1 Lap and which Unfortunately Costed Lewis his Record Breaking 8x WDC. Now The Same Conditions should Apply here as well. That Last Lap Should Have Occurred here as well And Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton Would Have Gotten the 1,2. But No The FIA rules aren't consistent & we didn't Go "MOTOR RACING" Today. But Today, Lewis Hamilton Pitted for the Faster & Fresher Tires, Which he should Have done in 2021 I am sure Lewis Hamilton Did not Wanna be there at that Point, We Know How Fierce of a Competitior he is and He would have been really sad losing that P3 to Russel AND Russel knows that but he can't really do anything about it.

Mercedes "can't afford to continue suffering from these reliability issues," claims Wolff
7 Jul 2026
Balazs Szabo
F1 Technical

Reflecting on the race, Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff praised Russell's resilience after what had initially looked like a disappointing afternoon. "That was a dramatic race," Wolff said. "We are super happy for George as he has not quite gelled with the car as he would have liked this weekend."

"He has shown great resilience though, kept working hard and even after the puncture that took him out of the fight for P3, battled back," noted Wolff. Wolff also admitted Mercedes was relieved that the Safety Car remained on track until the chequered flag, preventing Hamilton from attacking Russell on his fresh tyres. We were hopeful that the Safety Car would stay out at the end as we had Lewis (Hamilton) right behind on fresh tyres and so it proved; a first home podium here at Silverstone is a well-deserved result."

Looking ahead, Wolff acknowledged that while Mercedes remains in a strong championship position, the team must eliminate the reliability problems that have affected recent races. "We will now reset and recalibrate before heading to Spa and Hungary for the final double header before the summer break," continued the Austrian. "We are in a strong position in both championships but know we can't afford to continue suffering from these reliability issues. That is something that all of us are working hard to get on top of and improve."

"That was a dramatic race”;

Mercedes "can't afford to continue suffering from these reliability issues," claims Wolff - F1technical.net

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Toto Wolff Reacts to Max Verstappen Mercedes
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[Steve Boyd]

Verstappen shock in Formula 1? 'Major announcement before the end of the day'
6 Jul 2026
Ludo van Denderen
GPblog.com

Will Buxton, former Formula 1 presenter and current analyst of the sport, says there will be a major announcement before the end of the day. The Brit calls it "absolutely massive," but does not say what is about to happen.

Must have been talking about Nigel Farage.

 

[Fortitude]

Hamilton reflects on his home race that “was pretty bad from the get-go”.
Lewis Hamilton admitted his British Grand Prix “was pretty bad from the get-go” after a five-second penalty for a jump start and balance issues derailed his chances of fighting for victory, despite ultimately recovering to finish on the podium at Silverstone.
6 Jul 2026
Balazs Szabo
F1 Technical

Speaking after the race, Hamilton was blunt in his assessment of his performance and opening-lap mistake: “Yeah, not that great. Charles did a mega job today, fully deserves the win,” he said. “From my side, pretty bad from the get-go. I jumped the start, which I have done very few times in the 380-odd races that I’ve done.” He went on to explain how early setup decisions and changing balance conditions made the opening stint particularly difficult.
“And then just balance-wise, I noticed Charles went up on his balance, I think compared to qualifying, added more wing, and I felt the car was really oversteer with the diff settings that we had had. So, I took out wing and then I had the biggest understeer at the beginning of the race. So, he just pulled away from me," the seven-time world champion continued.

Hamilton admitted the combination of setup issues and the penalty left him unable to fight at the front. “I just couldn’t even turn the car until halfway kind of through that first stint, I managed to start turning the car a little bit better with some diff changes, but by then the gap was already huge.”

‘Blunt in his assessment’;

Hamilton reflects on his home race that “was pretty bad from the get-go” - F1technical.net

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Lewis Hamilton explains error that led to costly jump start at British Grand Prix
6 Jul 2026
Lewis Larkam
Crash.Net

With the race ending behind the safety car, Hamilton was unable to reclaim the lost position to George Russell's Mercedes. “From my side, pretty bad from the get-go,” Hamilton said after the race. “I jumped the start, which I have done very few times in the 380-odd races that I've done.”

Asked what happened at the start, Hamilton replied: “My hand just moved just like that. Don't really know where it went. I didn't mean to do it. I didn't even tell my hand to do it. But anyway, it happens.” Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur felt the penalty was “harsh”.

“From the sensors we don’t see the car moving on the grid but it’s true that on the video you see the sticker on the tyres moving a little bit. It’s not me judging if it’s a false start or not,” the Frenchman said. Pressed on whether he agreed with the punishment handed out, Vasseur replied: “I think it’s a bit harsh when the sensor are not moving.”

“I didn't even tell my hand to do it”;

Lewis Hamilton explains error that led to costly jump start at British Grand Prix

Despite finishing P3 Hamilton's race was marred with a number of issues including a penalty for jumping the start

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Hamilton Blames Setup Error for British GP Struggle
7 July 2026
Jack Renn
F1 Chronicle

The Setup Decision That Erased Friday’s Speed: The problem traced back to wing angle. After main qualifying on Saturday, Leclerc opted to run more front wing on his SF-26 than he had used in qualifying, gaining front-end stability around the circuit. Hamilton’s engineers moved in the opposite direction, trimming front wing in search of straight-line performance.

“I noticed Charles went up on his balance, I think compared to qualifying, added more wing, and I felt the car was really oversteer with the diff settings that we had had,” Hamilton told Sky Sports F1. “And so, I took out wing and then I had the biggest understeer at the beginning of the race.” He was direct about where the fault lay. “I was just lacking front end,” Hamilton said. “We massively under-egged it with the front wing and that’s my fault and the engineering fault.”

The consequences were immediate. A car without front-end grip at Silverstone is a car that cannot be driven quickly through the circuit’s fast, flowing corners. Hamilton had that problem from the first corner on Sunday, and no quick way to fix it in the opening laps. “All the magic that I had on Friday just disappeared through the weekend,” Hamilton told Sky Sports F1. “I just didn’t have it today.” He managed to improve the car’s handling through differential adjustments as the race progressed, but by the time the SF-26 became more manageable, Leclerc had pulled clear. Then a second problem emerged before the first pit stop.

‘Setup Error’;

Hamilton Blames Setup Error for British GP Struggle | F1 News

Lewis Hamilton spent all of Friday at Silverstone faster than anyone else on the circuit. Two days later, the record nine-time British Grand Prix winner was

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Lewis Hamilton questions Ferrari after British GP blunder
Hamilton fell behind George Russell after a late pit stop under the safety car
5 July 2026
Brandon Sutton
Total Motorsport

Lewis Hamilton questions the blunder by Ferrari to pit him under the safety car at the British GP, as the seven-time Formula 1 champion says he wouldn’t have stopped if he knew he was going to lose second place on Sunday.

So the fans in the home crowd were shocked to see Hamilton come out behind Russell in what appeared to be a major blunder by Ferrari, prompting him to question their decision at the British GP as he insists he would have stayed out otherwise.

“I mean, the team asked me to stop,” Hamilton told media, including Total-Motorsport.com. “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.”

‘Appeared to be a major blunder by Ferrari’;

Lewis Hamilton questions Ferrari call after British GP podium loss

Hamilton says he would not have pitted under the Safety Car if he knew he would lose second place.

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Ferrari stands by decision to pit Hamilton before 'surprise' safety car finish
5 Jul 2026
Lewis Larkam
Crash.Net

Ferrari anticipated that the race would restart and Hamilton would be able to overtake Russell and potentially challenge Leclerc for victory, but that scenario never transpired as the British Grand Prix finished under safety car conditions.

“You can discuss about Lewis if it was a good call to pit. If we don’t pit Russell would pit for new softs and all hard in front of him and we are taking the risk also,” Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur told media including Crash.net on Sunday evening at Silverstone.

“We are a bit surprised that the safety car stayed out so long and we were expecting a restart. We can discuss at length about the call but if I have to do it now I would do the same. It’s a good way to take the opportunity and the points.”

‘Ferrari anticipated that the race would restart’;

Ferrari stands by decision to pit Hamilton before 'surprise' safety car finish

Lewis Hamilton dropped to third place after Ferrari pitted him behind the safety car at Silverstone

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FIA confusion over Safety Car message rekindles memories of Abu Dhabi 2021
5 Jul 2026
Ben Hunt
GPblog.com

Lewis Hamilton and a last-lap safety car was always going to be a controversial combination. He remains scared from the fiasco in Abu Dhabi in 2021 where he was denied a record eighth title after a 'human error' saw a misinterpretation of F1's overly complicated rulebook that presented Max Verstappen with a golden opportunity to pass Hamilton on the final lap.
On that occasion, it proved decisive in the outcome of that year's championship and the sport changed forever.

Somewhat ironically, Latifi was DJing at the British GP as he has since called time on his racing career, but the FIA's message had confused and denied this race a grandstand finish.
The FIA released an explanation as to the confusing message in a short statement. It said: "The Safety Car period regulation, Article B5. 13.5, states that one lap must be completed following the unlapping procedure. This process was followed by Race Operations. The 'Safety Car In This Lap' message was displayed erroneously due to a software error."

The FIA removed the message as quickly as they could, but it was too late, it had been distributed. A correction was issued and while insiders say that it did not disrupt their own interpretation of the rules, it does raise some concerns about procedures and processes.
This comes after Alpine had successfully reinstated Pierre Gasly's podium in Monaco after appealing against his time penalty for speeding in the pitlane. On this occasion, the errors was due to cutting a corner setting the timing loop out, which is part of F1's mandate.
Nonetheless, the penalties wrong distributed by the Race Stewards, has influenced the race and that cannot simply afford to happen.

‘FIA confusion’;

Abu Dhabi 2: This latest FIA error requires a thorougher explanation - not a 41-word statement.

FIA software error leaves British GP finishing under Safety Car, denying Hamilton a late shot; Brundle criticizes process as governance questions grow

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Fred Vasseur dampens Ferrari title talk after Silverstone success
6 July 2026
Jake Nichol
RacingNews365

"The championship fight should be your words," Fred Vasseur began his reply when asked by media, including RacingNews365, if the team could sustain its momentum and challenge Mercedes for the titles. "After Barcelona, we had the comments that 'Ferrari is back in the championship' and after [Austria], we had the comments that 'Ferrari is nowhere.'!”

"We have exactly the same approach with everybody at home, that is to say: 'Guys, we had this weekend, and now let's focus on Spa.' We are not nowhere, we are improving step-by-step, but I never try to draw a conclusion after one race, two races, that it is a good result or a bad result. I am just focused on trying to do more, and being better, and I think it is true for me, it is true for everybody at the factory, and then it is your job to speak about the championship."

‘Ferrari title talk’;

Fred Vasseur dampens Ferrari title talk after Silverstone success

The Ferrari boss has dampened down talk of a title challenge after its Silverstone victory.

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[Fortitude]

Norris admits McLaren 'pretty shocking' despite unlikely P4 at Silverstone.
McLaren's Lando Norris has said he does not know how the team achieved his P4 result at Silverstone, complaining of an "undriveable" MCL40 at the British GP.
6 Jul 2026
Henry Eccles
GPblog.com

Given McLaren's inconsistently of late, a welcome haul of points from Lando Norris, but the papaya team know they have a lot of work to do to catch the likes of Mercedes and Ferrari. Speaking to media, including GPblog, Norris reflected honestly on his race: "Everything but the result, pretty shocking.”

"I don't know how we finished P4 today, honestly. But a big part of it nowadays is reliability, I don't know what happened to Kimi , and Max, and things like that. A big part of it is just not making mistakes and reliability, and we got that bit right today but the pace was pretty poor. Not a nice car to drive, one of the hardest cars I've ever driven in Formula 1. Many things we need to do better."

Despite pointing to a lack of upgrades relative to McLaren's rivals, 26-year-old nonetheless complained of an "undriveable" MCL40. He said: "I don't know... a lot of people didn't do a good job I guess. There's no way we can finish P2 in Miami and have a car like this today. Other people have brought a lot of upgrades and updates since, and we kind of haven't, so yeah, nothing has brought us that much performance. I don't know, the car was just undriveable."

‘Does not know how the team achieved his P4 result’;

'Pretty shocking' - Norris downbeat despite unlikely P4 at Silverstone

McLaren's Lando Norris has said he does not know how the team achieved his P4 result at Silverstone, complaining of an "undriveable" MCL40 at the British GP.

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Clever Lando Norris idea shut down in untelevised McLaren team radio
8 Jul 2026
Oliver Harden
PlanetF1.com

The full exchange between Norris and his race engineer, Will Joseph, went as follows:
Norris: “You’re not allowed to box, are you? You can’t win it in the pit lane?”
Joseph: “No, you’re not.”
Norris: “Shame.”
Norris’s idea had echoes of the 1998 British Grand Prix, which saw Michael Schumacher cross the finish line to win in the pit lane amid a dispute over a 10-second time penalty. Schumacher’s 1999 victory took place on the old Silverstone layout, which saw the pit lane located on the straight leading to Copse corner.

Joseph: “So, Lando, it’s a bit cr*p for the Lando Stand, but there’s no overtaking on this in lap. And if other people do, it doesn’t matter. You don’t.”
Norris: “Yeah, Lewis did already.”
Joseph: “And pickup, please.”
Norris: “Lewis has overtaken everyone. I mean, everyone’s overtaking.”
Joseph: “You just do the right thing.”
Norris: “Yeah, I’m just trying to stay out of everyone’s way.”
Joseph: “You just do the right thing.”

“So, Lando, it’s a bit cr*p for the Lando Stand”;

Untelevised Lando Norris team radio after controversial British GP decision

Untelevised team radio from the F1 2026 British Grand Prix has revealed the moment a clever Lando Norris idea was shut down by McLaren.

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Lando Norris's Full Team Radio During the Safety Car at the 2026 British GP
6 Jul 2026
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Lando Norris - 'McLaren have a lot to improve' after difficult British GP
"The positive is the results, and that’s really the only thing that matters at the end of the day, but the pace to get them was really, really not good. We need to take a big step forward."
6 Jul 2026
Daniel Clark
Somerset Live

"Considering how not nice it’s felt out there, P4 and a P3 this weekend in the Sprint is quite remarkable, honestly," said Lando Norris said to the Formula 1 website when asked to sum up his weekend. "Of course we were lucky today, but the race is also about finishing. It’s about reliability and not making mistakes. I don’t know what happened to Max and Kimi.”

"Poor start today, I don’t know why, so we have to understand some things. Also the car just wasn’t very nice in any way whatsoever today, so we have a lot to improve. The positive is the results, and that’s really the only thing that matters at the end of the day, but the pace to get them was really, really not good. We need to take a big step forward."

"Of course we were lucky today”;

Lando Norris - 'McLaren have a lot to improve' after difficult British GP

"The positive is the results, and that’s really the only thing that matters at the end of the day, but the pace to get them was really, really not good. We need to take a big step forward."

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'Undriveable' - Lando Norris laments McLaren's lack of F1 upgrade progress
Lando Norris is looking for more from McLaren after a tough weekend at the British Grand Prix
8 Jul 2026
Sam Hall
Crash.Net

"We've been slow all year, but it's not this slow," Lando Norris added. "Other people didn't do a good job, I guess. There's no way we can finish P2 in Miami, and from a car like this. Other people have bought a lot of upgrades and updates since, and we kind of haven't - nothing that has brought us that much performance. I don't know, the car was just undrivable, honestly."

While this saw plenty of overtaking, this was quite often down to drivers deploying energy in different areas of the track. "[It was] the same as always, I'm not a fan of it," said Norris. "It's not how Formula 1 should be, but it's the way it is, so I can't really complain anymore."

'Undriveable';

'Undriveable' - Lando Norris laments McLaren's lack of F1 upgrade progress

Lando Norris is looking for more from McLaren after a tough weekend at the British Grand Prix

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Norris Says McLaren Must Improve After Silverstone
8 July 2026
Jack Rennon
F1 Chronicle

A Problem Norris Flagged Before the Race: “It was pretty poor really in terms of gap to the cars ahead,” Norris said after qualifying. “I thought my lap was pretty strong, it was my best lap by half a second, so thankfully I was not 1.3 seconds off. It was a good lap. I think I got everything out of it.”

He described the car’s shortfall in blunt terms. “We’re just slow. I thought we improved the car in some areas but we need to understand, like we’re just slow in the straight, we’re slow in every corner. We lack downforce and we have too much drag. So yeah, we’re in a pickle,” Norris said.

A Title Defence Under Pressure - Norris is defending the championship he won last year, and the pace deficit at Silverstone leaves McLaren needing its upgrades to arrive quickly if that defence is to remain realistic. Both Ferrari and Mercedes have shown stronger race pace across recent rounds, and Norris’s own admission that the car “wasn’t very nice in any way whatsoever” points to a wider handling problem rather than a single-track issue.

‘McLaren Must Improve’;

Norris Says McLaren Must Improve After Silverstone | F1 News

Reigning World Champion Lando Norris says McLaren "have a lot to improve" after a difficult British Grand Prix that yielded fourth place at their home event.

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Stella hints at major "Hungaroring upgrade" after McLaren were only “fourth fastest” at Silverstone
7 Jul 2026
Balazs Szabo
F1 Technical

McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella conceded that his team were only the fourth-fastest outfit at the British Grand Prix, despite leaving Silverstone with a solid haul of points after Lando Norris finished fourth and Oscar Piastri endured a race-ending first-lap incident. “Today’s Grand Prix is a welcome result with good points overall for the team, but we are under no illusions about where we stand," he said. “We were the fourth-fastest car out there, and we benefited from the misfortune of others. Therefore, today’s result was a mixed bag for the team."

“We are pleased to come away with a fourth-place finish for Lando, which is beyond what we felt we deserved on pure pace. The strategy team did an excellent job though with the late stop, and Lando drove well to capitalise on the opportunities that arose during the race." Looking ahead, the McLaren boss stressed that improving car performance remains the team’s top priority as the midfield fight tightens and top teams continue to set the benchmark. “The clearest takeaway from this weekend is that we must improve the performance of the car.”

“We have a consistent gap to the front-runners that we need to close if we are to be in contention for podiums and wins, which is our ultimate goal." Stella confirmed that upgrades are already in development, with the team targeting a step forward at the next major milestone in the season. “We have some major upgrades planned for Hungary, and until then, the entire team trackside and at the factory must continue to work hard and maximise every opportunity."

"?Hungaroring upgrade?";

Stella hints at major "Hungaroring upgrade" after McLaren were only “fourth fastest” at Silverstone - F1technical.net

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Lando Norris Stopped for Her and Made Her Day
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[Fortitude]

"I was in no man's land," claims Hadjar after his lonely race in Silverstone.
Isack Hadjar believes Red Bull had the potential for an even stronger result at the British Grand Prix despite securing fifth place, with the French rookie admitting he left Silverstone feeling encouraged by his growing confidence in the RB22.
6 Jul 2026
Balazs Szabo
F1 Technical

"My pace at the start was good, and we finished strongly as well. We got off the line well and I stayed with Max in the first stint," stated Isack Hadjar. "After pitting onto the Hard we struggled and I couldn't find the grip to stay close to Lando. Throughout that middle stint I was in no man's land, so it was a little boring for me."

A front wing adjustment during the race helped restore the balance Hadjar had enjoyed earlier in the afternoon: "We lost time with changing the front wing, but it took our pace back to where it was at the start and I could really push." Like several drivers, Hadjar was denied the opportunity to attack in the closing stages when the race finished behind the Safety Car.

"It's a shame that we couldn't have that last lap as I had such a good feeling in the car to go out and really attack the cars ahead." Despite narrowly missing out on a shot at fourth place, Hadjar left Silverstone encouraged by the progress he has made with the car over the course of the weekend. "Overall, I've felt comfortable in the car all weekend and feel like I've got on top of the package which is good going forwards," concluded the Frenchman.

"I was in no man's land";

"I was in no man's land," claims Hadjar after his lonely race in Silverstonee - F1technical.net

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Isack Hadjar's Team Radio After the 2026 British Sprint Race
4 Jul 2026
F1 Xhilarate

Solid points for Red Bull's Hadjar at the British Grand Prix
7th Jul 2026
Toby Lock
Milton Keynes Citizen

“Ultimately, I can be happy with the result,” Isack Hadjar said afterwards. “Finishing fifth is solid points for the team, but I felt we could've had more. My pace at the start was good, and we finished strongly as well. We got off the line well and I stayed with Max in the first stint. After pitting onto the hard we struggled and I couldn't find the grip to stay close to Lando (Norris).”

“Throughout that middle stint I was in no man's land, so it was a little boring for me. We lost time with changing the front wing, but it took our pace back to where it was at the start and I could really push.”

“It's a shame that we couldn't have that last lap as I had such a good feeling in the car to go out and really attack the cars ahead. Overall, I've felt comfortable in the car all weekend and feel like I've got on top of the package which is good going forwards.”

‘Solid points’;

Solid points for Red Bull's Hadjar at the British Grand Prix

The Frenchman brought him solid points after out-qualifying his Red Bull Racing team-mate

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"IT'S CRAPPY LAP!": Isack Hadjar Team Radio after qualifying in P5 at British GP
4 Jul 2026
ThatOneFormula

Isack Hadjar bemoans 'waste of a race' after British GP issue
Isack Hadjar scored another top-five result for Red Bull last Sunday at the British Grand Prix but endured an issue during the race.
9 July 2026
Fergal Walsh & Sàndor Mészáros
RacingNews365

“Just a very good start this time, very good,” Hadjar told media including RacingNews365. “Just the pace in the first three laps, very nice. I was kind of kind with Max. But it's good to follow him, which I was doing really well.”

However, his race soured slightly when he suffered a drop off in pace, which righted itself after he changed his front wing during a pit stop. “And then suddenly a huge drop off of pace,” he said. “[I thought] ‘OK, maybe it’s something wrong I did in terms of tyre management.’ I went on the hard, new tyres [and I had] no pace. I was very confused.”

“I was told we were missing load on the car. And once they changed the front wing, went back [out] again. I nearly gained two seconds straight away. A waste of a race, really.”

'Waste of a race';

Isack Hadjar bemoans 'waste of a race' after British GP issue

Isack Hadjar scored another top-five result for Red Bull last Sunday at the British Grand Prix but endured an issue during the race.

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Isaac Hadjar | Radio Log | British GP, 2026 #isaachadjar #redbullracing #britishgrandprix #formula1
7 Jul 2026
F1 Namaste!

Adrian Newey holds Red Bull RB22 inspection at British Grand Prix
7 Jul 2026
Oliver Harden
PlanetF1.com

Aston Martin team principal Adrian Newey was spotted examining the Red Bull RB22 of Isack Hadjar on the grid ahead of last weekend’s British Grand Prix.

And the Aston Martin boss was spotted keeping a close eye on his old team on the grid at Silverstone last Sunday.

Images from race day show Newey paying close attention to the Red Bull RB22 of Hadjar as it was wheeled into position on the grid by a group of mechanics (below).

‘Red Bull RB22 inspection’;

Adrian Newey launches Red Bull investigation at British Grand Prix

Aston Martin team principal Adrian Newey was spotted carrying out an investigation of the Red Bull RB22 the 2026 British Grand Prix.

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[Fortitude]

Racing Bulls Close In on F1’s Top Four.
Liam Lawson believes Racing Bulls are closing in on Formula 1’s top four teams after the squad collected another double points score at the British Grand Prix, with the New Zealander taking sixth ahead of team mate Arvid Lindblad in seventh.
9 July 2026
Jack Rennon
F1 Chronicle

Built on an Upgrade That Delivered - The turnaround in form traces back to the upgrade package Racing Bulls introduced at the Canadian Grand Prix, which included a new front wing and a redesigned underfloor, and which both drivers credited with transforming the car. Before that, the team had gone through a run of quieter results. From Montreal onward, Racing Bulls have collected points with both cars in every round, a run that now stretches to four consecutive Grands Prix and has pulled the team level with Alpine at the front of the midfield battle.

Lawson’s own streak carries its own significance. His sixth place at Silverstone made him the first Racing Bulls driver to score points in five consecutive races in over a decade, last managed by Max Verstappen back in 2015, and only the third driver in the team’s history to manage it at all. Lawson has now scored more points in 2026 than he collected across the whole of last season, a run of form that has pulled him to within three points of Pierre Gasly’s Alpine in the drivers’ standings.

With two drivers delivering results, Racing Bulls look well placed to keep chasing down Alpine for top spot in the midfield, and perhaps to start closing in on the bigger four teams if the gaps keep narrowing the way they have across this season. The team will need that momentum to continue through Belgium and Hungary if they are to turn a good run into a genuine championship position before the summer break arrives.

‘Closing in on Formula 1’s top four’;

Racing Bulls Close In on F1's Top Four | F1 News

Liam Lawson believes Racing Bulls are closing in on Formula 1's top four teams after the squad collected another double points score at the British Grand

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Racing Bulls praised for 'nurturing' Liam Lawson after 'borderline embarrassing' Red Bull treatment
7 Jul 2026
Samuel Coop
RacingNews365

Liam Lawson and Racing Bulls' strong start to the F1 season has been lauded by Naomi Schiff, who highlighted the impressive way the New Zealander has rebounded after his experience at Red Bull. When it was put to Schiff that Lawson and Racing Bulls have been a revelation this season, she agreed.

"It has been," the former W-Series driver said, speaking on Sky Sports F1. "It was really tough what they did to Liam Lawson; they promoted him into that seat quite quickly, and they removed him from that seat even quicker.”

"And yes, that is very demotivating. I think it's borderline embarrassing sometimes for drivers; you come in there, you think you've made it to the big team, and then you just get whacked back, and that's not nice — it's not, it's not a good feeling. But he's managed to turn it around, and I think if anything, it's for the better."

“Turn it around”;

Racing Bulls praised for 'nurturing' Liam Lawson after 'borderline embarrassing' Red Bull treatment

Liam Lawson has put together a remarkable run of form to start the 2026 F1 season, and Naomi Schiff has suggested why.

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DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award: 2026 Austrian GP (Arvid Lindblad / Racing Bulls)
29 Jun 2026
DHL

Arvid Lindblad Sat at Maggotts Aged Five Asking His Dad If F1 Was Possible. Now He Gets to Answer That Question
4 July 2026
Jack Rennon
F1 Chronicle

It was the summer of 2013. A five-year-old sat in the grandstands at Maggotts and Becketts with his father, watching the cars come through the long sweeping left-hander in a wall of colour and noise. At some point the boy turned to his dad and asked the only question that felt important. Was it possible? Could that ever be him?

Thirteen years on, Arvid Lindblad is 18 years old and racing in Formula 1. On Thursday at Silverstone, ahead of his first British Grand Prix as an F1 driver, he revisited that memory. “I’m extremely excited. It’s going to be a very special moment for me,” he told reporters in the paddock. “I remember being here in 2013 when I was five and sitting at Maggotts and Becketts with my dad. As I was watching the cars go past, it was when I was really learning about my love for the sport and asking him questions. Is it possible to be there one day? Could that be me? Thirteen years later, to be coming here as an F1 driver will be incredibly special.”

Lindblad decided he wanted this weekend to carry something beyond the standard race-week fanfare. The helmet he is wearing at Silverstone is unlike anything he has raced with before: a hand-drawn visual record of his life in motorsport… The sketches are deliberately childlike. The kind of pictures a boy might draw if he was trying to imagine a future he could not yet see clearly. “I wanted something that really reflected my journey to this point, almost like a map of it as such,” Lindblad explained. “When I was five or six, I believed I could be in F1, so I wanted the images to be almost like me envisioning my journey as my five-year-old self.”

‘Asking His Dad If F1 Was Possible’;

Arvid Lindblad Sat at Maggotts Aged Five Asking His Dad If F1 Was Possible. Now He Gets to Answer That Question | F1 News

It was the summer of 2013. A five-year-old sat in the grandstands at Maggotts and Becketts with his father, watching the cars come through the long sweeping

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F1 British GP 2026 | Arvid Lindblad Faces a Special Racing Bulls Challenge
3 Jul 2026
CURVY KING

Further Liam Lawson team radio messages emerge after Austrian GP team orders
30 Jun 2026
Oliver Harden
PlanetF1.com

Further untelevised team radio messages from the Austrian Grand Prix after a team orders drama between Racing Bulls drivers Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad. Racing Bulls’ impressive start to the F1 2026 season continued in Austria, where Lawson and Lindblad recorded a third consecutive double-points finish by finishing ninth and 10th respectively.

As reported by PlanetF1.com on Monday, Lawson and Lindblad were involved in a team orders drama on Sunday at the Red Bull Ring. Lawson had been reassured that his teammate would not attack him while the pair were managing tyres and brake temperatures. However, Lindblad overtook his teammate at Turn 4, with Lawson telling the team: “Last time I’m f**king listening, man.”

The full exchange on the cooldown lap went as follows:
Alexandre Iliopoulos (Lawson race engineer): “Liam, P9. Very well done.”
Lawson: “Yeah, very good job everyone.”
Iliopoulos: “Well done. We maximised everything.”
Permane: “Liam, it’s Alan.”
Lawson: “Copy, Alan.”
Permane: “Be cool. Yeah? We’ll sort it out. Don’t worry. Be cool.”
Lawson: “Yeah, copy.”

“Last time I’m f**king listening, man”;

More Liam Lawson team radio emerges after team orders drama

Racing Bulls team principal Alan Permane to Liam Lawson: "Be cool. Yeah? We'll sort it out. Don't worry. Be cool."

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"Last f***ing time I'm listening man" - Liam Lawson - Full Team Radio Austrian Grand Prix 2026
30 Jun 2026
RAWE CEEK

Lawson clears air on team orders drama
Liam Lawson says a team orders flashpoint with Arvid Lindblad at the Austrian Grand Prix was resolved during the race after he reclaimed the position from his Racing Bulls team-mate.
3 Jul 2026
Ben Waterworth
Speedcafe

Speaking at Silverstone ahead of this weekend’s British Grand Prix, Lawson said he had already moved on by the time the Austrian Grand Prix finished. “It honestly wasn’t really much to do with me, and it’s something that, for me, was resolved in the race; I got my position back, so honestly, by the time we finished the race, I was completely fine,” Lawson said.

“It’s something that is obviously part of Formula 1, being in a big organisation and a team, so I just tried to do my part in the race, and it was more of their discussion than mine.” Asked whether the post-race debrief involved Lindblad being reminded to follow team instructions, Lawson replied: “Yeah.” Lindblad also indicated the matter had been dealt with, saying at Silverstone that it had been discussed and was “all sorted.”

‘Already moved on’;

Lawson clears air on team orders drama

Team radio emerged during the week of the New Zealander reacting angrily at the Red Bull Ring after Lindblad overtook

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What Really Happened Between Lawson & Lindblad?
30 Jun 2026
Tommo