British GP: Lewis wins 9th home race
Lewis Hamilton won for the first time since 2021, that too at home in British GP. Max came in second and Lando third.
Lewis Hamilton : King of British GP
Come the hour, come the man. The last race Lewis Hamilton won was in Saudi Arabia in 2021. Since then there have been no victories and even Lewis doubted himself whether another victory will come his way or not. Till 2021 he has been someone who is used to winning with his first F1 win coming way back in 2007. Since 2022 and the new regulations, Mercedes have just missed the mark. Max Verstappen has taken almost all the victories and he has been absolutely dominant. Even team-mate George Russell has tasted success with victories in Brazil and last week in Austria. However Lewis was stuck at 103 race wins and what better way to end the drought with a victory at home – the legendary British GP at Silverstone. This would be his record 9th victory at a single circuit – which also happens to be his home race.
Starting from the front row, Lewis always looked formidable. At it started to rain, it was Lewis who was the quicker of the two Mercedes drivers and soon he got the race lead. However McLarens were too fast and soon they were ahead. But then in the last stint Lewis came out ahead of Lando and worked his magic to make the Softs runs for 12 runs on the very punishing British GP track. While Lando succumbed to Max on hards, Lewis maintained his pace and stayed ahead right till the chequered flag. It is a victory he will relish for a long time.
Team-mate George Russell had an absolute disaster as he had to retire the car due to water issues. Starting from Pole he could have easily finished in P2 at least but today was not in his destiny.
Another race lost by McLaren
McLaren was overall the fastest car in the race and yet Lando and Piastri finished P3 and P4 respectively. As the race started both the McLaren drivers took the lead when it started to drizzle. However the first poor pit stop call meant that McLaren did not go for double-stack and kept Piastri hanging dry on the slicks as it started to rain heavily. He lost a lot of time and dropped from P2 to P5. Then in the final pit-stop McLaren lost time and came out behind Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton, instead of front. Worst they put on the Softs when they actually had the Mediums and it was the best option. Max soon overtook Lando when his Hards were activated. Piastri was able to match the pace of Max but it was not enough. McLaren needs to put its act together if they want to put up a fight to Max and Red Bull
Red Bull missing at the British GP
The Red Bulls did not look like a Championship winning team this weekend at the British GP. Sergio Perez was out in Q1 and bad calls meant that he was way behind everyone. Max was itchy the entire weekend. Starting P4 he did not have the pace to beat McLaren and the Mercedes. Still some good pit-stop calls and the unbelievable talent of Max meant that he finished a decent P2. Red Bulls do not have the pace advantage anymore.
Hulkenburg scored a superb P6 position again and HAAS would be super delighted. Even Aston Martin would be happy with the P7 and P8 finish. Albon came P9 and Yuki Tsunoda got a P10.
British GP : Lewis won his 9th home race
