Ferrari is approaching today’s first sprint qualifying event as if it was the opening stint of a longer race including tomorrow’s grand prix.
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Stroll unsure whether to expect mixed-up grid or “really boring” race
2021 British Grand Prix
Posted onLance Stroll is unsure what to expect from F1’s first sprint qualifying event this afternoon, which will decide the starting grid for tomorrow’s race.
The make-or-break tyre call facing drivers in F1’s first sprint qualifying race
2021 British Grand Prix Friday practice analysis
Posted onPlay it safe on mediums or risk a set of softs? Drivers face a tricky call on tyre in today’s first sprint qualifying race.
Latifi was ‘losing six-tenths on the straights’ in qualifying
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Posted onNicholas Latifi says he would have easily made it into Q2 had it not been for a problem with his car which cost him six tenths of a second on the straight.
Russell went “back to basics” to go from last in practice to Q3
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Posted onGeorge Russell admitted he was “lost” with his set-up in practice before a change which helped him reach Q3 for the second weekend in a row.
Unhappy Tsunoda blames weighbridge delay after fifth Q1 exit
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Posted onYuki Tsunoda said the time he lost at the weighbridge spoiled his qualifying session, after narrowly failing to reach Q2.
Ricciardo “frustrated” even after return to Q3 at Silverstone
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Posted onDaniel Ricciardo wasn’t entirely happy with his qualifying performance despite taking seventh on the grid, his best result for six races.
Verstappen mystified by “weird feeling” as strong practice pace disappears in qualifying
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Posted onMax Verstappen says his surprising loss of pace between practice and qualifying at Silverstone was not connected to any changes on his car.
Hamilton did Friday morning “practice session” in simulator to aid pole bid
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Posted onLewis Hamilton revealed he spent Friday morning in Mercedes’ simulator to help raise the team’s performance before topping qualifying for the first time in six races.
Hamilton beats Verstappen to pole for F1’s first sprint qualifying race despite last-lap slip
2021 British Grand Prix qualifying
Posted onLewis Hamilton will start Formula 1’s first sprint qualifying race from pole position despite an error at the end of his final lap in qualifying.
2021 British Grand Prix Sprint Qualifying starting grid
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Posted onLewis Hamilton leads the provisional grid for sprint qualifying for the 2021 British Grand Prix.
2021 British Grand Prix qualifying day in pictures
F1 Pictures
Posted onPictures from the opening day of action at the 2021 British Grand Prix, including first practice and qualifying.
Low-drag F1 chassis with no DRS under discussion for 2025
2021 British Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1’s next set of engine regulations could arrive alongside a significant change in the chassis rules which would result in cars with much less drag.
2022 F1 car looks ‘cool but retro like a 1990s Indycar’ – Horner
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Posted onNext year’s Formula 1 cars will look like IndyCar machines from the nineties, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has said.
Flying Verstappen fastest by far in only practice session before qualifying
2021 British Grand Prix first practice
Posted onNo one could get within three-quarters of a second of Max Verstappen in the only practice session before qualifying for the British Grand Prix.
Make your 2021 British Grand Prix predictions
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Posted onEnter your 2021 British Grand Prix predictions before qualifying on Friday afternoon for your chance to win prizes this weekend.
“Big mix-up” in qualifying unlikely despite format change – Seidl
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Posted onFormula 1’s new format for this weekend is unlikely to produce a drastically different grid, McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has predicted.
Limited practice time in new format “exciting” – Latifi
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Posted onNicholas Latifi expects a challenging hour of practice before the crucial qualifying session for this weekend’s British Grand Prix.
Verstappen expects Sprint Qualifying format will make it ‘more difficult to nail the set-up’
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Posted onFormula 1’s drastically reduced practice time ahead of qualifying today will make it harder to perfect set-ups this weekend, says Max Verstappen.
“Very heavily regulated” 2022 F1 cars will differ little from presentation model
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Posted onTighter technical rules mean teams’ new cars for the 2022 F1 season are expected to closely resemble an example design revealed by the series yesterday.