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Hamilton admits he wouldn't have pitted had he known Russell would steal second at Silverstone
Lewis Hamilton has conceded that he would not have stopped for fresh tyres under the late safety car at the British Grand Prix had Ferrari warned him he would lose second place to George Russell as a result.
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Thieves steal Red Bull STEMx helmets at Silverstone, depriving schoolchildren of summer visits
Custom replica helmets were stolen from Red Bull's STEMx educational van during the British Grand Prix weekend at Silverstone. Former Red Bull mechanic Calum Nicholas has publicly warned the thieves that CCTV footage has been handed to police.
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Russell admits Silverstone podium was undeserved as Antonelli's pace exposes Mercedes gap
George Russell finished second at his home British Grand Prix but was candid about his performance, saying he did not deserve the result. David Coulthard echoed that view, pointing to team-mate Kimi Antonelli's superior pace before a mechanical failure ended the Italian's charge.
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Coulthard urges FIA to prioritise entertainment after Silverstone safety car finish denies sprint finale
David Coulthard has called on the FIA to make entertainment a priority after the British Grand Prix ended under the safety car, robbing fans of a green-flag finish despite Charles Leclerc's historic victory for Ferrari.
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Antonelli insists title momentum intact despite Silverstone misery cutting lead to 25 points
Kimi Antonelli's Formula 1 championship lead has been cut to just 25 points over George Russell and 32 over Lewis Hamilton after a broken wheel shield and a track-limits penalty left him pointless at Silverstone, following an earlier retirement in Barcelona.
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Leclerc's Silverstone win seals Ferrari's 250th F1 victory at the circuit where it all began
Charles Leclerc claimed the British Grand Prix on Sunday, delivering Ferrari their 250th Formula 1 victory — and doing so at Silverstone, the very circuit where the Scuderia recorded their first win 75 years ago.
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Wolff wishes Abu Dhabi 2021 had been handled like Silverstone's safety car finish
Toto Wolff praised the FIA for correctly following safety car procedures at the British Grand Prix, joking he wished the same rules had applied in Abu Dhabi 2021. A software error briefly suggested a restart was coming, prompting boos from the Silverstone crowd.
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Montoya demands F1 rethink track limits after Antonelli penalised for car failure at Silverstone
Juan Pablo Montoya has called on Formula 1 to overhaul its track limits rules after Kimi Antonelli received a five-second penalty at the British Grand Prix while struggling to control a damaged Mercedes, arguing penalties should only apply when a driver gains an advantage.
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Sainz handed unprecedented lap penalty after Williams safety car error at Silverstone
Carlos Sainz dropped from 12th to 17th at the 2026 British Grand Prix after Williams incorrectly allowed him to unlap himself under a late safety car, making him the first F1 driver to receive an additional lap as a penalty.
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Leclerc seals Ferrari's 250th grand prix win at Silverstone, where it all began in 1951
Charles Leclerc won the 2026 British Grand Prix at Silverstone to deliver Ferrari's 250th Formula 1 victory, with president John Elkann on the pitlane to witness the landmark result at the very circuit where the team claimed its first win 75 years ago.
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Stroll racks up three track-limits penalties in nine laps at Silverstone
Lance Stroll collected three separate five-second penalties in just nine laps during the British Grand Prix, each for exceeding track limits. The Aston Martin driver had already started from the back after a grid penalty, with the AMR26 the slowest car on the grid.
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Red Bull backs Verstappen's anger after rear wing failure ends British GP in 'super dangerous' crash
Max Verstappen retired from the British Grand Prix at Silverstone when his Red Bull spun into the gravel at Stowe corner with six laps remaining, costing him a likely podium. Team principal Laurent Mekies acknowledged Verstappen's frustration and defended the team's controversial rotating rear wing design.
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Mercedes accept Antonelli's British GP penalty after dropping from second to 16th
Mercedes will not challenge the five-second track limits penalty that dropped Kimi Antonelli from ninth to 16th at Silverstone, accepting the stewards' ruling was justified despite the championship leader suffering a broken front-left wheel shield.
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Russell admits performances must improve after Antonelli outpaces him in first nine races
George Russell trails Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli by 25 points in the 2026 Formula 1 standings and has conceded that, despite recent good fortune, his pace has not been good enough to challenge for the title.
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Leclerc seals Ferrari's 250th win at Silverstone as Schumacher backs title charge
Charles Leclerc claimed Ferrari's landmark 250th grand prix victory at the 2026 British Grand Prix, with team-mate Lewis Hamilton finishing third. Former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher has since declared Ferrari genuine world championship contenders.
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Hamilton keeps British GP podium as stewards issue reprimand over yellow-flag breach
Lewis Hamilton retains third place at the British Grand Prix after FIA stewards handed him a reprimand rather than a time penalty for passing through a yellow-flag zone at Silverstone. The stewards accepted he had minimal time to react after entering the sector before any flag was displayed.
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Verstappen crashes out at Stowe as faulty rear wing strikes twice in three races
Max Verstappen's British Grand Prix ended in a high-speed spin at Stowe after his rear wing again failed to close fully, the same fault that caused his crash in Austria. The four-time world champion admitted he was already struggling with power unit and balance problems throughout the Silverstone weekend.
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F1 drivers beach LEGO karts in Silverstone gravel during chaotic British GP parade
Several Formula 1 drivers ended up stranded in Silverstone's gravel traps during the British Grand Prix drivers' parade on Sunday after their custom-built, driveable LEGO karts proved too slow — and too tempting to cut corners in.
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FIA blames software error for safety car confusion that shaped British GP finish
A software glitch caused race control to briefly display a "safety car in this lap" message at Silverstone before reversing the call, leaving Charles Leclerc to win under the safety car rather than in a one-lap shootout.
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Antonelli was six laps from catching Leclerc before mechanical failure ended British GP hopes
Kimi Antonelli was on course to overhaul Charles Leclerc and fight for victory at Silverstone when an aerodynamic component failed on his Mercedes with six laps remaining, leaving the Italian to finish 16th after a track limits penalty.
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