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Hamilton faces podium loss as stewards summon him over yellow flag breach at Silverstone
Lewis Hamilton has been summoned by British Grand Prix stewards over a potential failure to respect yellow flags during Sunday's race at Silverstone. A five-second penalty for the infringement would drop the Ferrari driver from third place to 14th.
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Brundle accuses FIA of denying Silverstone crowd a proper finish after safety car blunder
Martin Brundle has publicly challenged the FIA over the 2026 British Grand Prix ending under safety car conditions at Silverstone, arguing race control was not required to wait for lapped cars to rejoin the back of the field before restarting.
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Technical failure costs Antonelli at Silverstone as Leclerc wins British GP to tighten title race
Kimi Antonelli was running in a race-winning position at the British Grand Prix when a technical issue ended his afternoon, handing Charles Leclerc victory and allowing George Russell and Lewis Hamilton to close the championship gap.
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Leclerc snatches British GP win as championship leader Antonelli's Mercedes breaks down
Charles Leclerc claimed Ferrari's first victory of the 2026 season at Silverstone, leading home team-mate Lewis Hamilton in second as title leader Kimi Antonelli dropped out of the points with a wheel-shield failure on lap 41.
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Leclerc seals first 2026 win at Silverstone as Antonelli's car fails again
Charles Leclerc claimed his first victory of the 2026 Formula 1 season at the British Grand Prix, with championship leader Kimi Antonelli suffering another mechanical failure from second place. George Russell also benefited from a late Verstappen crash to close to within 25 points of his Mercedes team-mate.
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Norris left shaking by Landostand reception as he starts sixth at home British GP
Lando Norris was visibly moved by the support of thousands of fans packed into his dedicated Landostand grandstand at Silverstone, admitting he was 'shaking a little bit' before lining up sixth on the grid for the British Grand Prix.
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Horner returns to Silverstone paddock and refuses to rule out Alpine or BYD role
Christian Horner made his first F1 paddock appearance since leaving Red Bull in July 2025, speaking at the British Grand Prix about rumours linking him to Alpine and Chinese automotive giant BYD — but stopping short of any firm commitment.
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Antonelli seizes fifth pole of 2026 at Silverstone as Wolff hails teenager's greatness traits
Kimi Antonelli claimed his fifth pole position of the 2026 season at the British Grand Prix, beating Charles Leclerc by nearly two tenths, hours after overtaking Lewis Hamilton to win the Silverstone sprint. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says the 19-year-old shows every trait of a future all-time great.
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F1 sets summer break deadline to recover Bahrain or Saudi Arabia race
Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali says a decision on reinstating one of the two postponed Middle Eastern races must come before the August break, with a one-week gap between Azerbaijan and Singapore in September identified as the most viable slot.
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Verstappen rules out Red Bull revival as power struggles leave him seventh at Silverstone
Max Verstappen qualified seventh at Silverstone after a power unit issue compounded Red Bull's underlying pace deficit, and the four-time champion now expects the team to suffer at Spa and Monza too — ruling out a repeat of last year's second-half comeback.
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Brundle names Antonelli the driver to beat after Silverstone sprint victory over Hamilton
Martin Brundle has declared 19-year-old Kimi Antonelli the clear benchmark in the 2026 F1 championship after the Mercedes driver overtook Lewis Hamilton to win the Silverstone sprint race, extending his lead at the top of the standings to 179 points.
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Russell trails team-mate Antonelli by 18km/h in straight-line speed at Silverstone
George Russell qualified fourth for the British Grand Prix, 18km/h slower than fastest Mercedes-powered rival Lewis Hamilton in the speed trap. The pre-season title favourite is already 43 points behind championship leader Kimi Antonelli heading into round nine.
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Verstappen flags Red Bull power unit failure after Hadjar beats him in British GP qualifying
Max Verstappen was outqualified by teammate Isack Hadjar at Silverstone for the first time since Baku 2024, with the four-time world champion revealing a suspected fault with Red Bull's DM01 power unit left him critically short of top speed on every straight.
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Wolff says 'emotional' Vasseur misread his Ferrari cost-cap comments at Silverstone
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has pushed back against Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur's claim that he was accusing the Scuderia of cheating, insisting his remarks about Ferrari's upgrade pace were merely an observation and were misunderstood.
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Button credits Bonnington's calm as Antonelli seals British GP pole with five wins already
Jenson Button has pointed to Mercedes race engineer Peter Bonnington as a key influence behind Kimi Antonelli's remarkable 2026 season, after the 19-year-old claimed pole position at Silverstone on the back of five consecutive grand prix victories.
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Antonelli snatches fifth pole of 2026 at Silverstone as Russell fades to fourth
Kimi Antonelli claimed pole position for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, edging Charles Leclerc on a final Q3 run to extend Mercedes' unbeaten qualifying streak. George Russell slipped to fourth after failing to improve his second lap.
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Norris arrives at Silverstone in classic Jaguar E-type before sprint podium finish
Lando Norris turned heads at his home circuit by driving a 1960s Jaguar E-type 4.2 to the British Grand Prix, before going on to claim third place in the sprint race behind Kimi Antonelli and Lewis Hamilton.
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Lawson escapes British GP sprint penalty after Hadjar tells stewards move did not merit punishment
Liam Lawson kept his eighth-place point from the British Grand Prix sprint after stewards issued only a warning for a sharp defensive move on Isack Hadjar at Stowe — with Hadjar himself arguing in the stewards' room that the incident did not deserve a penalty.
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Drivers slam 'dangerous' yo-yo chaos at Silverstone sprint as energy rules expose F1's limits
Multiple Formula 1 drivers criticised erratic speed differentials caused by battery deployment strategies during Saturday's British GP sprint race at Silverstone, with McLaren's Oscar Piastri warning of near-crashes on the opening lap and predicting similar chaos in Sunday's grand prix.
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Hadjar brands Red Bull starts 'shocking' as Verstappen admits team is simply too slow at Silverstone
Isack Hadjar vented his frustration over Red Bull's persistent launch problems after another poor start cost him multiple positions in Saturday's F1 sprint at Silverstone, while Max Verstappen conceded the team lacked outright pace across the entire circuit.
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