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Red Bull's Formula 1 upgrade push has continued at the British Grand Prix with an intriguing introduction of what looks like a 'shelf' along its engine ...

In creating this 'shelf', the team has been able to isolate the airflow's passage over the upper surface of the sidepod. And, just like AlphaTauri, it has resulted in a change to the position of the upper cooling louvre panel, in order that it isolates the heat being rejected from the panel from the airflow passing over the sidepod. The team has made a significant change to the shape of the bodywork where the sidepods and engine cover meet.

For the first time in 22 years, a Pedal Cam has featured in an F1 weekend broadcast, showing off the footwork of McLaren's Lando Norris as he steered his ...

“This is another in a line of innovations we have introduced to our broadcasts that bring fans closer to the action,” said Dean Locke, Director of Broadcast & Media at Formula 1. “F1 drivers are completing a number of complex tasks simultaneously at speeds of up to 200mph during a race, and this camera angle – alongside innovations such as visor cam – will help our fans to understand the challenges of being in the cockpit. For the first time in 22 years, a Pedal Cam has featured in an F1 weekend broadcast, showing off the footwork of McLaren’s Lando Norris as he steered his McLaren MCL36 around the fast and flowing Silverstone circuit during Free Practice 1 for the British Grand Prix.

Mercedes has revealed the scale of the updates that it is bringing to Formula 1's British Grand Prix.

"But still, there's no guarantees because as I've said before, every race we go to we're sort of unlocking a different issue from the car. This increases floor load and also improves flow to the diffuser. The team explained the reason for this tweak was to downwash the flow local to the chassis side to help shed "a vortex which then goes on to improve flow underneath the floor".

'Miles off': Door ajar for Mercedes resurgence; McLaren rediscovers mojo: F1 practice Talking Pts.

The teams were clearly sufficiently concerned, as evidenced by the lack of running in FP1 to conserve wet-weather rubber. Alfa Romeo is one of only two teams to bring no updates whatsoever to this race, which may perversely hand it a small advantage, at least early in the weekend, given it will require less time to understand its car. Daniel Ricciardo was 0.2 seconds slower than Alonso as the next-best midfielder. Mercedes, meanwhile, focused on the harder tyre compounds and seemed to reap the rewards. “Not a great start. “I think from our preparation that we had and simulator, the car is miles off,” he said. Deducing race pace is considerably more difficult. “I’m feeling pretty good,” Hamilton said. What’s more, Mercedes has brought a raft of upgrades to the car for this weekend aimed purely at performance rather than troubleshooting its ride quality issues. His next-best lap would’ve dropped him to second behind Hamilton. The Silverstone track suits the car’s strengths through high-speed corners and its smooth surface also helps to limit the bouncing, much as we saw in Spain, where the W13 was comfortably in the top three in terms of Sunday pace. Heavy rain arrived just as the weekend’s first timed session got underway, but it drenched only the second sector, leaving much of the rest of the track dry.

Ferrari's Carlos Sainz was fastest during British Grand Prix practice on Friday, ahead of the Mercedes of Silverstone's hero Lewis Hamilton.

Leclerc took P1 back with 1m29.639s, and then improved to 1m29.462s. Sainz did likewise to take P2, 0.081s in arrears, ahead of Verstappen who was over four tenths off in third. In dry and sunny conditions, Verstappen set the early pace at 1m31.438s on medium slicks. Lewis Hamilton Lando Norris Max Verstappen Charles Leclerc Fernando Alonso Sergio Perez George Russell Daniel Ricciardo Lance Stroll Valtteri Bottas Sebastian Vettel Esteban Ocon Alex Albon Zhou Guanyu Yuki Tsunoda Kevin Magnussen Pierre Gasly Mick Schumacher Nicholas Latifi Hamilton set 1m42.781 – the only driver to set a time on slicks – to take P2, 0.532s off Bottas’s pace. Sainz set the bar at 1m42.967s on intermediate tyres, ahead of Bottas on 1m43.437s and teammate Leclerc on 1m43.801s. Lewis Hamilton Carlos Sainz Charles Leclerc Mick Schumacher Zhou Guanyu Kevin Magnussen Lance Stroll Yuki Tsunoda Sebastian Vettel George Russell Sergio Perez Esteban Ocon Fernando Alonso Alex Albon Daniel Ricciardo Pierre Gasly Lando Norris Nicholas Latifi Max Verstappen

Carlos Sainz upstaged local hero Lewis Hamilton to top the times for Ferrari in Friday's second practice at the British Grand Prix, outpacing his Mercedes ...

We’re still in there and still have a few things to look at you know, with tyres as well.” I think we know what we have to work on and that’s what we’ll try to do overnight. Whereas normally in FP1 you just build it up,” said the 24-year-old Dutchman, who leads the title race ahead of teammate Sergio Perez by 46 points with Leclerc third and adrift by 49. “We got out there, had a little bit of fun,” Ricciardo said. But, again, tomorrow probably it’s raining so you have again different kinds of conditions. “We expect to be competitive at every circuit and we hope to do well here,” said Sainz. “I expect it because the car is a very competitive car, as is the Red Bull, as is the Merc when there’s a bit less bumps, and there’s a bit more high-speed!

Formula 1 will revive its pedal camera after more than 20 years when it conducts a trial on Lando Norris's car during opening practice for the British Grand ...

"F1 drivers are completing a number of complex tasks simultaneously at speeds of up to 200mph during a race, and this camera angle – alongside innovations such as helmet cam - will help our fans to understand the challenges of being in the cockpit. "This is another in a line of innovations we have introduced to our broadcasts that bring fans closer to the action," said Dean Locke, the director of broadcast and media at F1. The move is set to give fans a chance to see how Norris works the pedals around a high-speed lap at Silverstone, acting as a first trial by F1. The footage will be broadcast live during FP1, with the hope of then rolling out the technology to rest of grid in the coming races.

Formula 1 will revive its pedal camera after more than 20 years when it conducts a trial on Lando Norris's car during opening practice for the British Grand ...

"F1 drivers are completing a number of complex tasks simultaneously at speeds of up to 200mph during a race, and this camera angle – alongside innovations such as helmet cam - will help our fans to understand the challenges of being in the cockpit. "This is another in a line of innovations we have introduced to our broadcasts that bring fans closer to the action," said Dean Locke, the director of broadcast and media at F1. The move is set to give fans a chance to see how Norris works the pedals around a high-speed lap at Silverstone, acting as a first trial by F1. The footage will be broadcast live during FP1, with the hope of then rolling out the technology to rest of grid in the coming races.

The drivers are getting set to go racing at this weekend's 2022 British Grand Prix, and you can stream all the action live on F1 TV Pro.

And what of Ferrari: can they take their first victory since Australia? Well, you can get the answer to all of those questions on F1 TV, where you can get closer to all the action via exclusive features like onboard cameras on all 20 of the drivers’ cars, and access to our Pre-Race Show. How to stream the 2022 British Grand Prix on F1 TV

Ferrari's new low drag rear wing will be a help but not a game-changer in its top speed fight with Formula 1 rival Red Bull, reckons Carlos Sainz.

And then we look at their top speeds and race pace and say how can we get there? “I don't think so,” he said. “I think for sure they look at our qualifying speed and they say, how can we get there?

After the introduction of the widely acclaimed helmet cam, Formula 1 came up with something new at Silverstone: the pedal cam. Lando Norris is the first ...

Protestors have planned to not only disrupt Formula One's British Grand Prix on Sunday but could potentially invade the track, local police warned on ...

He added, “we are more than happy to speak with you to help you facilitate a peaceful protest at the circuit, we just please ask that you do not create a situation that puts lives in danger.” In 2003, a radical Irish priest sprinted down the Hangar Straight and was almost hit by David Coulthard. Four Extinction Rebellion protesters were arrested during the 2020 grand prix, which was held without fans present due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. Going onto a live racetrack is extremely dangerous—if you go ahead with this reckless plan you’re jeopardising lives.”

Daniel Ricciardo is happy with how his Friday went at the Formula 1 British Grand Prix despite ending the day only ninth fastest.

“The car seems to be in a decent place, at least a little bit better than we were expecting. “But I think we’re in a decent place considering, and then looking at Lando, we look like we’re in a decent spot. “With the hard it was looking alright and then with the soft I didn’t really put the greatest lap in the world together.

The new generation of Formula 1 cars will unleash their full power to tackle the high-downforce Silverstone Circuit on Saturday, July 2.

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Northamptonshire Police have issued a warning to protesters who are allegedly planning to disrupt the race at Silverstone. A group of protesters are said to ...

"Going onto a live racetrack is extremely dangerous – if you go ahead with this reckless plan you're jeopardising lives," the police stress. Going onto a live racetrack is extremely dangerous – if you go ahead with this reckless plan you're jeopardising lives. Northamptonshire Police have issued a warning to protesters who are allegedly planning to disrupt the race at Silverstone. A group of protesters are said to be planning to enter the track during the race, creating a life-threatening situation.

After the first Friday session literally fell into the water, the second free practice went well. The teams will hope for another trouble-free free practice ...

It has also provided a bit of a change in the standings. Mercedes believe they have got a grip on this now and there are strong suggestions they will be in the mix. On Saturday, the teams have to make up for lost time as a result.

Mercedes has not ruled out switching to Red Bull's Formula 1 car concept for next year as it evaluates how best to make a leap forward with its 2023 ...

“So this [upgrade] was really about trying to sort of bring that back; trying to add performance to the car and just genuinely moving forward in lap time. “So we'll go and look at it and say: what do we think Red Bull bodywork does and why does it do that? Asked by Autosport about the possibility of a shift to the Red Bull concept, Mercedes technical director Mike Elliott said: “I think the bodywork, the bit that is visibly different, that you're referring to, is probably not the key differentiator if you'd like.

Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin believes that the latest updates for the W13 have “pushed the team in the right direction” at the ...

But as I said, we've sort of done all of the things you said and we’ve not quite worked out which is the right approach to a Friday. “And the big thing was we wanted to have a look at both of the tyres, so the hard and the medium. “And that set him back a little bit for the session. And there might be a little bit more to come. So probably a bit is the circuit, the circuit suiting the car. “Normally, we see a sort of gap of half a second, maybe even seven, eight tenths to the faster teams on a long run.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen has dominated the final practice session for the Formula 1 British Grand Prix. The Dutchman was fastest by more than 0.4s over ...

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Ferrari's Charles Leclerc was marginally behind Perez in third, with Mercedes duo George Russell and Lewis Hamilton a further tenth back in fourth and fifth, ...

Having surprisingly been off the pace during Friday's practice sessions, Red Bull delivered a major show of strength on Saturday morning as Verstappen appeared to be in a league of his own, finishing more than 0.4s clear of team-mate Sergio Perez in second. World championship leader Max Verstappen produced a dominant performance in final practice at the British GP to establish himself as the clear favourite for pole at Silverstone qualifying. Max Verstappen fastest from Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez in Practice Three; Charles Leclerc third for Ferrari, ahead of Mercedes duo George Russell and Lewis Hamilton; watch British GP qualifying at 3pm, with build-up from 2:10pm

Despite the arrival of a much-vaunted B-spec 'green Red Bull' aerodynamic upgrade deployed by Aston Martin at the Spanish Grand Prix, the team has still ...

An interesting new development has appeared on the inboard rear brake duct fence, which is now home to a collection of small winglets that will alter the course of the airflow and add a nominal local load of their own (below, inset). Photo by: Uncredited In Aston Martin’s case this has resulted in the introduction of a small fin behind the mirror assembly (below, blue arrow), in-line with the fin that’s already found a home just inboard for some time now.

It is time for qualifying of the British Grand Prix. The teams have had three free practice sessions to find the perfect set-up of the car, although most ...

It has also provided a bit of a change in the standings. Mercedes believe they have got a grip on this now and there are strong suggestions they will be in the mix. Carlos Sainz, the teammate of the Monegasque, seems to be very fast on the Silverstone asphalt and hopes to achieve his first ever pole position in his F1 career.

Minute by minute updates from the Formula 1 British Grand Prix Saturday practice and qualifying sessions.

Alpine's progress in Formula 1 this year has been fuelled by a pretty consistent upgrade push with its A522 car.

The mouse house-like cut-out in the sidewall of the diffuser has also been changed in an effort to alter the intensity of the flow structures in that region, which is especially important when considering factors such as tyre squirt and the vortex formed in the outer section of the diffuser. Meanwhile, the shape of the flap on the trailing edge of the floor ahead of the rear tyre has also been revised. The upper bodywork of the sidepod has also taken on the bathtub-like crevice in the upper surface that Ferrari has employed with the F1-75 since the start of the season.

Max Verstappen led a Red Bull 1-2 in the final practice session for the British Grand Prix, with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc settling for third.

Perez was the first of the Red Bulls to set a representative lap, splitting the Ferrari pair with a 1m29.629s, 0.17s behind Leclerc. Perez briefly improved to top the timesheet, but it was Leclerc who once again took the lead with 20 minutes down, with a 1m29.021s. The McLarens of Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris were next to put in quick times, trading the top spot, before Leclerc took the lead with a 1m29.452s – the first sub-1m30 time of the weekend. Sainz was next to put in a flying lap but settled for second, reporting struggles in high speed sections of the track. Alpine's Fernando Alonso was the first to get a time on the board, with a 1m34.826s, before teammate Esteban Ocon demoted him, going 1.8s quicker on his first attempt. Verstappen topped the timesheet on his first flying lap, 20 minutes into running, setting a 1m28.541s to demote a then-leading Leclerc.

Carlos Sainz claimed the first pole of his career at the British Grand Prix with a superb lap at Silverstone in extremely tricky wet conditions.

Verstappen took the championship lead in Spain and extended it further with wins in Baku and Canada, while Ferrari suffered reliability problems. He followed it with repeated quicker laps as he and Leclerc exchanged the lead in a thrilling fight. Carlos Sainz claimed the first pole of his career at the British Grand Prix with a superb lap at Silverstone in extremely tricky wet conditions. Heavy rain had begun just before qualifying began and intensified as the session continued but Sainz delivered a superlative run under the looming grey clouds at Silverstone in the first wet running all weekend. It has been some time coming with this his 151st grand prix and he was understandably delighted at having finally broken his duck. Verstappen looked to have the early advantage pushing so hard on an early lap that he spun in the final sector, just holding the car on track but it looked to be a fine sighting run.

Carlos Sainz claimed his first Formula 1 pole position after snatching the fastest time off Max Verstappen in a thrilling wet British GP qualifying.

Join Sky Sports F1 for extensive coverage across the British GP weekend - the race starts at 3pm on Sunday, July 3. 8) George Russell 5) Lewis Hamilton 3) Charles Leclerc 1) Carlos Sainz Although he will certainly have the title leader, and a determined team-mate, snapping at his heels. "How did I do P1?" "I felt terrible out there!" The Spaniard had been off the pace through the shootout - only fourth in Q2 - finding unexpected speed when it mattered most. That opened the door, and Sainz duly took the ultimate opportunity. I didn't expect that one!" "No way!

Lewis Hamilton believes he was “fighting for the front row” in a wet qualifying for the Formula 1 British Grand Prix but got caught out on his final lap.

"But of course it is the British Grand Prix and you are hopeful for something more. "It is not the worst position to start of course, and in the past races I would've been super happy with that. So that was a bit unfortunate," Hamilton said.

On his 150th Grand Prix weekend, Carlos Sainz sealed his maiden F1 pole position, after producing a sensational final lap to pip Max Verstappen to the top ...

Lewis Hamilton was the leading British driver, as he qualified in P5, ahead of his compatriot Lando Norris in sixth. Your choices on this site will be applied globally. On his 150th Grand Prix weekend, Carlos Sainz sealed his maiden F1 pole position, after producing a sensational final lap to pip Max Verstappen to the top spot at this weekend’s British Grand Prix.

Christian Horner has urged the FIA not to “dick” with the 2023 Formula 1 technical regulations in an attempt to address porpoising.

“And the devil is in the detail. “I think the difficulty is these cars were designed around a ground effect set of rules they were designed to try and improve overtaking. And the sport has to adapt and change as a result of that. “So I don't think that's the correct way to go about it. “And the most important thing, and the biggest way to achieve stable costs, is stability. If you change now for '23 the size of the diffuser or the stay, it's all in the bin.”

Horner continued his vocal opposition to the FIA's mid-season intervention in a bid to get rid of porpoising in F1 with an x-rated message over potential ...

It is certainly not a precedent that we want to set." The most important thing is don't d**k with it, leave it alone and the teams will sort it out." "It is too late in the day to be introducing changes for next year," said the Red Bull chief.

Christian Horner has urged the FIA not to “d*ck” with the 2023 Formula 1 technical regulations in an attempt to address porpoising.

“And the devil is in the detail. “I think the difficulty is these cars were designed around a ground effect set of rules they were designed to try and improve overtaking. And the sport has to adapt and change as a result of that. “So I don't think that's the correct way to go about it. “And the most important thing, and the biggest way to achieve stable costs, is stability. If you change now for ‘23 the size of the diffuser or the stay, it's all in the bin.”

Mercedes has admitted that it would have fallen foul of Formula 1's new porpoising limits if they had been in place at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

“I think time will tell whether that metric can be done in the right way, or whether that can sort of push things in the right way without ending up damaging the show. “The question becomes, if you are exceeding the metric, can you actually fix it during a race weekend?” he asked. “Going back over a few races using that metric, Baku is one we wouldn't have passed.

Lewis Hamilton condemned the boos received by former Formula 1 title rival Max Verstappen on Saturday at Silverstone after qualifying, saying: “We are ...

“I think that’s unsportsmanlike. On Thursday, George Russell revealed he had been booed by a random fan in Montreal, and called for abuse to be “stamped out”. Either way, I don’t agree.” I don’t care.” “Maybe some of them don’t like me, but that’s fine. "If they want to boo, they do that,” Verstappen said.

Carlos Sainz will start from pole position for the Formula 1 British Grand Prix after topping qualifying. Here's how and when you can watch the race.

For the entire 2022 F1 season, Channel 4 will broadcast highlights of every qualifying and race of each event. In the United Kingdom Channel 4 is broadcasting highlights of the British GP at 12:05am BST on Monday morning. Current weather forecasts predict cloudy and mild conditions at Silverstone, with a low chance of rain. Sky Sports can also be accessed through NOW with a one-off day payment of £11.98p or a month membership of £33.99p per month. Live streaming through NOW is also available in the UK. In the United Kingdom, Sky Sports will be live broadcasting the British GP, with the race shown live on Sky Sports F1 and Sky Sports Main Event. Pre-race coverage will be starting on Sky Sports F1 at 1:30pm BST ahead of the race start at 3:00pm BST.

Ahead of his home Grand Prix, the Mercedes star said, “I really do appreciate the support I have had here…Either way, I don't agree.”

The booing, I think none of the drivers deserve booing, no matter what happened last year.” I don’t think we need to do that. I don’t care.”

Ferrari star breaks quali drought; Hamilton calls for more respect from home crowd: F1 qualifying talking points.

It leaves him eight places behind his teammate and with a lot of work to do to score points. “I think what you saw was you had to build the temperature up in the tyres. And maybe some of them are feeling the pain from last year still.” It wasn’t a pole borne of pure pace — even the Spaniard was surprised to hear his “nothing special” lap was quick enough for top spot — but rather one based on good, clean, tidy laps. “I don’t think we need to do that. “If they want to boo me, they can do that. They all have their own opinions and I don’t care.” The Silver Arrows were up and about on Friday night after practice. “I think if you looked at our long-run on Friday … we looked pretty decent. And Lewis Hamilton had more to be unhappy about than just his lacklustre car. It’s the latest sign of Sainz forcing himself back into the frontrunning conversation after being dominated by teammate Charles Leclerc on Saturdays and Sundays all season. Unfortunately Mercedes can’t say the same about its pre-weekend optimism for a validating grand prix.

Carlos Sainz reckons drivers were 'super frustrated' in the final part of qualifying ahead of the British Grand Prix after the wet weather left them with ...

"I had a big moment. "At one point, you do figure out the trend of where you're losing time. It helps."