F1 2021 British Grand Prix - Free Practice Results (1)

Results from the first practice session at the British Grand Prix, Round 10 of the 2021 Formula 1 world championship.

16 Jul 2021

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2021 F1 British Grand Prix - FREE PRACTICE RESULTS (1)
Pos	Driver	Nat.	Team	Time
1	Max Verstappen	NED	Red Bull Racing	1m27.035s
2	Lando Norris	GBR	McLaren F1 Team	1m27.814s
3	Lewis Hamilton	GBR	Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team	1m27.815s
4	Charles Leclerc	MON	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow	1m27.828s
5	Valtteri Bottas	FIN	Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team	1m27.897s
6	Carlos Sainz	ESP	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow	1m27.923s
7	Sebastian Vettel	GER	Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team	1m28.062s
8	Sergio Perez	MEX	Red Bull Racing	1m28.163s
9	Daniel Ricciardo	AUS	McLaren F1 Team	1m28.211s
10	Esteban Ocon	FRA	Alpine F1 Team	1m28.415s
11	Pierre Gasly	FRA	Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda	1m28.449s
12	Yuki Tsunoda	JPN	Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda	1m28.600s
13	Antonio Giovinazzi	GBR	Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen	1m28.827s
14	Fernando Alonso	CHI	Alpine F1 Team	1m28.873s
15	Kimi Raikkonen	FIN	Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen	1m29.220s
16	Nicholas Latifi	CAN	Williams Racing	1m29.227s
17	Mick Schumacher	GER	Uralkali Haas F1 Team	1m29.227s
18	Lance Stroll	CAN	Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team	1m29.597s
19	Nikita Mazepin	RUS	Uralkali Haas F1 Team	1m29.808
20	George Russell	GBR	Williams Racing	1m29.857

Max Verstappen has a 32-point lead over home hero Lewis Hamilton, winning four of the last five races.

Hamilton has an impeccable record on home soil, winning at Silverstone on seven previous occasions.

While Red Bull has won the last five consecutive races, it is not a happy hunting ground with Mercedes winning seven of the last nine races at Silverstone.

Another factor in play is that F1 is testing its sprint qualifying format for this weekend.

Friday will consist of one practice session followed by qualifying

Saturday will start with a practice session before a sprint race in the afternoon - the results of this 100km race will determine the grid for the main grand prix.

Three points will be awarded to the winner of the sprint race, two for second and one for third.

Recent British Grand Prix Winners:

2020: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

2019: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

2018: Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari)

2017: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

2016: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

2015: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

2014: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

2013: Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)

2012: Mark Webber (Red Bull)

2011: Fernando Alonso (Ferrari)