The 2021 British Grand Prix has been red-flagged after Max Verstappen suffered a huge accident following a collision with Formula 1 title rival Lewis Hamilton on the opening lap.
Max Verstappen made it four consecutive pole positions as he beat Lewis Hamilton in Formula 1’s first-ever sprint qualifying race. With a capacity crowd on the seven-time champion’s side, Hamilton needs to harness the energy from his fans to fight back in this championship race.
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes Formula 1’s sprint qualifying should be restricted to no more than four events per year to prevent “too much randomness”.
Formula 1 managing director Ross Brawn says he was “very pleased” by what he saw in the championship’s inaugural sprint race and revealed that further tweaks to the format could be made.
Fernando Alonso believes his opening lap run from 11th to fifth during Formula 1’s first-ever sprint qualifying race at Silverstone was “one of the best” of his career.
Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes has “lost a bit of performance on our starts” after making what he described as a “terrible” getaway in Formula 1’s first-ever sprint qualifying race.
George Russell has been given a three-place grid penalty for the British Grand Prix after causing a collision with Carlos Sainz in Formula 1’s sprint qualifying race.
Max Verstappen overtook Lewis Hamilton off the line to win Formula 1’s first-ever sprint qualifying race and claim pole position for Sunday’s British Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton has promised he will attack Formula 1’s first-ever sprint race with “all guns blazing” as he looks to strike back in the 2021 title fight.