6 consecutive wins. 8 wins in 10 Grand Prix held so far. No one can be with him. Nor in the British F1 GP, in the home of his great enemy Lewis Hamilton, with all the public against supporting the driver who started on the 2nd of this Sunday, the local Lando Norris. But nothing can be done. Max can allow himself a small mistake, which does not matter. The result will be the same. Max Verstappen could score a bad start against Lando Norris, who doesn’t care. The Briton’s dream lasted 5 laps. From then on, the Dutchman took a safe distance to go for a new victory, his 43rd F1 victory. He surpassed Senna’s number of wins at the previous event, in Austria. And this Sunday, at Silverstone, the two-time world champion reached 44, 7 behind his next ‘dam’ on the list with the most wins in history, none other than Prost.
The races go by and the questions remain the same: “How long? Can Red Bull win all the races until the end of the season? Red Bull has won everything this year: 8 for Max and 2 for Pérez. According to Alonso, statistics do not say, something always happens. “Neither Mercedes nor Ferrari achieved this in their periods of dominance.” Red Bull does not fail and its pursuers take turns at every lap at the top of the chasing pack, but without getting close enough to make Max nervous.
Norris prevailed on the podium over Hamilton
At the start of the course, Fernando Alonso with his Aston Martin led that chase. He replaced it with Mercedes at various appointments, then with Ferrari, and in Great Britain it was the McLaren and Mercedes that performed best while the Aston Martin choked more on this type of track due to its many fast corners and the importance of aerodynamic efficiency.
So there was a good battle between the two local pilots. Norris, who started 2nd, tried it first against Max, and despite showing great speed, he couldn’t fight the champion. Of course, he was able to beat the 7-time king Lewis Hamilton, who not only had a great pace starting in 7th, but also the luck of the champion did not visit him on the track for so long, this time won’t win. , but to return to the podium before his fans.
A ‘Safety Car’ on lap 33, before Hamilton had even entered, gave Lewis wings and he was promoted to third position, with a good chance of taking 2nd place from Norris as he got the soft rubber with the destination. fly The excitement is in that fight. It seems all is lost for Lando in that battle, with worse weapons. But the McLaren boss has shown that he is no longer the young man he appears to be. He was fully grown to not only lead the Woking box, but also ask Lewis to take over as Silverstone’s idol.
Once the race resumed, Norris showed defense against his compatriot. The audience stopped cheering and held their breath with their hearts in a fist. Hamilton tried several times even without DRS and Lando slammed the door shut as Verstappen escaped alone. And when Lewis turned on the DRS, it was surprising that Norris was able to stop him so quickly. He pressed on, pulling away from Hamilton and there was nothing the man from Stevenage could do to take that second place. He settled for a good third.
Alonso, 7th, saves the weekend
On this track, Aston Martin couldn’t fight to lead that chasing area or qualify for the podium. Mercedes and McLaren were ahead this time. But as the team told MD before this appointment, “sorry.” Nothing is final. Better clues to come. This layout does not suit the characteristics of Aston Martin. It is true that the green team should try to find more performance, but this car will be fast on other types of circuits. Alonso, starting 9th, will have to focus on minimizing defeats thinking about the fight for second or third position in the World Championship and for second place in the Constructors’ World Championship for the team. And so he did. He hit the target again.
On Saturday he was looking towards 7th position as a good result to leave Silverstone. And that’s what he achieved after gaining two places at the start and benefiting from extending his first stop and taking advantage of a ‘Safety Car’ (as Hamilton did) to stop for free. That allowed him to gain positions and place 6th. He went from fighting for a hypothetical 8th or 9th place, to fighting for a Top-7. Then came Pérez, who was helpless. Fernando finished 7th behind ‘Checo’, who came back from 15th position. The Asturian saved a very difficult day.
Relegation sinks Ferrari again
After the huge step forward made by Ferrari with its improvements in Canada and in Austria, with good racing speed and good tire management, at Silverstone, a track that punishes the tires a lot, the breakdown returned of the wheel to punish those in red. Leclerc started 4th and Carlos Sainz, 5th. But they couldn’t do anything to fight for the podium. It’s impossible. His rhythm is lower and his damage is huge. They were the first to enter the pits despite starting on medium rubber, seeing how Russell was still on the track flying at times with the soft rubber. It says everything about his career. They ended up being hard, with no options to put that soft tire on. they sink. Leclerc was 9th and Sainz 10th.
Source: La Verdad
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