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George Russell took P4 in the Sprint at the British Grand Prix, gaining one position from where he started – but the Mercedes driver felt that more was possible.

After remaining in P2 across the opening laps of the Silverstone Sprint, Kimi Antonelli had to bide his time in his battle with Lewis Hamilton.

Kimi Antonelli has taken victory in a Sprint for the first time, the Mercedes driver winning the event at the British Grand Prix ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris.

Nicki Thiim makes DTM history: The Dane wins the first race at the Norisring, giving Aston Martin its first-ever victory in DTM history. The Comtoyou driver had previously secured pole position and left nothing to chance on his way to victory, which was overshadowed by a horror crash.
"Beautiful, well, I'm still a bit speechless," says Thiim, who is celebrating his second victory at the ...Keep reading

“Lap one was just chaos with the energy usage,” said McLaren’s Oscar Piastri after finishing seventh in Saturday’s sprint race at Silverstone.
“Pretty dangerous at some points, to be honest, but that’s what we’ve got… Then after that the following [other cars] was just very, very difficult in terms of staying on top of the car.
“Some things to look at, for sure, but at ...Keep reading

Ahead of the fourth sprint race of the season, Max Verstappen had already predicted that he would spend most of the race looking in his mirrors, particularly at George Russell and Charles Leclerc.
The four-time world champion proved to be right, although another poor start was not part of the script. Both Verstappen and team-mate Isack Hadjar got away badly, after which the latter made no ...Keep reading

McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella has explained the root cause behind Lando Norris fuel saving concerns in the British Grand Prix sprint.
On Saturday Norris made a good start from sixth and came out on top of a three-way battle for third place with George Russell and Max Verstappen, a long way behind leading pair Kimi Antonelli and Lewis Hamilton.
But after having built a ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports analyst Martin Brundle believes George Russell is currently "floundering" in his efforts to outpace his Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli.
The Briton suggested Russell could be struggling to adapt to the handling characteristics of the new regulation machinery.
Following the departure of the ground effect era, Brundle noted that the newer generation of ...Keep reading

Two of the most coveted seats on the Formula 1 driver market have already been filled, but there will be no official announcements, no press releases accompanied by grip-and-grin photos with the team boss and key sponsors.
The reason is simple: no new contracts have been signed. Instead, options already included in existing agreements have been exercised – so from a legal standpoint there is ...Keep reading

Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli overtakes Lewis Hamilton to win an action-packed sprint race at the British Grand Prix.

The Silverstone pitlane hosted a first-of-its-kind event as Marks & Spencer staged a live fashion show alongside the working garages, ahead of this weekend's British Grand Prix.
On Thursday, the British retailer temporarily repurposed the pitlane into a runway. A cast of 50 models walked in the brand's latest summer collection, the 'Dress to Thrill' edit, against the backdrop of the F1 garages ...Keep reading

Formula 1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli beat Lewis Hamilton to win a frantic British Grand Prix sprint race at Silverstone for his first Saturday victory of the 2026 campaign.
The Mercedes driver crossed the line 2.7 seconds ahead of the seven-time world champion in a race where Antonelli and Hamilton had proven dominant over the rest of the field.
McLaren's Lando Norris completed the ...Keep reading

Live coverage of Saturday's F1 Sprint ahead of the 2026 British Grand Prix.

Williams are looking to introduce a 'B-spec' car in Baku and - according to James Vowles - it will be a pivotal litmus test for the future.

Fred Vasseur has given his take on Toto Wolff's comments ahead of the British Grand Prix this weekend.

Off the back of his recent FP1 debut for the team, McLaren reserve driver Leonardo Fornaroli has impressed Zak Brown.

Safer gambling is important, so we look at how you can avoid losing money during Sunday’s race at Silverstone.

Former Red Bull Formula 1 chief Christian Horner is set to attend this weekend's British Grand Prix at Silverstone, his first race since leaving the squad last July, while announcing his first book.
Last year's British GP was the last race of Horner's long tenure with Red Bull, as he was removed from his position before the Belgian Grand Prix as the squad struggled for performance and became ...Keep reading

Pole position for Nicki Thiim in Saturday's DTM qualifying, which was split into two groups due to the short nature of the Norisring. The Dane clocked a 48.449-second lap to top the charts in Group B, which ran later and benefited from increased grip. As a result, Thiim will start ahead of Winward Mercedes driver Maro Engel, who set the pace in Group A with a time of 48.463 seconds.
Driving the ...Keep reading

While Lewis Hamilton left the Ferrari garage full of smiles after claiming sprint pole, there was less to celebrate on the other side of the garage, as Charles Leclerc finished more than three tenths behind his team-mate and had to settle for fourth on the Formula 1 British Grand Prix sprint race grid.
Although Leclerc has often excelled in qualifying over recent year – including last ...Keep reading