presented by
2027 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1931 1930 1929 1927 1925 1923 1922 1921 1914 1913 1912
British GP
Bahrain GP Emilia Romagna GP Portuguese GP Spanish GP Monaco GP Azerbaijan GP French GP Styrian GP Austrian GP
British GP
Hungarian GP Belgian GP Dutch GP Italian GP Russian GP Turkish GP United States GP Mexican GP Brazilian GP Qatar GP Saudi Arabia GP Abu Dhabi GP
2021 Formula 1 British GP
Jul 15, 2021 to Jul 18, 2021
| Silverstone, GB
Overview Live Commentary Results News Videos
Live text
Formula 1 British GP
F1 British GP Live Commentary and Updates - race day
Live updates for the F1 British Grand Prix at Silverstone
Live
Chat
Live Standings
presented by
Stopped
Summary
View more Show Less
Live Text
Sort by Oldest first Newest first
11:31:22 am
Copy link
Share on Viber
Hamilton's now on the back of Norris - and dispatches his countryman at Copse! Red Bull will be asking why he couldn't do it that cleanly earlier...
Pit stop
11:30:53 am
Copy link
Share on Viber
Tsunoda is the final driver to pit in the first stint at the end of lap 31. He comes out in P13 ahead of Russell and now all drivers are on hards except Perez on the mediums.
Pit stop
11:28:24 am
Copy link
Share on Viber
No such issues for Leclerc, who has a better time of it than his team-mate and returns to the lead.
11:28:00 am
Copy link
Share on Viber
That stop has brought Sainz out in sixth place, but Leclerc now comes in from the lead!
Pit stop
11:27:29 am
Copy link
Share on Viber
Gasly pits on lap 29 after going long in this stint and comes back out in P12 behind Ocon but ahead of Raikkonen.
11:27:15 am
Copy link
Share on Viber
Sainz duly comes in for a stop, collecting hard tyres. It's slow on the front-left, but the Ferrari driver gets going eventually!
Pit stop
11:25:50 am
Copy link
Share on Viber
Hamilton now calls in for his stop, and serves his 10-second penalty. He rejoins the circuit in fifth, behind Norris, which temporarily leaves us with a Ferrari 1-2.
11:23:03 am
Copy link
Share on Viber
Bottas sets a 1m31.415s to build a break over Norris now, as the two look to catch up to the front duo.
Pit stop
11:22:40 am
Copy link
Share on Viber
Alonso, who does pit on lap 25, comes back out straight into a battle with Stroll and gets ahead of him on the run to Brooklands. That puts the Alpine driver up to P9 with both Gasly and Tsunoda yet to pit ahead.
11:21:05 am
Copy link
Share on Viber
Alonso now pits from sixth, with a marginally slow stop for hard tyres - he lost about three seconds there.
11:19:22 am
Copy link
Share on Viber
Norris clears Alonso for fifth now, doing the move at Vale as Alonso was very slow at Stowe.
Pit stop
11:19:10 am
Copy link
Share on Viber
Stroll pits from P7 to take a fresh set of hards, leaving Alonso and Gasly as the midfield runners who are going long in this first stint.
11:18:18 am
Copy link
Share on Viber
It was close between Norris and Bottas, however, but Bottas gives himself breathing space by clearing Alonso - who's yet to stop.
Pit stop
11:17:23 am
Copy link
Share on Viber
Mercedes now responds to that slow stop to pull Bottas in, which brings him out ahead of the McLaren.
Pit stop
11:15:57 am
Copy link
Share on Viber
Norris now pits from third, taking on hard tyres - but it's a slightly slow stop! That's cost him about four seconds there.
Pit stop
11:14:20 am
Copy link
Share on Viber
Ricciardo pits from fifth, putting his battle with Sainz on ice for the time being. He takes on the hard tyre.
11:13:59 am
Copy link
Share on Viber
Perez goes side-by-side with Raikkonen at Abbey but the Finn defends strongly. It doesn’t last for long as down the Wellington Straight Perez powers ahead with the aid of DRS.
11:12:05 am
Copy link
Share on Viber
Raikkonen, Russell and Vettel all went for the mediums in their stops while Perez, having started on hards, goes for the mediums.
Stopwatch
11:11:55 am
Copy link
Share on Viber
Leclerc now logs a 1m31.985s to open the lead up again.
Pit stop
11:10:54 am
Copy link
Share on Viber
Pitstop time - Raikkonen, Perez, Russell and Vettel all in at the end of lap 18.
Stopwatch
11:10:24 am
Copy link
Share on Viber
It's a 1m32.291s for Hamilton on the previous lap, but Leclerc seems to have weathered the storm - for now, at least.
11:08:58 am
Copy link
Share on Viber
Gasly has been shown the black and white warning flag for exceeding track limits. He's been guilty of it at Copse so he'll have to be careful now while defending from Perez.
11:08:22 am
Copy link
Share on Viber
It's a problem with the engine for Leclerc - so Ferrari's trying to give him the tools to fix it. With Hamilton now employing DRS, Leclerc's going to be sweating a little bit more.
11:06:55 am
Copy link
Share on Viber
Leclerc had some kind of issue, and gets instruction from the pitwall to change settings to alleviate that. Hamilton's closing up now.
Stopwatch
11:05:56 am
Copy link
Share on Viber
The fastest time so far now belongs to Bottas, who posts a 1m32.694s to begin putting Norris under pressure.
11:05:40 am
Copy link
Share on Viber
Perez's progress is being stalled as he is at the rear of a three-car DRS train. Raikkonen in 10th place is holding up Gasly who is doing the same to Perez.
11:03:33 am
Copy link
Share on Viber
A lot has happened in this race so far but we haven’t mentioned Stroll’s progress. The Aston Martin driver is up to eighth place having gained six spots so far. He’s also on the edge of DRS range to Alonso ahead of him.
11:02:14 am
Copy link
Share on Viber
"Plan B or Plan C for now," Sainz is being told - while Leclerc gets the "Plan B" treatment.
10:58:24 am
Copy link
Share on Viber
10:58:08 am
Copy link
Share on Viber
Leclerc's just keeping Hamilton at an arm's length at the moment, with enough to deny the Mercedes driver a hit of DRS.
10:57:51 am
Copy link
Share on Viber
We mention Perez being in the hunt because remember how he won his first F1 race last year? Don't rule it out just yet.
10:56:33 am
Copy link
Share on Viber
Perez powers past Giovinazzi on the run to Brooklands to move up to 12th place. He could be a disruptor later in this race having started on the hards, but he still has a lot of racing left to do.
Quote
10:56:30 am
Copy link
Share on Viber
"Still same strategy?" Hamilton asks. He gets the a-firm from Bono, so that's likely a one-stop.
10:53:42 am
Copy link
Share on Viber
The sole Red Bull left in this race, Perez, is making his way up the order nicely as he moves ahead of Russell at Stowe to take 13th place.
Quote
10:53:28 am
Copy link
Share on Viber
"Probably need to push on now, situation has changed with the 10-second penalty," Hamilton is told. He cut 0.3s off Leclerc's lead at the end of the seventh lap.
10:52:13 am
Copy link
Share on Viber
Raikkonen has a huge snap from his Alfa Romeo into Abbey and runs off track but is able to return still in 10th place.
10:52:02 am
Copy link
Share on Viber
Leclerc's built a 1.6s lead over Hamilton at the front, with Norris opening his advantage over Bottas now.
10:50:22 am
Copy link
Share on Viber
Sainz powers around Alonso to claim sixth, and he'll now go after Ricciardo in fifth.
10:49:43 am
Copy link
Share on Viber
Vettel returns to the race in P19 at the back of the pack - huge disappointment having made a super start to this race.
Penalty
10:49:35 am
Copy link
Share on Viber
Hamilton gets a 10-second penalty for that crash with Verstappen.
Pagination
1
2
3
...
4
By: Gianni Morbidelli
Published: Jul 18, 2021, 3:31 PM
Lap:
Copy link
Share on Viber