16:58
Sainz and Hamilton stop for softs. Leclerc stays out on hards.
As it happened - Carlos Sainz won F1 British Grand Prix at Silverstone
Carlos Sainz won a thrilling and chaotic F1 British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
Guanyu Zhou was earlier involved in a terrifying crash on the opening lap.
03 Jul 2022
16:57
Safety Car deployed - Ocon has stopped out on track.
16:57
A problem for Ocon... he looks to be out of the race.
16:56
Verstappen gets back ahead of Ocon for eighth. He now has Schumacher right behind him.
16:54
15 laps to go as Hamilton sets the fastest lap of the race.
16:54
Ocon moves up to eighth ahead of Verstappen, who is struggling with damage.
16:53
Fastest lap of the race from Leclerc to extend his advantage to 3.1s.
Hamilton is now 2.9s Sainz in second.
16:53
Lap 36/52
— BWT Alpine F1 Team (@AlpineF1Team) July 3, 2022
Esteban on VER’s mirrors! C’MON ESTIE!#BritishGP
16:50
The order on Lap 34: Leclerc, Sainz, Hamilton, Norris, Perez, Alonso, Vettel, Verstappen, Ocon, and Schumacher.
16:48
A 4.3s stop for Hamilton there and he rejoins in third.
16:48
Mercedes stops Hamilton from the lead...
16:47
Norris is told: "The hard really does not look great," will McLaren put him on the softs? Same for Hamilton when he finally stops.
16:44
It took long enough but Ferrari finally tell Sainz to let Leclerc through.
16:43
Update on Zhou: "The driver of Car 24 (Zhou) has been declared fit and released from the Medical Centre." #F1#BritishGP
— Lewis Larkam (@Lewis_Larkam) July 3, 2022
16:43
FIA statement on Guanyu Zhou
The driver of Car 24 (Zhou) has been declared fit and released from the Medical Centre.
16:42
Still no team orders from Ferrari.
Hamilton is going to overcut both of them at this rate.
16:41
LAP 27/52
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 3, 2022
Hamilton out front and the crowd are loving it! #BritishGP#F1pic.twitter.com/uOCM7YRoAX
16:40
Verstappen reports over team radio: "I have no rear or front now. I don't know what happened to the front-wing."
16:39
Leclerc: "Is Verstappen infront?"
Ferrari: "Verstappen is not a threat. He is P8. Reliability issue. The only threat for us is Hamilton."
16:37
Hamilton now leads the British Grand Prix! He's 17.7s clear of Sainz at the front.
16:36
Leclerc rejoins in third behind his teammate.
16:36
Leclerc pits from the lead for a new set of hard tyres.
16:35
Hamilton reports: "Tyres are still strong."
He's now 1.0s behind Leclerc at the front.
16:34
Hamilton is now 1.5s behind Leclerc at the front of the field.
16:33
Hamilton is flying out there. He's moving to within DRS range of Leclerc at the front.
