{{#replies}} Hamilton could surpass Schumacher record at Ferrari's 1000th race. The Silver Arrows were an impressive 0.8s clear of the field, setting the scene for another private battle between Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas.

The British Grand Prix will be held on 2 August and Silverstone’s second race, designated the 70th Anniversary GP, will be on 9 August. Sebastian Vettel's poor form for Ferrari left him in a disappointing 12th.Hamilton stole an early march on Bottas but a poor first sector on his final run handed the initiative to his team-mate, with the Finn claiming his first pole since the opening round in Austria.Bottas, who signed a one-year Mercedes contract extension earlier this week, said: "When you are starting from pole you can only aim to win the race. try again, the name must be unique try again, the name must be unique Lando Norris told me he only did five laps on the soft before pitting It’s why every team will be aiming to start the race on the medium tyre, perhaps even if that sacrifices grid position, because if you start on the soft, an early stop will be needed and you could lose significant track position – unless, of course, there’s an early Safety Car.Mercedes look the most comfortable when they’re putting laps on compounds, the Silver Arrows an impressive 0.7s/lap quicker than Red Bull, who themselves have a similar gap to Racing Point.

There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts It’s why both those teams could well be in for a strong set of results come Sunday afternoon.As Pirelli’s tyre chief Mario Isola said after second practice: “There’s no doubt the soft won’t be the favoured race tyre”, which means teams have, as Carlos Sainz described it, a There’s no doubt that Mercedes hold all the cards right now, and their advantage is such that they won’t have to push the tyres to the limit, thus reducing the chances of high wear and suffering issues like they did last weekend.But the weather wasn’t as hot as anticipated on Friday, but the forecast has changed slightly in that Sunday is set to be warmer – at 30 degrees Celsius – with clear skies.

Hamilton … That could make stretching tyre life across each stint even trickier.It’s almost certainly a two-stop strategy – one more than last week – as it will be incredibly difficult to make a one-stop work, but you may see some teams who have less to lose roll the dice and try just a single stop in a bid to reap the rewards and overachieve. The F1 British Grand Prix … Austin, Texas. Formula One had existed since 1947 while Grand Prix racing is believed to have existed since 1901, but the 1950 race at Silverstone marked the birth of the World Championship. The British Grand Prix will be held on 2 August and Silverstone’s second race, designated the 70th Anniversary GP, will be on 9 August. For the second weekend in a row, Formula 1 will be back at Silverstone. Formula 1 70th Anniversary Grand Prix – how to watch, start time & more . "Four-time world champion Vettel was lost for words after finishing a lowly 10th here last weekend as his team-mate Charles Leclerc took third.And on Saturday, Vettel's troubled year was dealt another sorry blow after he was eliminated in Q2, and is set to start Sunday's race from 12th on the grid, two positions worse off than last week. they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. He will start from 10th after sneaking through to Q3.Team-mate Carlos Sainz, who will replace Vettel at Ferrari in 2021, finished 13th with Norris 4-1 up on the Spaniard in qualifying trim this term.George Russell extended his unbeaten qualifying head-to-head with Williams team-mate Nicholas Latifi to 5-0 after he qualified 15th, three places ahead of the rookie Canadian.Italian Giuseppe Farina drove an Alfa Romeo to victory at But the Italian team will see both their drivers line up on the last row of the grid for Sunday's landmark round, with Antonio Giovinazzi and Raikkonen 19th and 20th.1 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Mercedes GP 1min 25.154secs19 Antonio Giovinazzi (Ita) Alfa Romeo Racing 1:28.433Email already exists. real-world solutions, and more. continue to respect all commenters and create constructive debates. TBD, 2021. Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post Red Bull Racing consultant Dr. Helmut Marko is expecting Racing Point's "pink Mercedes" to be a team to keep an eye on over the next two race weekends at Silverstone.. "Last week, we had the high of the comeback and then the low of not starting on Sunday. +18.474 Mercedes driver gets the better of his teammate to end streak of pole positions while stand-in Nico Hulkenberg qualifies third for Racing PointEnter your email to follow new comments on this article.Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate?Want to discuss real-world problems, be involved in the most engaging discussions and hear from the journalists? Offre spéciale pour les groupes! 1:28:01.283 2020 F1 70th Anniversary GP qualifying results, full grid lineup . L’une des nouveautés majeures de cette édition 2020 du Grand Prix de France est l’introduction de tribunes dédiées aux pilotes de Formule 1 francophones.A ce jour, cela concerne le Français Romain Grosjean (Haas) et le Monégasque Charles Leclerc (Ferrari). Get privileged access at Circuit of The Americas with an Official Ticket Package for the 2021 United States Grand Prix from F1 Experiences.