We all need to thank the Alpine mechanics that got Ocon back out there so he could stall and bring out the SC for that amazing restart.

@Dave Mitch I feel like Hamilton wouldn’t have won if the SC didn’t come out, but I think he might’ve won if he didn’t pit until the SC. (Unless his mediums got a puncture)

I mean had that not happened we still would have seen sainz and hamilton battle and maybe even leclerc and hamilton for the lead

Absolutely what a wild card that added

@Excusablehoneybee absolutely, Do you know the difference between this year and last year ? the behavior of the one on the outside. -last years, Verstapeen TARGETTED the apex. Hamilton was there, a crash LOGICALLY happened. -Leclerc DID NOT TARGETTED the apex, Hamilton had room and there was no crash.

I'm very happy for Mick to get his first points! It was a rollercoaster ride to get them😄😄

@stormtrooper18 For 2 races

As an American, I am embarrassed that I only just realized Mick Schumacher's name is synonymous with McDonald's, McNuggets and McRib etc, etc.

A rollercoaster way is the most entertaining one. Kubica in Germany 2019 and Williams' sole point, first points for GOATifi in Hungary 2021 and now Mick

@LunarFoxz yes Jo's and Micheal were teammates in 94

I was also more involved in Mick's fight then the leaders of the race, even if it was a great race.

This race showed exactly why we need as many competitive teams as possible. The 3 way fight between Lewis, Checo and Leclerc was great to watch.

@TheHesK9 also worth noting Leclerc as only won a race this year if verstappen has DNFd.

@TheHesK9 yeah…. And strategies are a big part of how dominant a team is… so yeah RB are still the dominant force this year.

@Garrett C I still disagree. They're not the dominant force. Ferrari are just as fast, it's just their strategists are absolutely useless

@TheHesK9 I mean as I said yeah it’s closer than it was in the height of the Mercedes dominance but we do have redbull as the new very dominant team. As I say we will have to see how the next few seasons go for sure but the RB is very much the new dominant force this season.

@Garrett C yes but it's still not like 2010-2020 where 1 team was miles faster basically every race of the season. Not so much in qualifying as Ferrari and red bull are still miles faster than everyone else, but on race day so much of the grid is competitive now

This race was an eleven out of ten. Happy Zhou is ok. Carlos Sainz is the best strategist at Ferrari. George is a class act.

At least 12 out of 10.

The only thing George was guilty of was a terrible start on those hard tyres. Watch his steering input, it remains straight, he didn't turn in. It's just a lap one racing incident.

@Paul Daly I think he's talking about Russel leaving the car instead of trying to drag it back to the pits He did go back in the car, maybe thinking he could still do it, but in the end it was picked up by the tow truck, so I'm not sure what you're talking about

@Karim Absolutely, I’m pretty sure Gasly did everything in his power to avoid it in fact

@Swapnil and that someone is you. If the gap didn't exist, how did latifi make it through with ease? Zhou was going straight, Gasly was going straight, George was the one who turned to the left on a straight.

THANK GOD Sainz told Ferrari to eat his ass on that restart. Wtf were they thinking with that order?! But a great race and happy to see Zhou walk away. Mick in the points, a Sainz win, and Hamilton on form for silverstone. Not to mention Perez coming back into the mix and all the battles.

@Gonzo all of them made questionable moves. Leclerc weaved 3 times and, for instance, Fernando got 5 second penalty for weaving once in Canada. So it's safe to say Leclerc dodged that bullet.

they were thinking he was a second driver like he is. Not faster than your teammate with damage? Chance at a win and straightaway going off track?

@Gonzo what in the world makes you think that? First of all, "Out of control"? You mean the guy that battled his way quietly through the pack from 17 to 4th was out of control? OK. And then, when Pérez was let loose after passing Hamilton he quickly gapped him by 3+ seconds before easing off the last couple of laps when it was clear he wouldn't catch Sainz.

Dont forget latifi's great start at the first start. And finishing ahead of yuki and riccardo.

@Dániel Tatár Exactly, a double stack was possible, risky, but possible.

Leclerc considered going around the outside of Hamilton, a 7 time world champion, on dead hards with half a front wing and then thought to himself, you know what? That’s a great idea! And he pulled it off too

@odeen cunningham and how does lewis managing his tires factor in to Charles' tires being at a significantly massive disadvantage to his new softs? You're making the exact opposite point to the one you think you're makinh

@odeen cunningham it is that big of a difference according to the Friday analysis the F1 team conducts after receiving all the Friday practice data. Hards were slower by well over one second. With the bulls the only ones to put lap times sub 1 second difference between hards and softs. Ferrari never got to less than 1.1 seconds. Also point me to one serious F1 analyst that has actually stated that lewis could have won. Just one.

@Newton Heath LYR FC Lewis also knows not to kill his tires fighting when he still has a lot of laps to cover. And it’s not as big of a difference as you mentioned.

@odeen cunningham new hards vs new softs were slower by one second per lap. His used hards were 22 laps old while hards last about 35 laps. So he was much closer to 60 percent down on rubber. That is 1.6 seconds per lap. If you think 1.6 seconds per lap of difference is not too much you clearly have lost your marbles. That overtake was special. You can cry about it all you want. Ain't gon change the fact that it was a special special overtake

@Melo yeah I will mate

Mick had my heart on the floor trying telling Vastappen that he would rather have 6 points instead of 4 in the closing laps with all those moves... 😳

@Joost Prins its going to be fun in Austria with 50.000 dutch

@Joost Prins last year in Hungary

@F1_Frizzel tbh I thought that maybe it worked out for the best considering he now has that wheel to wheel fast pace racing experience vs arguably the best driver on the grid. His confidence must be through the roof and I hope this is just what he needed to show us what he’s capable of.

@Joost Prins Not a bad argument at all, but if you use names like lulu, or crymilton etc. You are lowering yourself to that level. Imo we should all colectively set a good example as Max fans(me being one too, ben ook Nederlands dusja ;)) because otherwise we can't talk shit about Lewis fans, we are just as bad. As I said before I agree with some things you said about Lewis that you should be allowed to say, but if you say it in a manner without disrespecting the man, Lewis fans will read it and maybe some of your points would come across. And if not, who cares, agree to disagree.

@Timo Wilms I do agree with you, but every one seems to forget that Lewis for 5 years called Max “that guy”, he didn’t show any respect to Max then, then the British fans at Silverstone booing Max, there Lewis got some kudos by condemning their behavior, but ruined it again with his last interview. Let say it this way, he doesn’t makes it easy to be liked by other then Lewis fans.

When Mick said "excuse my swearing" got me laughing 😆😆😆

“Ah bleep, bleep bleep bleep”

Leclerc is only now realising what fighting for a championship with Ferrari means against a fierce competitor. You basically have two opponents: The other team and their drivers and your own team. Alonso experienced it against Seb and Red Bull and then Seb experienced it against Lewis and Mercedes. Ferrari has to get themselves sorted or they will never win a championship again unless they are the only ones getting a rule change right. (like Brawn for example)

That season was now lol. Ferrari has a faster car than Red Bull. The only issue being the bouncing that effects the Red Bulls less than the Ferrari's. I don't know tbh. Ferrari needs a few seasons of fighting at the front and give their team and engineers experience against a team like Red Bull and Mercedes. Because Red Bull is just destroying Ferrari on strategy even when they have the slower car in quali.

@Leon Levell I would say it is more situation dependent. Charles and Carlos fighting would have just let Lewis close the gap even faster than he already was. Plus, always a chance of them taking each other out. If they were miles ahead of everyone else, then fighting it out on track is fine. But, that wasn't the case this time. They would have lost much more by fighting this time. So, i understand where Charles was coming from.

@Maruf_17 Rahman_3020 oh yeh I completely understand that but In my opinion the Ferraris are clear on pace to the Mercs and shouldn’t be worried about Lewis if he did catch up it becomes a 3 way battle and even more exciting for me to watch. Obviously it’s selfish reasons I have but 😂

@Maruf_17 Rahman_3020 If a driver wants the title, sometimes they are going to have to take matters into their own hands. Most if not all the ones who have won the title know this and have done it. -Vettel did: In his first seasons with RedBull there was a team order that he ignored, he apologized but never gave Webber the place, he finished ahead of Webber every season they were teammates. -Lewis did: in one season with Nico as a teammate, Rosberg, trying to catch and pass Vettel, was ordered to give Lewis a position as he had better tires at the moment, Nico does and Lewis tries to catch Seb but doesn't, Lewis kept the spot while Nico tells the team 'you owe me'. Later in the season, they give Lewis team orders to let Nico pass (ie repaying the gesture from earlier), Lewis tells the team that Nico never got close enough to make the pass...(Lewis didn't slow down) and kept the position. Carlos has twice taken things into his hands and reaped the benefits: -At Monaco when the team wanted him to pit for inters, he decided it was best to wait for dry tires, which almost won him the race. -deciding to race his teammate with better tires got him a win Charles is relying too much on the teams decisions when they don't have/aren't giving him the full picture: -At Monaco they brought him for a double stack pitstop when they should have told him what his rivals were up to (including his teammate) and then he could decide the best course of action -At Silverstone, he should've been told of the safety car immediately and gone in for tires, forcing the issue, the team might not have been prepared for him, but he would at least have had fresh tires to fight for the those last laps, the last lap at Abu Dhabi 2021 should have made this clear for every driver this season.

Wow, so Sainz went from disappointment to legit genius/fierce competitor in 2 weeks, while being known for inconsistency his whole career. Hop on the Sainz train people, its not gonna last long but there's free alcohol on it !

Nobody talks about the amazing race Checo ran today. The TV director decided not to show him moving from last place (17th) until he was up to 4th. He did win driver of the day, but we didn't see him going through the field.

One of the best race in 2 years, btw Carlos doing is own strategy going 300 km/h under pressure is better then Ferrari strategies, really impressive and sad.

@Jose Dupuy De Lome Yeah. Thats even more stupid than Ferrari's Strategy.

@Amar Jabbal I completely agree with you, the only thing that gets me more mad than Ferrari strategists are the fans that are blaming sainz for the situation

@Jose Dupuy De Lome When Lewis was chasing after them, they were asking Charles if the time Carlos was doing were sufficient or not while knowing what times Lewis was posting. It took Charles complaining on the radio for them to even ask Carlos to go faster. And Charles actually takes part in strategies. He asked the team regarding the safety car pit window and the team said that the window was closed. He cant just barge into the pits at that time as even if he did the tyres and pit crew wouldn't be ready and it would be wasting time. It wasn't Carlos' fault that he decided to ignore that stupid decision at the end. It would have been potentially worse had he followed it. Its all on the team. And honestly, it hurts more because its been going on since the last 5 races. Its either the engine or the strategy (both of which is down to the team since they built the engine). And if we, as fans are this agitated, i cant even imagine what Charles must be feeling with everything getting accumulated over time. He needs a good weekend in Austria. It was a similar situation for Carlos, wasn't it. He was putting too much pressure on himself as well

@Amar Jabbal you know that they are horrible strategists when Carlos can make better strategies while driving at 300 km/ h

@Jose Dupuy De Lome Max or Charles have a greater pace while conserving tyres. Atleast most of the time. So, yes, Carlos needs to work on his race pace. But, i agree, Charles coming in at P4 at Silverstone is not Carlos' fault. Its Ferrari's. It would have been an easy 1-2 had they been a little aggressive and trusted their drivers more to make overtakes on track if required. It was Silverstone after all and not Monaco where overtakes aren't possible

I like what Ferrari did.They gave Sainz target times and until he was meeting those targets he got to stay in front, as soon as he didn't, he was told tolet Charles by - FAIR ENOUGH. Sainz has had his share of bad luck, he deserved this!

@jkliao648 the difference between Leclerc and Sainz was 4 seconds, and the difference between Sainz and Hamilton was 2 seconds when they were close to the pitlane. They had more than enough time, they just blundered a 1-2 doing that

@Manuel Gimferrer Nope, you will lose a position if the trailing car, in this case Lewis is right on Sainz while the gap between Sainz and Leclerc is not big enough, leading to a slow stop for Sainz.

@Shubham Sagar Because his tire were destroyed following Sainz. When he was finally released, all the good part was gone.

@Alecksandrovic he's only 11 points ahead at this point... if he's fighting for it then so is Carlos.

He did not meet those targets. He was not quick enough. He held up Leclerc for many laps, causing Hamilton to catch up earlier than expected. That's not bad luck. That's just plain being slower than your teammate. I am glad he finally has a win under him, but "deserved"? Leclerc deserved a win. Verstappen too. Both of them had actual "bad luck".

A few things I learned from the race today: the Halo is one of the best things that has happened to F1, Mercedes improving, great sportsmanship, the FIA are going against their own rules and Mick's luck seems to have gotten better

Ehh more so just half the grid crashed

@Allison Pell "I may not like it but it's keeping driver alive which is more important" So all the nonsense you chatted just to reach the same conclusion as everybody else. Well done lil b well done. 🤣🤣🤣 Can't make this sh up

@Overdose Daniel I'd thought about an uneven halo for exactly that, but it can be counterproductive as well.

@Arizona .E well it was a 3 and at one point a 4 way fight, and all of them were going close, light touching, pushing each other, cutting a bit off track. Then all those incidents would have been reviewed and everyone would gave gotten penalties and we wouldn't have known the results till 10p, and all spectators would have said what a farce it was.. It was hard racing on the edge, little bit over without any major incidents.. Andnunder the flag of 'let them race' it was fine. Of fe Max was the only one getting the penalty for pushing Mick wide it would have been unfair, compared to the top 5, bit that didn't happen eighter so it was okay.

Why nobody is talking about Checo Perez, Man was last after 1st lap & fought against all the cars and came P2.... What a drive from him !!!!!!!

The fact that lec was battling ham and Perez who where on FRESH soft tires while lec had a BROKEN front wing and old HARD tires just shows how rapid he is

He didn’t have the pace so it actually got quite dangerous but glad nothing happened

sad for hamilton. imo this was his best chance of getting a win this season.. he was flying today

@Willy Van Loon that's a joke question right? Because if you're serious why don't you go ahead and tell us where and why because I don't think anybody who read and understood my comments above would be in any doubt as to what I think. So go on then buddy. Chop chop

@Newton Heath LYR FC lets assume, Max,Checco and Charles did not have any damage, where would Lewis end in the ranking?

@Jonathan I bet ur a salty verstappen fan

@Newton Heath LYR FC First of all, the AVERAGE pitstop was 19 seconds. Lewis was 18 and a bit seconds Infront when the SC hit. This means that If Mercedes had done a Red bull level pitstop, there was a good chance that Hamilton would end up at the side of the first Ferrari or in front of the second one. Secondly, yes it does take a while for tires to reach optimal temperature. That said, you seem to not understand the importance of track position in racing. Even if the second Ferrari had been delayed by Hamilton by the slightest of margins, it would still have been a massive advantage to Hamilton as that would drop the Ferrari out of the DRS of the 1st place car.

What a incredible GP this was, absolutely amazing. Excited to see the reactions from all of the fans :D

@MAGNA-FRISIA And your a Max Fan. Chill out. Max won in 21 even with the bs. You got your fav driver winning an WC. Chill.

@Dar855 nah it just wasnt

Lovely race

No halo, Zhou would be in a totally different state at the moment, glad he is ok, halo proving to be amazing and saving lives once again

you can't prove anything

@Luu Duong Hy i don't think so cause they don't really repair that. They'll use a spare chassie and probably another engine to check if this one can be used in the future.

he'd be in a morgue

@Charles Leg Yes but his car need a massive repair That will delay Alfa Romeo update, consider in second half they will start to develop 2023 cars

Leclerc is already proving himself as one of the best wheel to wheel racers ever.

@Noah Willis That's it? How about how he won the 3-way battle yesterday then?

@Locormus2 verstappen fans living off that moment like heroine lmao

@Moby Huge Alonso, possibly, although recently we haven't seen any incredible overtakes from him. Perez was great in Abu Dhabi, but that's it. Its easily got to be Leclerc currently though

@Moby Huge Perez has his moments, but he's not as consistent as some other drivers. Verstappen and Leclerc will just send it first go and get the job done quickly. Perez is a bit more measured when he's on the attack. He's a ferocious defender though.

@Klevin Pack😈 "Checo is a legend", haven't you heard? Or is that something Hambois have blocked from their minds? xD

Im happy for sainz but I think they should’ve also pitted leclerc because it was his chance to gain points on verstappen.

Great damage control for Max with a little help from Ferrari, only 6 points

Ferrari could win if they swap cars way earlier, let Charles run away, and Sainz can hold P2 against Ham, if that happened, they can easily double stack at the pit.

@JPP you're right. Instead of double stacking, Leclerc shouldve boxed on the 2nd lap (of the safety car). Sure, he would've come out behind Hamilton but he would've secured 3rd atleast and also, could take the fight to Hamilton if the tyres worked.

@Armin Gleißner neither will be the champion anyway

Ferrari chose the best option for the team to able to maximize the points. Of course they know Leclerc is the better driver. They pitted Sainz because he is a potato and would've been overtaken by not only Perez and Hamilton but also Alonso and Norris, probably. Sainz defensive skills are made of paper. The best option was to pit him, let him fly away in the lead and hope Leclerc hold everybody behind long enough for Sainz to open a gap big enough to secure the win. Even though Leclerc fell to 4th, Sainz on old hard tyres would've lost a lot more positions. Ferrari did the best strategy to benefit the team, but Leclerc was sacrificed in the process.

Ferrari's troubles come down to 1 person - Mattia Binnotto. It all starts at the top. He seems like the most 'wet blanket' of a team principal. His entire mindset is playing 'to not lose' as opposed to 'playing to win'. It's a miracle Carlos somehow pulled out the win, but I figured they would make another stupid blunder before that happened.

@Dave Mitch Man is basically the inverse of Enzo Ferrari and his "Aero is for people who can't build engines."

I don't know what is wrong with the guy. Right from the first race, it was clear that straight line speed was the way to go. Yet, he persisted with the pure downforce path, cause Red Bulls to embarrass them race after race. And that is without even taking into account Ferrari's strategy blunders. Sacrificing a little bit of downforce for more top end speed would have saved them in a lot of the situations where Red Bulls just breezed past them under DRS like nothing.

Leclerc’s move on Hamilton was the overtake of the season so far. Leclerc is a fantastic racer. Most memorable racing highlights often include Leclerc

@Tango Nevada For Silverstone, and against Ferrari? Yes, it definitely is. Hamilton was setting fastest laps without even eating up his tyres, while the Ferraris were struggling to stay ahead and had to pit much much earlier than Hamilton because their tyres were gone early due to pushing hard. That does not happen when your car is fast enough that you don't need to push the tyres at all.

@Dave Mitch No, I think my reply supports my original comment. Red Bull and Ferrari are currently faster. Is that up for debate?

@Garry Long no, lewis just took the regular racing line , not really a great overtake but still an amazing moment

@Tango Nevada - So you agree that your original post was pointless, then?

@Dave Mitch Well if that's all you're saying, that Mercedes is slower, than Duh, Mercedes is not faster than Red Bull or Ferrari Right now. I thought everyone knew that. Given the standings.

Leclerc was faster than Sainz, Verstappen was faster than Sainz, Hamilton was faster than Sainz. Sainz won the Race. Sums the madness of this race up.

People now realized the game changing effect of not following Ferrari's clownwork strategy. It makes you a winner even in impossible circumstances.

Ferrari should have said to Sainz Charles its faster than you confirm you understood the message

-Russel caused the crash thanks to bad start (was an accident) -Bottas break testing Albon and Vettel. (not on purpose) -race restart allowed Carlos to change tires and strategize how to stay ahead of Max -Leclerc dived into Perez corner 4 and got away with it, even commentators questioned why it wasn't investigated -Ferrari cant get their 1st driver 2nd driver in order, which is bad for team -Yuki was an idiot for the move on Gasly -Ocon stops middle of road thanks to fuel pump issue (could he have moved over to a side?) -Ferrari pits Carlos and not Leclerc when they had 11 seconds to think about race -Hamiltons Victory ruined because he was more comfortable on Hard Tires -Leclercs Victory ruined thanks to Ferrari -Perez sneaks in with P2 and avoided a 5 second penalty ( guess it was good for racing ) -Carlos get his first WIN -Mick gets his first points -some of the best racing near the end of the race at the front -amazing crowd at Silverstone (but the booing is kind of dumb) call it passion or whatever , just kind of sad. I can't wait to see Carlos win more races personally. and hats off to Perez for an amazing come back. more and more of a fan every year of these 2

​@PNW Wags the toxicity was awful there so annoying that they just booed every time verstappen appeared. Like this man did a 360 and still went faster than lewis

@Rishab Tripathy Happy Birthday Seb :D

Bro you missed out on Seb getting points on his birthday 🎂

@MCL Gasly went for a gap, Russell closed the gap while Gasly was in it without assessing the situation correctly (also known as checking mirrors): his rear gets knicked, he gets shat into Zhou's side, Zhou flips. Crash happens. Whose to blame? The guy that went for a gap or the guy that didn't look when closing a gap? It's not rocketscience. We call out Stroll plenty of times for this - and Russell's usually better then this, but the bad start must've made him want to overdrive to recover and lost oversight or something. Definitely not an intentional thing or indicative of his general style, but his fault none the less - and even he knows (just look at his eyes during the interviews shortly afterwards).

@MCL the accident was Russell's fault because he didn't look at his mirror that Gasly was coming up . Russel had the bad start. So he had to be careful of the cars coming from behind. As for bottas I don't think he is at fault for anything. His breaking did cause a break chain. So no jabs at him for that. I think even Russel felt responsible for the accident. He's been talking about it a lot since it happened

The way Leclerc was defending on dead hards and Max on broken car were one of the best defense I've witnessed

@UNknown well old hards against fresh softs. the difference is ridiculous and his defense was amazing

Not dead. Last yeah is example of dead hards.

''... And I will see you in 7 days time for some more Ferrari heartbreak.'' That's the spirit.

=FERRARI NOW WILL FORCE THE PROCEDURE OF CARLOS TO LEAVE ASAP AS HE COMMITTED MUTINY ........SO DONT WORRY,WE'LL ALL SEE HOW'S MICK WILL BE DOING ON MONZA THIS YEAR ALREADY

I don't know how Hamilton managed to put in fastest laps without telling bono how terrible his tyres were.

Can we just be happy for Sainz for once? And also acknowledge the fact that Charles might be undisputably quicker than him but I for sure know who I'm picking for race awareness. It almost feels like people don't want Carlos to win.

@Newton Heath LYR FC I thought it was just me that felt like that , he just didn’t have the pace except the last couple of laps but the gaps were created by leclerc

Im happy for him but we have to be honest without leclerc , this race was going to sergio or lewis

not awareness, he went off track at the start ruining his chances before Max's issue and the safety car, like he did in Canada. Carlos has made far more mistakes than Charles has. If it was a deserved win id be really happy for Carlos, but there were 4 drivers quicker than him that race

@thefede that's the only thing he deserves props for. That mistake in front of verstappen was criminal. And no original poster it's not like we don't want him to win. We feel every winner should at the very least deserve to win that day. And Carlos did not by any stretch of the imagination deserve to win yesterday. You have to be delusional to think that.

Lecrerc is just better than him, damaged front wing and still faster than Sainz. Props to Sainz for sticking up for himself though.

Its always fun to watch Lewis and Checo duke it out, I'd say one of the best match ups today; always delivers excellent racing.

What a mad race, really glad this was live on CH4 & that I was able to watch it... Zhou and Albon OK after their smashes, Sainz learning to be ruthless, Checo's recovery, Hamilton pulling a beast drive, Schumacher getting points after starting on the back row, Leclerc hanging on as he did, same with Verstappen, Ferrari been their own downfall... Good lord. If we have another GP this good, we're getting spoiled rotten.

Am sad for Max but also impressed that he still managed to stay in the point while his whole right-side floor was destroyed but what a race from Perez coming back from the back to the podium and fuck mick was racing amazing even challenging Max but no luck he got a masterclass at defending also happy for hamilton to be back on the podium

What a Race, finally points for Mick and race win for Carlos🥳💖 Happy for Zhou and Alex that are okay. What a day.

Happy to see Zhou and Albon ok However lot of repair on Zhou race since we only 4 day until FP1 of Austria

Checo last to second is a reminder of why he got the RB seat in the first place. Reminds me so much of 2020 sakhir GP. What a race. The toxic crowd ruins it for me every year. The British fans are some of the most toxic and rude fans at any track.

All over the world the fans love to cheer on their home drivers. Nothing wrong with that but only in Britain have I ever heard what I heard during that race. No where else do the fans boo a driver like that.

@Defender Of Logic Whataboutism. So it's not a valid argument... There are plenty of die hard fanboys on all sides who fail to acknowledge the achievements of a driver they don't support. But Sir Lewis only had positive stuff to say about the Dutch GP last year and the way he was treated (no booing, etc.). A lot of the British F1 press and fans have become pretty unbearable over the past few years.

@Defender Of Logic that's some big ass deflection mate

@Mophius TheOne changed? Always have been.

@James Treveil Euro 2021 would like to have a word

This was the best race of the year. It perfectly showed, what the new rules are supposed to do. And ofcause it happens on a REAL racetrack!

@Lucifer Sam As opposed to street tracks where you have walls on the edge of the asphalt and you are afraid to push, because you can only total your car if you get one apex wrong.

As opposed to fake racetracks?

It really shows the difference between street circuits and actual race tracks! Let’s hope FIA doesn’t transform F1 into FormulaStreet

Why is no one talking about Checo. He yet again was in last place at the start of a race and by the end was fighting for the win. Don't disrespect the man like that.

I agree, Checco had a great race, i found it funny that with the restart nobody was wathing him haha

Lewis, Charles, Perez, Fernando, and Lando. Enough said

I still can't believe no one mentioned Alonso's incredible performance in this race!!

The halo has been the best thing implemented to these cars in the past few years. Saved Grosjean, Hamilton, and now Guanyu.

@Blockman 10195 I saw it live on tv and it was terrifying to imagine what would have happened without the halo

@Guilherme Almeida oh my goodness I saw that crash in person…everyone immediately went silent. It looked really nasty from where we were sitting.

And leclerc in his rookie year with Alonso.

And Roy Nissany earlier in the F2 feature race

The disrespect to Carlos, if you are faster just pass him. Ferrari allowed them to fight. Matts Leclerc bias lol. Not Carlos' fault they did not pit Charles.

After an incredible race, this was such a Debbie downer. I get that Matt loves Charles but, sometimes, you have to put your bias aside and just appreciate the insanity.

@Herlock Sholmes exactly. Sick of all the carlosimps pretending like this was a great day for Ferrari when it was nothing but the final nail in the coffin for Charles and Ferrari's already disappearing hopes of a title this year. Shambolic

Its called being a realist. Charles once again a plot armour of Ferrari's bad strategy.

What I would've liked Sainz to say over the comms is: "Am I the leader?" That's all. To every response from the team. More so to anger Matt. He was leading the race and doing his job. What more do you want from him!? Furthermore, you know a key factor in how driver's win races and then a championship(s) is the driver's ability to make decisions on the fly that benefit him without the team's computer algorithms. I've not seen LeClerc be able to do that yet this season without blaming the "team strategy." That's generally not a good indicator for a driver (seems like a little thing, actually a big thing). Sainz has done just that and LeClerc has yet to do that to my knowledge.

Well observed

This right here. Sainz took matters into his own hands. He did so in Monaco as well, waiting for dry tires instead of inters and almost won because of it (Williams ignoring blue flags hindered his out lap). Charles should have been aware of the SC scenario and forced the issue if he wanted the best chance to win, dive into the pits and get fresh tires. Carlos forced the issue by racing his teammate (remember earlier Ferrari told Charles he was free to race Carlos, the inverse is also true).

the part where brundle says- alonso arriving on the scene-of course he is-. tbh that was some epic commentary 😂❤

I was at the Woodcote B grandstand and let me tell you, the crowd was absolutely amazing. Really friendly people. When Lewis undertook both Leclerc and Perez, the crowd (including myself and my parents) went mental. It was an experience I will never forget

It was so awesome to get to meet you this weekend, Matt!! Keep up the good work guys!

Great to see Zhou and Alex ok. But the highlight for me was checo’s recovery | leclerc overtake fighting without the frontwing | the three way battle. Hell of a grandprix.

Gratz to Sainz,he decided what was needed at the spur of moment,lets be real,leclerc is a beast,he literally manhandled the car on a broken front wing,pumping out laps on hards where everyone else was struggling initially,and his battle with lewis made me go holy this is awesome,gratz to mick too for first points...always heads up...and glad zhou and albon is safe,special mention to Russell for sportsmanship

Perez needs more appreciation, considering how he keeps getting back onto podiums from last places

Definitely

Carlos, Carlos, Carlos 🇪🇸. Good for him standing up for himself. Happy he got his first win.

He was given the win, by bunch of clowns

@Klevin Pack😈 A lot of wins happen because of the bad luck of other drivers. No, Carlos wouldn't have won if Charles had fresh tyres (and let's not forget his clipped front wing), and if Verstappen's car wasn't badly damaged. Perez was responsible for damaging both Leclerc and Verstappen, maybe Carlos thanked him when they were both on the podium.

@LA lol max deserved pole, lec or ham deserved the win

@Klevin Pack😈 ah remember he got p1 in qualy he deserved the win

@Klevin Pack😈 oh shutup

Glad Zhou is ok!, meanwhile the battle between Checo, Leclerc and Hamilton was wild!, that's crazy

Love the channel, love matt, love IBR, and have watched since the start of the channel all the way back to the xmattyg days, but I have to admit IMHO race rundown is a weak segment of IBR. Would love to see it replaced with something else, I usually turn off when I see the race rundown rainbow

Imagine being on podium over 11 times without a win...Today's Victory is something special for him! Congratz Carlos! 🙌

I love how Matt is mad about Ferrari not prioritising Leclerc but when Redbull are prioritising Max he's like: Well Perez isn't that far behind in the Championship, they can't do him like that! xD I still feel your pain, Matt!

@Noah Willis He maybe also would've been able to win Baku, both cars got target lap times, Checo complied, Max ignored them and drove 0.5-0.7 quicker per lap than he was told by his team. Still, that and Jeddah makes two not three races in my book.

@6ixNine-getsRaped if there was no bad luck for anyone, he possibly would've won Jeddah without the bad safety car timing. That's it...

And next Austrian gp redbull easy double podium I think 😔

@6ixNine-getsRaped lol no

@6ixNine-getsRaped delusion

"Lewis says his tyres are still strong, we're all utterly doomed" was exactly my thought as well when I heard that message haha

Perez, charles and Hamilton fighting really increased my hopes for a 3 way championship battle

Leclerc was amazing on them hard tyres battling with soft runners. Think he was also driving angry 😡

@Maky 6969 Thats true. Charles is exceptional. But you can't deny that Max and George are on the same level. And, it's a risk for team harmony. But, you are right, we can't say anything for sure. I said this in a different comment section, but just imagine how easy car development and set up would be with both Charles and Max on the same team since they have quite similar driving style and preferences. Plus, bar any unexpected DNF, Redbull would probably end up winning all races with that pairing

@Amar Jabbal If only. Charles is an exceptional driver, we cant deny about it. But yeah ur right, hes a ferrari academy driver, they wont throw a driver with raw talent in racing.

@Maky 6969Mercedes probably wont. I doubt they want a replay of Lewis and Nico with Charles and George in the same team. The same goes for Redbull. I mean, i definitely would think thrice before making such a team. Unfortunately for Charles, Ferrari seems to be his best bet for a WDC at the moment

@Maky 6969 I hope so. I will never stop supporting Ferrari but this man should not be denied the WDCs that he most definitely deserves

@Newton Heath LYR FC I'm not surprise if mercedes will hire him on 2024.

This race was awesome. So happy that Zhou was okay. Nice video. Keep up the good work.

Sainz had some luck (Max's body damage, Charles being stiffed on pits) he did have a super holding off of Max (sure didn't matter but he did it) and this is second time he ignored Ferrari orders and it paid off for him. tbh he wasn't quicker than Charles or Max but hey its racing, he did well, kudos to him. Charles though: this is now the 4th quite possible win hes been denied due to mechanical issues or team blunder!

@Richard Schoonhoven i agree

I am not sure I would call it a super because Max actually got past though. If it werent for the damage Max would have disappeared.

Mick deserved the points! He has been fighting for them for so long finally

Did matt just go all video without mentioning it was Sainzs first win. 😂

I love your passion Matt

this "gen" of F1 car is lowkey perfect for the silverstone track. I feel my silverstone friends will have a spectacular couple of years. :)

Holy cow, this race was intense from the word go. Glad everyone from the lap inchident are okay. But the drivers were fighting so damn hard. They were pushing the limit. Those final laps nearly gave me a heart attack. 😂 Glad Sainz ignored the team orders he deserved the win.❤️

The one race I happen to miss and things happened. That's it, I am not going out with friends ever.

"and Lewis goes to the inside trying to block the line into Copse but Leclerc having none of it. Lewis had nothing there he had to go defensive and Leclerc steamed through and took the racing line" That pass was similar to Suzuka 2005!

2 things . NO ONE is blaming George Russel for what he caused. Charles would know by now how Vettel felt in his Ferrari days.

Not everyone forgetting that Checo made an absolutely brilliant recovery after sustaining damage in the opening laps through no fault of his own. If it was a Max or a Leclerc everyone would be talking about it.

Well, I don't see that many people taking about Max dragging a broken car to P7...

Well he got driver off the day for a reason

I think it is also possible because of the shitty broadcast. Most of this overtake was not shown

It's so refreshing to watch these. Well done, Matt.

Poor Matt! Ferrari has drained all of his hopes and dreams over a Leclerc Championship! He now knows but pain and heartbreak! Also, after the podium ceremony, I'm pretty sure Sainz and Pérez went with Hamilton to ask him for the best restaurant in the whole UK. Not for them, though: Both owe the most lavish of dinners to Ocon. -No Ocon-triggered SC, no Sainz win. -No Ocon-triggered SC, another mid-2021-like meh race by Pérez.

Let’s see I was on my feet watching the end on tv and was with Carlos when Ferrari asked that of him. I said “No Ferrari don’t do that to him!!” Let them race. It was fantastic racing and Congrats to Carlos on an awesome weekend.

Sooo... can we return to that apparent "hot take" from just the last Wednesday; and how a certain Spanish Ferrari driver was not supposed to win a race this whole season...? 🤣

that gp was wild. awesome racing and awesome crowd. love seeing all the folks going nuts on the stands, just like in silverstone or hopefully zandvoort. thats a flair you'll never get on new contract tracks with thousands of vips attending the gp

Best race so far this season

@SiVlog I was meeting up with some friends I hadn’t seen in a while tbf.

@Thelittleowl1 fair enough, just making a suggestion to try to enable you to not miss out when exciting racing (such as today's race) takes place

@SiVlog nah I can watch em, I’m just always out at the time!

@Thelittleowl1 I know it's not the same, but I'm sure (depending on which country you are from) there'll be a way to watch it as live, so you can see and hear the reaction of the action on track as it unfolds (that's what I do when I miss races)

I always miss the great ones 😭

Laps 45-47 arguably, the best racing we've seen in F1 in over a decade. I haven't been so on edge in at least that long.

Verstappen drove fabulously, but there were other factors which helped him secure P7. Let me explain. During the safety car, AM boxed both the cars and put them on mediums instead of softs. Had they put the drivers on softs, they both would've scored points. Vettel said as much in his post race interview that had they put him on the softs, he'd have kept P7.

@CrispinBell not at that stage, it won't have. There is a lot of rubber laid down on the track and the fuel load is significantly lower too. Both of them together contribute towards a much lower tyre deg and Seb himself conceded in the post race interview that softs would've been the better option in the final stint.

@CrispinBell yes without a doubt he probably would have won.

Facts, Max was unlucky and lucky yesterday. Also the fact Ferrari again messed up Leclerc's obvious chance to win. He only lost 6 points Vs Leclerc.

I know Matt is a very biased Charles fan but I screamed when Carlos passed him. Carlos is my boy!

This should be apart of the official broadcast. These videos truly finish out the weekend for me. Keep up the amazing work. Can't wait for the next race weekend :D

Verstappen took the lead twice only to get screwed 😭

As a Max fan I still really enjoyed the race. To bad he wasn't in the fight at the end!

I know everyone just looks at the frontrow and I know I'm a bit biased as a fan but holy crap Max is really from another planet. I truly think he will be (already is, just not in numbers yet) one of the greatest ever. Great drive by Lulu too!

Even more difficult taking this whole race in when it began at midnight in Australia! Looking forward to re-watching tonight to take it all in.

THIS is my absolute FAVORITE program to watch after an F1 weekend. It's like tasting all the good again. And yes, that includes the bad, because the bad too gives flavor to a weekend. I remember being VERY angry with you for brushing off some serious bad luck for max, and that made me as fuming as you were now.... So hey, i can relate ;-)) You are allowed to be fan of whomever you wish! And I will enjoy your victories and pains, as you do ours. I can never ever get enough of the memes after a race. Matt, you deserve the Gold medal for this program, and I hope you will never stop. This golden nugget needs to live on! The most important ingredient for me, is how respectful you are. You can curse Ferrari, and I didn't feel any disrespect in any way. Pure fan frustration. You are awesome! Also, please, when you have the chance, voice out that people need to be silent when they don't like some driver, and that the "boo" is outdated. Respectful silence is best when you don't support someone. And nobody is teaching that. Everybody is either ignoring the booing or condemning it, but nobody is the voice of "how to respectfully show disapproval in sport as a fan" Perhaps we need No/Yes flags for fans. Little hand held ones. It's okay to show one's opinion, but it's the how that matters.

I was pretty much level with the 150 metre board when the accident happened. Definitely the biggest start line accident I've ever seen. On a side note, thanks for such a brilliant weekend on the campsite. Here's hoping we can do it all again next year.

Most important thing is that Zhou is ok. And for once, Crofty is absolutely right. You never want to see an accident like that.

I think if Carlos had been ordered to give position as soon as it was clear Leclerc’s pace with the broken wing was equal or quicker he would’ve been more likely to help then at the end after letting them battle

So funny how quick everyone is to forget how incredible Lewis Hamilton is.

@Lewis Hamilton did you not watch the start of the race? Hamilton took around 3 tenths off both the Ferraris every lap for like 8 laps on similar tires

@Lewis Hamilton not reffing to this drive specially. More his career, 103 wins isn't even close to anyone else.

Bro.. It's so incredible to need 10 rounds to overtake another car with incredibly old hard tyres, while Lulu was driving on fresh new softs? Max needed just 1 corner last year, Lulu needed 10 laps. There is no way I can call his driving incredible...

As a 2021 F1 fan, I can safely say this race made me respect Hamilton a shitload more. Good God his performance this race was incredible. I was full on the Red Bull train last year just wanting to see Mercedes usurped, but this year, I can't even say I'm a fan of a particular team and absolutely loved Hamilton's performance this grand prix.

Just change the wording: Russell has finished in the top 5th in every race… Russell has finished in the top 5 in every race…that he has finished!

@fresh that’s true lol. So they should call it DNS😂. Disqualified doesn’t seem fair

started, arguably, since they basically pretended the first race start never happened

Its mind boggling to realise that Leclerc hasnt been on the podium for 5 races

I was at the race just after turn 1 , I only half caught side of the accident but did watch the two alphatauris spin and the atmosphere every time Lewis cam by was incredible I’m a red bull fan but I was cheering Lewis as well

Leclercs pass around the outside of copse is right up there with Webber's pass on Alonso through Eau Rouge for me 👌

Amazing race, CONGRATULATIONS to Sainz well deserved,

To be honest Matt I don’t agree with your leclerc drama cause when they moved sainz out of the way leclerc was slower because he didn’t have anymore drs

Mick attempting to get 7th, I was like "Bro chill, we got the 8th!" 🤣🤣🤣

So glad Zhou is ok which is the main thing, but that was a truly incredible and tense end to the race.

I’m glad Zhou was okay. I had chills in my spine when they weren’t showing any replays after his accident.

Amazing work from Verstappen, driving most of the race with half a car. The crowds cheering as he got ovetaking was just sad.. british sportsmanship only aims at brits? To be fair to Hamilton: he drove very good today. But he would not have gotten his podium if Verstappen and Leclerc would not have had their issues. Stil nice for him to get a good result, capitalizing on the chance. Mercedes is not yet back in the fight, but definitely quick enough to capitalise on the issues in front. Sad to see Ricciardo not able to pick up on the opportunities. Is this the nail that closes his coffin? And why is Ocon still in his seat? Outperformed constantly by a man almost twice his age.. embarrassing.

I think Hamilton could have fought with Sainz and Checo, p3 was still possible in another scenario.

Why aren’t the crowds allowed to cheer an overtake ffs? Yes it’s clear that some of the crowd at Silverstone weren’t big fans of Max but so what? Only have to look at how crowds at other tracks have treated Hamilton and Vettel in the past for example to see the double standard 😂 Some F1 fans these days really need to lighten up…just enjoy the racing

I hate team orders so loved that they let them fight, your job is to beat other drivers- and that includes your teammate. Sainz is only 11 points behind in the championship as it stands and not halfway through the season yet. Let racers race I don’t mind bias (we all have it towards certain drivers) but a was a tad much in this video. The lack of team orders led to an INCREDIBLE race for viewers and we just get complaining

Sainz finally 😭😭 I'm so happy for him.

..........BUT HOW WILL U REACT AFTER FERRARI WILL REMOVE HIM FOR STUBBORNNESS AND REPLACE WITH MICK??? =IF TO KNOW ITALIANS WELL,IT'S SO MUCH OBVIOUS SO I JUST DONT KNOW HOW IT CANNOT BE UNDERSTOOD.....POOR CARLOS

Williams tweet had me laughing for a while, I think we can confirm those results to be accurate 😅😆

i didnt understand why they never fixed his front wing, that was the biggest blunder imo