News Details
Hamilton on ignoring call to pit: Why risk it?
Lewis Hamilton defied a call from his pit wall to stop late in the British Grand Prix, saying he didn't want to 'take the risk' of something going wrong. Although throughout the first stint of the British GP it looked as if Valtteri Bottas was on course for the victory, the race played into Hamilton's favour when Antonio Giovinazzi beached his Alfa Romeo and brought out the Safety Car. Handed what was effectively a free pit stop, swapping his mediums for hard Pirelli, Hamilton was leading Bottas by 21 seconds when Mercedes called him in for a pit stop with seven to go. The team was concerned that Hamilton's hard tyres would not last until the end of the grand prix and, given his gap to his...
Full Story »
Full Story »
5y ago from PlanetF1.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Hamilton: F1 must avoid British Grand Prix clashes
Lewis Hamilton has called on Formula 1 organisers to stop holding the...
5y ago from Crash.net
Hamilton has a word for his teachers after British...
Lewis Hamilton has called out his old school teachers following his...
5y ago from GPBlog.com
British GP: Hamilton hunting more F1 history on home...
Lewis Hamilton has the chance to become the most successful Formula 1...
5y ago from Crash.net
Lewis Hamilton: 'I would have won without the safety...
Lewis Hamilton believes that he would have won the British Grand Prix...
5y ago from GPBlog.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Toprak Razgatlioglu laughs off Honda MotoGP 2026...
Reigning WorldSBK champion Toprak Razgatlioglu laughed off rumours...
20h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
How advice from Marquez is helping Martin recover from...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
MotoGP race director validates the chaos caused by...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Jorge Martin sets sights on MotoGP return in Qatar...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Renovated IMS museum reopens with all-new displays
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum reopened on Wednesday following a...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
New livery revealed for Kyle Larson's Indy 500 / Coke...
Kyle Larson will be attempting to compete in IndyCar’s Indianapolis 500...
2d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Kyle Larson's McLaren-Hendrick paint schemes revealed...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
The difficult transition from Indy NXT to IndyCar is...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Evans wins brutal Safari Rally to boost WRC title bid
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Elfyn Evans bags the big game on Safari
Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin claimed their maiden Safari Rally Kenya...
1w ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Katsuta loses fifth after dramatic final-stage Safari...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Viktor Gyokeres makes transfer decision amid interest...
In-demand Sporting CP superstar Viktor Gyokeres reportedly favors a move...
26m ago from SportsKeeda.com
Arsenal believe ‘absolutely sensational' Premier...
Arsenal feel one of their top transfer targets will join Liverpool if he...
6m ago from CaughtOffside.com
Grind it out at Goodison + Arteta on Gabriel...
Morning all. A quick Everton preview for you this morning as we have early...
1h ago from Arseblog.com
Saturday's Premier League predictions including...
Sports Mole provides score predictions and previews for all of today's...
2h ago from SportsMole.co.uk
Comments
Hottest News
F1 2025 Japanese Grand Prix – FP3 Results
McLaren driver Lando Norris topped the... Read More »
4h ago from MotorsportWeek.com
F1 Qualifying Results: Norris beaten as under-pressure...
Lando Norris was beaten by his team-mate and... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com
Tsunoda suffers nightmare early qualifying exit
A first qualifying session for Red Bull which... Read More »
56m ago from RacingNews365.com
