News Details

Safety Car timing didn't hand me British GP win - Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton says the deployment of the Safety Car made no difference to the outcome of the British Grand Prix, as he was already committed to a one-stop strategy. Hamilton tried to wrestle away the lead of the race from Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas early on but had to play second fiddle, with the Finn holding on to his advantage. Bottas stopped on lap 16 of 52 and took on another set of Medium tyres, outlining to his rivals that he would need to make a second stop later in the race. Hamilton extended his first stint and came in four laps later when the Safety Car was deployed in the wake of Antonio Giovinazzi’s spin. Hamilton took on Hard tyres while the reduced impact of...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Mercedes explains split strategy approach for British...

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says both of his drivers would have been...
6y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Pirelli outlines British Grand Prix strategy options

Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli expects a two-stop strategy to be...
6y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

‘Victory Chances Were Slim' Following Safety Car...

Valtteri Bottas leaves Silverstone disappointed, believing victory was...

Lewis Hamilton: 'I would have won without the safety...

Lewis Hamilton believes that he would have won the British Grand Prix...
6y ago from GPBlog.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Marc Marquez takes victory in the MotoGP Sprint race...

Ducati’s Marc Marquez secured his third Sprint victory of the 2026...
15h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Ryan Hunter-Reay named Arrow McLaren sporting director

Arrow McLaren has announced that Ryan Hunter-Reay is slotting into the...
55m ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Alex Palou breaks 174 MPH barrier, earns IndyCar pole

Saturday afternoon at World Wide Technology Raceway brought IndyCar...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Mikel Arteta wants 20-goal star, Arsenal target has...

Julian Alvarez has been linked with a move away from Atletico Madrid...
9h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Days after Champions League final, Arsenal make offer...

Arsenal have made an approach for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) youngster...
12h ago from SportsKeeda.com

From France: Arsenal ready to poach defender from PSG...

Arsenal are reportedly eyeing up a potential transfer raid on their recent...
16h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.