News Details
Mercedes was stunned by Lewis Hamilton's British GP fastest lap
Mercedes has “no idea” how Lewis Hamilton was able to set the best time of the British Grand Prix on the race’s final lap, according to its strategy director. Formula 1 introduced an extra point for fastest lap in 2019 and often the accolade has gone to a front-runner who has pitted for Soft tyres in the closing stages of the race. But at Silverstone Hamilton set the fastest lap on the 52nd and final lap, during which he was equipped with 32-lap old Hard tyres. It allowed him to edge Valtteri Bottas’ time by 0.037s, with the Finn’s effort on lap 47 having come on a set of Soft tyres that had just been fitted to his Mercedes W10. “We truthfully have no...
Full Story »
Full Story »
5y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Lewis Hamilton: Mercedes were 'nervous as hell' when...
Lewis Hamilton put in an impressive performance at the British Grand Prix...
5y ago from GPBlog.com
Valtteri Bottas surprised Lewis Hamilton's strategy...
Valtteri Bottas says he must learn from his defeat at the British Grand...
5y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Pirelli outlines British Grand Prix strategy options
Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli expects a two-stop strategy to be...
5y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Hamilton fastest lap was 'absurd' - Wolff
Lewis Hamilton won the British Grand Prix in style on Sunday as not only...
5y ago from GPFans.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Jorge Martin suffers fractures in test crash to cast...
t;li>Aprilia rider hit the track face first as his helmet...
2h ago from TheGuardian.com
Fabio Quartararo wants Yamaha MotoGP to ‘reach...
Fabio Quartararo has high ambitions for himself and Yamaha ahead of the...
2h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
MotoGP champion Martin out of Sepang test after...
No description available...
3h ago from Motorsport.com
Martin taken to hospital after horror crash in Sepang...
No description available...
8h ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Andretti Global shows off new liveries for 2025...
Andretti Global has revealed a trio of new liveries for the team’s cars...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Penske President Tim Cindric to reduce leadership role
Team Penske announced on Friday afternoon that long-time President Tim...
4d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Zak Brown: IndyCar "should slipstream on the back...
No description available...
6d ago from Motorsport.com
Team Penske's Tim Cindric steps back from his...
No description available...
4d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Fourmaux to keep ‘head on shoulders’ after...
No description available...
6d ago from Motorsport.com
Solberg handed penalty for drifting on Monaco GP...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
The five big takeaways from the WRC Rally Monte Carlo
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
'He can score in every single match' – Former...
No description available...
46m ago from SportsKeeda.com
After quiet January, Arsenal prepare stunning 120m...
Arsenal may not have got any new signings in this January, but it looks...
36m ago from CaughtOffside.com
Exclusive: The Arsenal player easing concerns about...
Arsenal clearly have a real wonderkid on their hands in the form of Ethan...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Arsenal were offered 2x Champions League winner but...
Arsenal were reportedly offered the signing of Spanish striker Alvaro...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Comments
Hottest News
Newey gets Aston Martin BOOST as team announce new signing
Adrian Newey and Aston Martin have been handed a... Read More »
4h ago from GPFans.com
F1 News Today: Ferrari announce F1 driver RETURN as...
Ferrari have announced a change in their driver... Read More »
3h ago from GPFans.com
Hamilton steps up to last year's Ferrari as 2025...
Lewis Hamilton has driven Ferrari's 2024 car for... Read More »
1h ago from SkySports.com
