2022 Formula One British Grand Prix

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Silverstone is the site of the tenth race on the 2022 F1 calendar, with Red Bull and Max Verstappen looking dominant and two British drivers for Mercedes feeling optimistic.

A late safety car last time out in Canada looked to be the best hope for Max Verstappen's domination to be threatened, but even that wasn't enough to upset the reigning world champion.

Ferrari's Carlos Sainz was following Verstappen closely through the closing laps in Montreal, but Verstappen looked as poised as ever and held off the Ferrari threat. That battle seems like a microcosm of how the season is currently unfolding.

Verstappen now holds a 46-point lead over Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in the driver's championship. It's a commanding lead, but Leclerc will bring a power unit to Silverstone that is only one race old, so this will be a great opportunity to narrow the points gap.

A DNF from Sergio Perez of Red Bull at the Canadian GP helped narrow the constructor's gap, but Red Bull is still 76 points ahead of Ferrari.

Mercedes' two British drivers will be hoping to carry momentum from Canada into their home Grand Prix this weekend. Lewis Hamilton and George Russell took third and fourth last race, respectively. It has been a challenging year for the Mercedes team, who had won eight straight constructor's championships entering 2022, but have yet to find the pace of Red Bull and Ferrari.

Russell is having an outstanding year in his first full-time seat in a competitive car, and finds himself ahead of Sainz in the driver's standings. This is an impressive feat and is largely due to his consistency in placing in the top five in each race so far this season.

Further down the order, the tight battle between McLaren, Alpine and Alfa Romeo continues. Alpine and Alfa Romeo claimed the sixth through ninth finishes in Canada, while a botched pit stop for McLaren held drivers Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo back at a critical point in the race.

Entering the British Grand Prix, there are still lots of questions left unanswered that will shape the remainder of the season. Are Red Bull's reliability issues enough to threaten their driver's and constructor's leads? Will Leclerc's upgrade help him close the gap to Verstappen? Will Mercedes' strong showing at Canada carry forward to Silverstone?

Let us know your thoughts on these matters or anything else F1 related in the comments below.

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Terry Rock
CreamyCornCob said:
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Wow!
First time seeing this image.
I can think of only two things here....
First off....Happy Guanyu did not stop a few inches further forward. Look at how that halo is ripped away.
Next...the tops of those retention support pillars need to be chamfered and a downward sloping radius need to be cut into them. Too sharp as they stand now.
They'll still retain the same strength and structural rigidity but will be less prone to perforating a helmet of driver's body.
The other option is to make a larger distance between them and the catch-fence so that if that same scenario occurs, the car will settle flat and not at that acute angle.
 
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Rusty911 said:
Why don't the FIA let the drivers sign a paper that states that if the driver is wearing a piercing no immediate MRI scan can be made in case of an accident? So in case of possible brain damage no research can be done and possible time critical life saving actions can be taken. If drivers are willing to take that risk, so be it. Problem solved.
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Then have the drivers also sign a paper that will cover life-long expenses for any track marshalls, safety worker, etc who reach in to pull him from a fire and latch onto a molten hot wrist-watch or other piece of jewelry, be it on the nose or ear or.....down there.....
 
Damage Inc
tr1v1um said:
I think there is enough scientific evidence that we are in urgent need to change something about how we produce and consume energy. There is no question about that, but I think as with everything else in life, you need to find a good mix and balance of everything. We won't be able to rely fully on electric energy and vehicles as some people claim. It's just shifting the issue and not solving it. There is a chart that explains how the fuel used for this car is produced:

The biggest issue here is that this fuel relies on biomass wich has been a point of concern for several years now. Can we justify to burn food in a world where people starve? Because that's what will happen obviously when fuels like these should become profitable. Another issue is that soil consumption that you have while producing those fuels is quite huge.

Anyway, I am a big motorsport fan and don't want to miss that part about noise and smell. The electric cars are just pretty boring for me. A Formula 2 car from '78 was allmost as fast as a high tech modern electric Porsche GT4 up the hill at Goodwood. Nuff said. I just don't think that Motorsport in general is a good platform to push this big drive for electric mobility.
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Indeed, largly agree with everything you say. Electric is only good for mass transport, for motorsports which is "entertainment" the sound is part of the atmosphere and I watched a recent Formula E race and it sounds soooooocrap! Alternative fuels is IMO the future of motorsports.
 
IlGuFo
Leclerc is a Zen monk disguised as a driver for the patience he is having with the Ferrari box that combines one after the other!
 
Terry Rock
That was some of the best racing in F1 for some time.
Where did the speed in that Alpine come from at the end of the race?
The car was transformed.
Ferrari really screwed the pooch...again...at the Safety-Car for Charles.
Karun showed a full nine seconds between the Safety-car call and him passing the pit-lane entry.
Sergio made that RBR's wing flutter like a Hummingbird...coming from last to second.
Lewis once again proving why he is the most consistent driver in F1.
The guy hardly ever makes mistakes. He take any opportunity which presents itself.
Impressed the heck out of Tom.
 
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Damage Inc said:
Indeed, largly agree with everything you say. Electric is only good for mass transport, for motorsports which is "entertainment" the sound is part of the atmosphere and I watched a recent Formula E race and it sounds soooooocrap! Alternative fuels is IMO the future of motorsports.
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In America, where corn is used as livestock feed, human consumption and ethanol production, the first two have been shortchanged as government subsidies have encouraged farmers to sell more corn for bio-fuels. Since corn is nearly an universal foodstuff, this means many regions of the world will likely suffer shortages, especially when one combines saving the planet along with saving Ukraine and it's(& Russia's ) wheat supplies.
The lack of new nuclear facilities, the lack of new refineries for Nat. Gas production, all these (and more) put pressure on the reliance in the future of Bio-fuels.
 
muzikant
Terry Rock said:
That was some of the best racing in F1 for some time.
Where did the speed in that Alpine come from at the end of the race?
The car was transformed.
Ferrari really screwed the pooch...again...at the Safety-Car for Charles.
Karun showed a full nine seconds between the Safety-car call and him passing the pit-lane entry.
Sergio made that RBR's wing flutter like a Hummingbird...coming from last to second.
Lewis once again proving why he is the most consistent driver in F1.
The guy hardly ever makes mistakes. He take any opportunity which presents itself.
Impressed the heck out of Tom.
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you probably forget Max that made the race even more exciting. Just forget about Lewis if he doesn't have that 50hp extra in his merc the upcoming years he will never beat Verstappen and Leclerc.. these two guys are the benchmark in F1 I'm sure about that
 
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RayTruant
Premium
Taj Johal said:
so you're allowed to wear wedding rings, crucifixes but not nose studs. What's the difference between these pieces of jewelry?

Only Lewis has the nose stud.
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Those can be quickly removed. If a driver has a serious bleeding injury and requires electro cautery, or if there is a cardiac failure and he requires defibrilation, both treatments can get threatened by pierced jewelry, also if he needs an emergency MRI or xray. Jewelry can be impacted by swelling, and then trigger infection.
The F1 media are incredibly lazy. Any doctor could tell them why jewelery is a bad idea for emergency treatment.
 
Terry Rock
muzikant said:
you probably forget Max that made the race even more exciting. Just forget about Lewis if he doesn't have that 50hp extra in his merc the upcoming years he will never beat Verstappen and Leclerc.. these two guys are the benchmark in F1 I'm sure about that
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Nobody will ever get the chance to forget Max and his talent.
You remind everyone at every opportunity you get.
 
Damage Inc
davehenrie said:
In America, where corn is used as livestock feed, human consumption and ethanol production, the first two have been shortchanged as government subsidies have encouraged farmers to sell more corn for bio-fuels. Since corn is nearly an universal foodstuff, this means many regions of the world will likely suffer shortages, especially when one combines saving the planet along with saving Ukraine and it's(& Russia's ) wheat supplies.
The lack of new nuclear facilities, the lack of new refineries for Nat. Gas production, all these (and more) put pressure on the reliance in the future of Bio-fuels.
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yup, that's why I said electric for moving the population around (trains, buses, personal transport), but Bio fuels should be ok for motorsports so we can keep the sounds, without starving the population!
 
Damage Inc
muzikant said:
you probably forget Max that made the race even more exciting. Just forget about Lewis if he doesn't have that 50hp extra in his merc the upcoming years he will never beat Verstappen and Leclerc.. these two guys are the benchmark in F1 I'm sure about that
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This generation yes, previous was Lewis/Vettel/Alonso. You can't deny Lewis' talent is at the very top...just that his stats are overly inflated compared to other top drivers by car superiority leading to this "GOAT" nonsense.
 
CMGARAGE
zwiss said:
Just imagine there would have been a fire like in Grosjean's case. No way would Zhou have gotten out in time...
FIA needs to review the tires / armco / fence situations at high speed corners...
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This one of my earliest reactions too upon seeing the photo. As with any accident, hopefully it serves as a learning case to further improve safety.
Richard Wilks said:
The "halo cult" has been also cringeworthy. Everytime he Halo does something, we must all pray to the Halo gods. I dread to think what will happen when one day the halo fails to save someone.
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That's an odd take away from all this. What do you expect to happen if the halo fails to save someone? What is it you 'dread' exactly? If the trade-off for avoiding critical driver injuries on multiple occasions is putting up with some hyperbolic tweet/headline/thumbnail at worst, what's the issue? The halo prevented at least 2, potentially lethal, accidents from happening this weekend alone. For every member of this alledged 'halo cult' there's unfortunately plenty seemingly still waiting in the wings for it to fail so they could get a cheap 'told you so', presumbly at the cost of a driver's life/health.

The loudest voices in support seem to be the drivers protected by the device.

Is this fella a cultist or does he get a pass?
https://twitter.com/x/status/1543631356080668673


Here's the F2 incident for those that may have missed it:


The halo was never sold as a cure all remedy. Like all safety measures it's ultimately a balance/compromise and seems to be effective so far. So what happens when inevitibly it doesn't prevent something? Well same thing as when any safety measure fails to fulfil it's job within the sport; an investigation gets launched and the findings acted upon, hopefully making the sport even safer so we can save more lives before another inevitable tragedy.

Related, I did see on another site the driver standards arguement come up, as it has here; and it's an interesting point, for sure. Would be great to get some hard data on what/if any increase there has been. Pretty sure talk of driving standards vs safety pre-dates the halo, though. Again, the solution to that problem isn't to make cars less safe, but to give better guidance and enforcement of standards to drivers. Safer cars should allow for more intense racing. Which should tackle the naysayers claiming less risk equals less excitement.


muzikant said:
you probably forget Max that made the race even more exciting. Just forget about Lewis if he doesn't have that 50hp extra in his merc the upcoming years he will never beat Verstappen and Leclerc.. these two guys are the benchmark in F1 I'm sure about that
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I'd normally not bite with this but seems rude not to get in some cheap shots considering you seem to have taken a harmless summary as a slight because they failed to mention Max...then turned it into another chance to bash Hamilton???

I'm sure Terry didn't forget Max. The coverage kept playing in radio messages of him and we even got a picture-in-picture of him as he struggled against Mick Schumacher at the end. Plenty of air time.

Lighten up, my man, if you found a driver struggling to stay in the points that exciting you could of just watched a replay of Hamilton from earlier in the season. :D

Still, bet you're relieved. After all these years of trying to convince anyone who'll listen it's all about the car, Max perfectly demonstrates all it takes to go from comfortably in the lead to struggling in the midfield is a bit of aero.

Almost as if Max managing to double his career win tally in one season was as much to do with the car as his talent. Could also explain why everyones so eager to always underplay the RBs performance?

We may never know.

BTW did you notice anyone else Terry failed to mention in his summary?

:p
 
Richard Wilks
CMGARAGE said:
This one of my earliest reactions too upon seeing the photo. As with any accident, hopefully it serves as a learning case to further improve safety.

That's an odd take away from all this. What do you expect to happen if the halo fails to save someone? What is it you 'dread' exactly? If the trade-off for avoiding critical driver injuries on multiple occasions is putting up with some hyperbolic tweet/headline/thumbnail at worst, what's the issue? The halo prevented at least 2, potentially lethal, accidents from happening this weekend alone. For every member of this alledged 'halo cult' there's unfortunately plenty seemingly still waiting in the wings for it to fail so they could get a cheap 'told you so', presumbly at the cost of a driver's life/health.

The loudest voices in support seem to be the drivers protected by the device.

Is this fella a cultist or does he get a pass?
https://twitter.com/x/status/1543631356080668673


Here's the F2 incident for those that may have missed it:


The halo was never sold as a cure all remedy. Like all safety measures it's ultimately a balance/compromise and seems to be effective so far. So what happens when inevitibly it doesn't prevent something? Well same thing as when any safety measure fails to fulfil it's job within the sport; an investigation gets launched and the findings acted upon, hopefully making the sport even safer so we can save more lives before another inevitable tragedy.

Related, I did see on another site the driver standards arguement come up, as it has here; and it's an interesting point, for sure. Would be great to get some hard data on what/if any increase there has been. Pretty sure talk of driving standards vs safety pre-dates the halo, though. Again, the solution to that problem isn't to make cars less safe, but to give better guidance and enforcement of standards to drivers. Safer cars should allow for more intense racing. Which should tackle the naysayers claiming less risk equals less excitement.



I'd normally not bite with this but seems rude not to get in some cheap shots considering you seem to have taken a harmless summary as a slight because they failed to mention Max...then turned it into another chance to bash Hamilton???

I'm sure Terry didn't forget Max. The coverage kept playing in radio messages of him and we even got a picture-in-picture of him as he struggled against Mick Schumacher at the end. Plenty of air time.

Lighten up, my man, if you found a driver struggling to stay in the points that exciting you could of just watched a replay of Hamilton from earlier in the season. :D

Still, bet you're relieved. After all these years of trying to convince anyone who'll listen it's all about the car, Max perfectly demonstrates all it takes to go from comfortably in the lead to struggling in the midfield is a bit of aero.

Almost as if Max managing to double his career win tally in one season was as much to do with the car as his talent. Could also explain why everyones so eager to always underplay the RBs performance?

We may never know.

BTW did you notice anyone else Terry failed to mention in his summary?

:p
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I dread to think, because of the knee jerk reactions that would for sure ensue.

The halo itself is a bit of a knee jerk reaction, because its choice process was not transparent in the least, and i am still of the opinion that better options were not explored.

And yes, i find it funny and even cringeworthy that we need to keep "thanking" the Halo. Why are we not thanking the Hans device also, which has been around for longer, saved a lot more lives, and was even harder to implement, with big voices like Dale E. against it? (who ironically would die from the exact same kind of accident the Hans protects you from). It all reeks a bit of over alarmism and almost as if F1 wants to keep justifying their decisions to prove the point, just because some people were critical of it years ago. It just sounds odd and contrived. A lot of things saved Zhou last sunday, why are we not thanking every single one of them?...
 
muzikant
CMGARAGE said:
This one of my earliest reactions too upon seeing the photo. As with any accident, hopefully it serves as a learning case to further improve safety.

That's an odd take away from all this. What do you expect to happen if the halo fails to save someone? What is it you 'dread' exactly? If the trade-off for avoiding critical driver injuries on multiple occasions is putting up with some hyperbolic tweet/headline/thumbnail at worst, what's the issue? The halo prevented at least 2, potentially lethal, accidents from happening this weekend alone. For every member of this alledged 'halo cult' there's unfortunately plenty seemingly still waiting in the wings for it to fail so they could get a cheap 'told you so', presumbly at the cost of a driver's life/health.

The loudest voices in support seem to be the drivers protected by the device.

Is this fella a cultist or does he get a pass?
https://twitter.com/x/status/1543631356080668673


Here's the F2 incident for those that may have missed it:


The halo was never sold as a cure all remedy. Like all safety measures it's ultimately a balance/compromise and seems to be effective so far. So what happens when inevitibly it doesn't prevent something? Well same thing as when any safety measure fails to fulfil it's job within the sport; an investigation gets launched and the findings acted upon, hopefully making the sport even safer so we can save more lives before another inevitable tragedy.

Related, I did see on another site the driver standards arguement come up, as it has here; and it's an interesting point, for sure. Would be great to get some hard data on what/if any increase there has been. Pretty sure talk of driving standards vs safety pre-dates the halo, though. Again, the solution to that problem isn't to make cars less safe, but to give better guidance and enforcement of standards to drivers. Safer cars should allow for more intense racing. Which should tackle the naysayers claiming less risk equals less excitement.



I'd normally not bite with this but seems rude not to get in some cheap shots considering you seem to have taken a harmless summary as a slight because they failed to mention Max...then turned it into another chance to bash Hamilton???

I'm sure Terry didn't forget Max. The coverage kept playing in radio messages of him and we even got a picture-in-picture of him as he struggled against Mick Schumacher at the end. Plenty of air time.

Lighten up, my man, if you found a driver struggling to stay in the points that exciting you could of just watched a replay of Hamilton from earlier in the season. :D

Still, bet you're relieved. After all these years of trying to convince anyone who'll listen it's all about the car, Max perfectly demonstrates all it takes to go from comfortably in the lead to struggling in the midfield is a bit of aero.

Almost as if Max managing to double his career win tally in one season was as much to do with the car as his talent. Could also explain why everyones so eager to always underplay the RBs performance?

We may never know.

BTW did you notice anyone else Terry failed to mention in his summary?

:p
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because everything is much safer now, the drivers are now more willing to take risks. My opinion is that Russell was quite aggressive here with his steering wheel movement that caused the crash. Hamilton is still trying to play mind games with Verstappen, the man must be really frustrated.

www.gpblog.com

Hamilton on Leclerc battle: "Different to what I experienced last year"

Lewis Hamilton managed to take a slight dig at Max Verstappen following the 2022 British Grand Prix. The seven-time World Champion engaged in a great battle with Charles Leclerc in the closing stages of the race similar to his fight with his 2021 rival last year. Hamilton was quick to praise...
www.gpblog.com www.gpblog.com

About the bashing? Lewis keeps the bashing itself alive :roflmao:
 
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ZuneGuy
THK84 said:
I'm sorry, I was always a fan on LH because he raced hard in his early career. But this is just a BS argument, judging MV on his early career, but LH on his late career.

Just the fact you bring the 'recent' Ocon incident as an example says enough.
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Okay, ummm didn't Verstappen have a golden opportunity last season to set a great quali lap at Saudi Arabia. Was that early in his career as well when he folded under the pressure and crashed into the wall. Lewis was under that same exact pressure at the 2018 Singapore Grand Prix when he put in what is considered the greatest quali lap ever seen. Lewis didn't let the pressure get to him. It's not what he does.
 
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