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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Richard Wilks
Yamahco said:
Yeah, could be. For sure. I dont wanna argue with that. I also would think you are right. But we'll see (or not see) what Hamilton is doing in the rest of the season :thumbsup:
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I do agree with you that Schumacher was better than Hamilton. I was not a fan at all, but in driving talent, charisma, leadership and car control, Schumacher was just one cut above.
 
ZuneGuy
Hmmm. I wonder why Schumacher had to resort to massive cheating to win? I wonder why someone with such accolades was labeled a disgusting cheat by people, in and outside of motorsports? I wonder why his legacy is still tarnished because of his cheating ways? More to the point I wonder why some people are willing to raise and elevate Schumacher to such lofty heights even though he cheated every chance that he got throughout his career. Oh well I guess it's just one of those questions for the ages.
 
Durge Driven
Is not one of his 7 titles he did not deserve all being equal that could have easy been 9
Yes he ran into JV and lost a year for it ...punishment enough
As for Adelaide it was stupid for Damon to stick his nose in that corner well knowing what Schumacher would do
If you did same to Senna it would be same outcome
Winning Silverstone by ignoring penalty was genius
So many rules got changed because he could find ways to exploit them.
Tough break there
 
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Yamahco
Richard Wilks said:
I do agree with you that Schumacher was better than Hamilton. I was not a fan at all, but in driving talent, charisma, leadership and car control, Schumacher was just one cut above.
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Hey Richard! Thanks for your comment!

Yes most of the Germans also just like him that much because he had such an awesome car control and driving talent. At least many of the people that I know. So I totally agree with you! He for sure also did mistakes or got penatlties, yes ofc. No question.

But as I said. In my opinion Schumacher is the better driver. :) :thumbsup:
 
Richard Wilks
ZuneGuy said:
Hmmm. I wonder why Schumacher had to resort to massive cheating to win? I wonder why someone with such accolades was labeled a disgusting cheat by people, in and outside of motorsports? I wonder why his legacy is still tarnished because of his cheating ways? More to the point I wonder why some people are willing to raise and elevate Schumacher to such lofty heights even though he cheated every chance that he got throughout his career. Oh well I guess it's just one of those questions for the ages.
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Many drivers have questionable moves or actions. Hamilton lied to stewards and crashed into almost every driver he had a rivalry with. So i think he is not as clean as some other world champions, like Button or Raikkonen.

Still separating that from the driver, and focusing on the qualities of a champion, schumacher was better imo. That's why people elevate him to such "lofty heights".

Still i dont think Schumacher was the "best ever", but thats because there is no such thing.
 
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Damage Inc
Richard Wilks said:
Does he also speaks to you in your dreams? Maybe from a cross? Did he gave you some set of rules on some boards for you to spread the message? :roflmao:

Take it easy, he is just another driver. Valentino Rossi was much much bigger than him, and since he retired, he is news for his other racing endeavours, but the motoGP paddock is not talking about him on a daily basis, even if he has riders of his academy and his team on the series. And no, don't even dare saying Lewis is/was bigger than Rossi was, i was never a fan, but the guy had clout and fans that Lewis can only dream of.
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Not only that Rossi got and STILL gets (despite being retired) more hate than Lewis and derogatory comments. I'm in a FB discussion now and it's all "tossi" and "yellow turd". Iz it coz ee iz bLack? ;)
 
ZuneGuy
Richard Wilks said:
Many drivers have questionable moves or actions. Hamilton lied to stewards and crashed into almost every driver he had a rivalry with. So i think he is not as clean as some other world champions, like Button or Raikkonen.

Still separating that from the driver, and focusing on the qualities of a champion, schumacher was better imo. That's why people elevate him to such "lofty heights".

Still i dont think Schumacher was the "best ever", but thats because there is no such thing.
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Oh stop stop stop stop! Schumacher didn't perform "questionable moves or actions" (ain't that a bunch of bull) he was an outright cheater. Volumes could be written about the disgusting pathetic things that he did on track. You could comb through books, magazines, videos, and interviews to bring together a great documentary on the subject. The man was an egregious cheater, and it makes me wonder is why he did it, why he cheated all the time, and I could only come to one inevitable answer - FEAR.

Schumacher feared other drivers talent because he was never sure that his was good enough, otherwise why would he cheat time and time again?

Senna cheated also, but at least he admitted to purposefully driving into Prost, and publicly to, which must have been a tough thing to do. But Schumacher had no moral compass in these situations because he did it again and again. People in and outside of the sport had had enough of him.

You can not try to spin this into making Lewis as a cheater because he is not. Every driver who has competed against him has said that he is a fair driver, Button, Leclerc, and others all say that he is a clean driver, and some say that he is the greatest driver because he won by being clean on track.

You see, the few small skirmishes that Hamilton has had doesn't matter. What matters is how he is perceived overall, and that is where Schumacher and Senna have fallen short. No one is saying that they were not talented drivers, but what choices did they make to get success, and how are they remembered today - not all good. Unless you are a person who condones cheating of course.
 
Kenny Paton
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azaralamouri said:
What? Are you sure you mean this "Staff Premium" @Kenny Paton for real?
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Yes I did, I remember you accused me and Race Department of prejudice for deleting a post of yours in another F1 thread then doubled down in further posts.
So yes that played a part in my reply because I resent the accusation both to myself and RD.
Remember if you feel that I'm wrong you can use the contact us button and senior staff will investigate.
 
RedBull48
I fail to understand how race threads always seem to devolve into driver bashing or goat discussions. Why can't we all take this last weekend for what it was. A great race with some of the best wheel to wheel racing in F1 for years. Sure everyone is entitled to their own opinion but it seems these things get too personal at the end of the day.
 
paracletus
It's ridiculous, every time.
Sorry to new members coming here to see these threads thinking there'd be a discussion about the race, it's quite embarrassing for a dedicated racing forum to be honest.
 
Kenny Paton
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RedBull48 said:
I fail to understand how race threads always seem to devolve into driver bashing or goat discussions
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paracletus said:
It's ridiculous, every time.
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I agree completely, and if you go back over previous years it's been the same. People are passionate about the sport and support drivers and manufacturers, so this all to often leads to heated discussions.
Internet forums do not lend themselves to nuanced debate and it's not helped sometimes by the language barrier.
However exercising some restraint and respecting others opinions
can go a long way to helping the discussion stay meaningful.
 
Damage Inc
Kenny Paton said:
I agree completely, and if you go back over previous years it's been the same. People are passionate about the sport and support drivers and manufacturers, so this all to often leads to heated discussions.
Internet forums do not lend themselves to nuanced debate and it's not helped sometimes by the language barrier.
However exercising some restraint and respecting others opinions
can go a long way to helping the discussion stay meaningful.
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Before social media people argued in pubs! Although that could get spicier than name calling! :)
 
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Richard Wilks
ZuneGuy said:
Oh stop stop stop stop! Schumacher didn't perform "questionable moves or actions" (ain't that a bunch of bull) he was an outright cheater. Volumes could be written about the disgusting pathetic things that he did on track. You could comb through books, magazines, videos, and interviews to bring together a great documentary on the subject. The man was an egregious cheater, and it makes me wonder is why he did it, why he cheated all the time, and I could only come to one inevitable answer - FEAR.

Schumacher feared other drivers talent because he was never sure that his was good enough, otherwise why would he cheat time and time again?

Senna cheated also, but at least he admitted to purposefully driving into Prost, and publicly to, which must have been a tough thing to do. But Schumacher had no moral compass in these situations because he did it again and again. People in and outside of the sport had had enough of him.

You can not try to spin this into making Lewis as a cheater because he is not. Every driver who has competed against him has said that he is a fair driver, Button, Leclerc, and others all say that he is a clean driver, and some say that he is the greatest driver because he won by being clean on track.

You see, the few small skirmishes that Hamilton has had doesn't matter. What matters is how he is perceived overall, and that is where Schumacher and Senna have fallen short. No one is saying that they were not talented drivers, but what choices did they make to get success, and how are they remembered today - not all good. Unless you are a person who condones cheating of course.
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He is still a better F1 driver than Hamilton imo, or should i say, the english pitbull, because he kept ramming Massa, must have been the red in the car! I am sure he thinks he is very clean, as does Max, as does Rosberg :roflmao:
 
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ZuneGuy
Richard Wilks said:
He is still a better F1 driver than Hamilton imo, or should i say, the english pitbull, because he kept ramming Massa, must have been the red in the car! I am sure he thinks he is very clean, as does Max, as does Rosberg :roflmao:
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That is your opinion as you said and that is perfectly fine. I thought that Schumi was a great driver as well before Jerez '97 but after that my opinion of him changed.

Now, overall perception is what counts, and the overall, all-embracing, very pervasive, widespread opinion of Lewis is that he has been a very fair and clean driver. Having said that, l do know that all drivers have done their dirt at some point in their careers - all drivers, and Lewis is no exception, but it is the overall opinion that matters in the end.
 
BP
Let's all define and come to a universal agreement on what makes a driver "better" and then we can put this to rest. Easy peasy, right? :roflmao:

Obviously won't happen, so all this "who's better than whom" is just circular arguments that will never end simply because it's just circular arguments that will never end simply because it's just circular arguments that will never end simply because it's... :roflmao:

Anyways, next round starts today...let's keep it to racing and tech/development talk when the Austrian GP thread goes up please.

(Here's a sneak peek though: Muzikant and I are gonna actually agree on something this week! :D)
 
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Damage Inc
BP said:
Let's all define and come to a universal agreement on what makes a driver "better" and then we can put this to rest. Easy peasy, right? :roflmao:

Obviously won't happen, so all this "who's better than whom" is just circular arguments that will never end simply because it's just circular arguments that will never end simply because it's just circular arguments that will never end simply because it's... :roflmao:

Anyways, next round starts today...let's keep it to racing and tech/development talk when the Austrian GP thread goes up please.

(Here's a sneak peek though: Muzikant and I are gonna actually agree on something this week! :D)
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Yup the "who's better than whom" is the trigger for literally EVERY sporting argument in the world. It's all part of sport though....the banter, the ribbing...ok it occasionally goes too far with a tiny minority, but we shouldn't end the debate because of those plonkers. :)

All the talk above of Lewis, Senna, Schumacher.......nah Surtees is the best, only 2 and 4 wheeled champ at highest level and only person to race the Green Hell AND the Mountain (AFAIK).
 
BP
Damage Inc said:
All the talk above of Lewis, Senna, Schumacher.......nah Surtees is the best, only 2 and 4 wheeled champ at highest level and only person to race the Green Hell AND the Mountain (AFAIK).
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Nuh uh! :roflmao:
In my opinion the best driver was Jim Clark.

Considering his age and the fact that he had more wins than anyone at his time of death puts him in contention certainly...but what seals the deal for me:
  1. He did all of that while being CLEAN. AFAIK I haven't heard any reports of Clark making dirty moves on anyone...he beat them all by being purely fast and nothing else.
  2. He has the highest win ratio of any driver that did a full F1 season (34.72%)...that's basically 1 in every 3 races. Of course you're gonna say "wait that's not true, Fangio and Ascari won more (Fangio at 47.06% basically puts him at winning 1 in every 2 races)"...that brings me to point #3...
  3. He was loyal to one team his entire F1 career. All the other names thrown out there hopped around from team to team to the best car (or who they thought would be the best), often jumping ship even mid-season just to have that winning car (which is what disqualifies Fangio as being the best IMO)...Jim started F1 with Lotus and would have done 9 complete seasons had he survived, regardless of their competitiveness (and probably won the 68' championship with that Lotus 49)
 
Damage Inc
BP said:
Nuh uh! :roflmao:
In my opinion the best driver was Jim Clark.

Considering his age and the fact that he had more wins than anyone at his time of death puts him in contention certainly...but what seals the deal for me:
  1. He did all of that while being CLEAN. AFAIK I haven't heard any reports of Clark making dirty moves on anyone...he beat them all by being purely fast and nothing else.
  2. He has the highest win ratio of any driver that did a full F1 season (34.72%)...that's basically 1 in every 3 races. Of course you're gonna say "wait that's not true, Fangio and Ascari won more (Fangio at 47.06% basically puts him at winning 1 in every 2 races)"...that brings me to point #3...
  3. He was loyal to one team his entire F1 career. All the other names thrown out there hopped around from team to team to the best car (or who they thought would be the best), often jumping ship even mid-season just to have that winning car (which is what disqualifies Fangio as being the best IMO)...Jim started F1 with Lotus and would have done 9 complete seasons had he survived, regardless of their competitiveness (and probably won the 68' championship with that Lotus 49)
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Surtees was clean too. ;) Won more races than Clark on 2 wheels ;) Obviously moved from Bikes to cars so no loyalty bonus......I'm a biker so biased! :)

In all seriousness, such a shame Clark died, horrible era for driver survival. :(
 
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In those days a driver was clean or or he was dead. Things changed later on with safety improvements. That doesn't make Clark less great, he was known to be a gentleman out of the track too.
 

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