I hope you all enjoyed the British GP yesterday! Before we get into the re-cap, I'd like to remind you all that we will be bringing you LIVE commentary for the In-Season test on Tuesday and Wednesday as well as bringing you the line-up & schedule. The commentary will be done on our twitter @F1Insider78 - So make sure you're following us.
Re-Cap:
The race started out with a bang, when all 22 cars headed down the straight. There was instant problems when Vergne hit Sergio Perez, sending him sideways down the circuit. In the back, there was more drama when Kimi found himself on the run-off path after the turn. He tried to re-join the track, but after his rear tyre clipped the curb, he spun into one barrier, before bouncing across the track into another barrier. During this, Kobayashi clipped the nose of his Caterham on Kimi's car, while Felipe Massa swerved to avoid the Ferrari, he ended up with so much damage to his car that he had to retire. The race was then red-flagged, only 1 lap in.
While under the Red Flag, Max Chilton was penalised for heading into Pit-Lane under the flag. He was given a 5-Second-Drive-Through-Penalty. Alonso was given the same penalty after the stewards found that he'd rolled over his starting line during the Original race start.
Kimi raikkonen was taken to the hospital for checks after he slowly emerged from his mangled Ferrari, limping and touching his knee. Just to update everyone, Kimi is okay, nothing was broken but he suffered from some bruising and such, but he will be ready in time for Germany.
Later on in the race, Esteban Gutierrez and Pastor Maldonado ended up in another collision. Thankfully, no one was hurt, but Maldonado caught air after the two bumped wheels in a tight corner and Esteban's car had to be retired due to damage. The blame was placed on Esteban and he recieved a 3-Place-Grid-Penalty for the upcoming German GP. Maldonado ended up retiring from the race due to a broken Exhaust.
Nico Rosberg's podium and points streak ended when he had a major Gearbox issue, causing him to get stuck in 6th gear. There was nothing he could do to fix the problem, so he had to pull the car over and retire from the race. Marcus Ericsson also ended up retiring due to broken Suspension that caused sparks to fly under his car before he pulled the Caterham into the pits.
Lewis Hamilon brought home the win with another surprise podium for Valtteri Bottas, who this time finished Second. Daniel Ricciardo completed the podium in Third.
Another strong performance awarded Force India more points. Sergio, who started 7th and got knocked around by Vergne, ended up finishing in 11th after having to catch up from 19th. Props to Sergio and Nico for another outstanding performance.
Here are the final results from the 2014 British GP.
RACE RESULTS:
1. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain / + 25 Points
2. Valtteri Bottas / Williams-Mercedes / Finland / + 18 Points
3. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull-Renault / Australia / + 15 Points
4. Jenson Button / McLaren-Mercedes / Great Britain / + 12 Points
5. Sebastian Vettel / Red Bull-Renault / Germany / + 10 Points
6. Fernando Alonso / Ferrari-Ferrari / Spain / + 8 Points
7. Kevin Magnussen / McLaren-Mercedes / Denmark / + 6 Points
8. Nico Hulkenberg / Force India-Mercedes / Germany / + 4 Points
9. Daniil Kvyat / Toro Rosso-Renault / Russia / + 2 Points
10. Jean-Eric Vergne / Toro Rosso-Renault / France / + 1 Point
11. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico
12. Romain Grosjean / Lotus-Renault / France
13. Adrian Sutil / Sauber-Ferrari / Germany
14. Jules Bianchi / Marussia-Ferrari / France
15. Kamui Kobayashi / Caterham-Renault / Japan
16. Max Chilton / Marussia-Ferrari / Great Britain
17. Pastor Maldonado / Lotus-Renault / Venezuela / Qualified as finishing over 90% - Exhaust Failure
RETIRED
Nico Rosberg / Mercedes-Mercedes / Germany / Gearbox Failure
Marcus Ericsson / Caterham-Renault / Sweden / Suspension Failure
Esteban Gutierrez / Sauber-Ferrari / Mexico / Damage
Felipe Massa / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil / Damage
Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrar-Ferrari / Finland / Damage
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