GP3 - Great Britain - Qualifying - RESULTS

GP3 - GREAT BRITAIN - QUALIFYING - RESULTS

1. Anthoine Hubert / ART Grand Prix / France

2. Nikita Mazepin / ART Grand Prix / Russia

3. Giuliano Alesi / Trident / France

4. Callum Ilott / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain

5. Ryan Tveter / Trident / USA

6. Alessio Lorandi / Trident / Italy

7. Dorian Boccolacci / MP Motorsport / France

8. Jake Hughes / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain

9. Leonardo Pulcini / Campos Racing / Italy

10. Simo Laaksonen / Campos Racing / Finland

11. Pedro Piquet / Trident / Brazil

12. Diego Menchaca / Campos Racing / Mexico

13. Joey Mawson / Arden International / Australia

14. Julien Falchero / Arden International / France

15. Juan Manuel Correa / Jenzer Motorsport / USA

16. David Beckmann / Jenzer Motorsport / Germany

17. Tatiana Calderon / Jenzer Motorsport / Columbia

18. Devlin DeFrancesco / MP Motorsport / Canada

19. Niko Kari / MP Motorsport / Finland

20. Gabriel Aubry / Arden International / France

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GP3 - Great Britain - Free Practice - TIMES

GP3 - GREAT BRITAIN - FREE PRACTICE - TIMES

1. Giuliano Alesi - 1:46.492 / Trident / France

2. Niko Kari - 1:46.601 / MP Motorsport / Finland

3. Dorian Boccolacci - 1:46.650 / MP Motorsport / France

4. Joey Mawson - 1:46.839 / Arden International / Australia

5. Alessio Lorandi - 1:46.933 / Trident / Italy

6. Leonardo Pulcini - 1:46.951 / Campos Racing / Italy

7. David Beckmann - 1:46.956 / Jenzer Motorsport / Germany

8. Pedro Piquet - 1:47.356 / Trident / Brazil

9. Julien Falchero - 1:47.361 / Arden International / France

10. Diego Menchaca - 1:47.443 / Campos Racing / Mexico

11. Gabriel Aubry - 1:47.450 / Arden International / France

12. Callum Ilott - 1:47.485 / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain

13. Nikita Mazepin - 1:47.567 / ART Grand Prix / Russia

14. Devlin DeFrancesco - 1:47.583 / MP Motorsport / Canada

15. Simo Laaksonen - 1:47.598 / Campos Racing / Finland

16. Ryan Tveter - 1:47.719 / Trident / USA

17. Anthoine Hubert - 1:47.788 / ART Grand Prix / France

18. Tatiana Calderon - 1:47.841 / Jenzer Motorsport / Columbia

19. Juan Manuel Correa - 1:48.025 / Jenzer Motorsport / USA

20. Jake Hughes - 1:48.099 / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain

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Silverstone Confirms Activation of Break Clause

SILVERSTONE CONFIRMS ACTIVATION OF BREAK CLAUSE

    The British Grand Prix may move to a new venue after 2019 if Silverstone’s owners cannot negotiate a new deal with Formula 1 owners Liberty Media.

    Silverstone has been the home of the British GP since 1987, and had been under contract to host the event until 2026. But the British Racing Drivers’ Club has triggered a break clause in the contact with Liberty, citing rising costs as the reason.

    A 5% escalator fee means the cost of hosting the GP rises every year. In 2010, the BRDC paid £11.5 million. By 2026, the cost would be £25 million, meaning a guaranteed financial loss for the circuit.

    “This decision has been taken because it is not financially viable for us to deliver the British Grand Prix under the terms of our current contract,” said BRDC chairman John Grant.

    “We sustained losses of £2.8m in 2015 and £4.8m in 2016, and we expect to lose a similar amount this year."

    “We have reached the tipping point where we can no longer let our passion for the sport rule our heads."

    “It would not only risk the very future of Silverstone and the BRDC, but also the British motorsport community that depends on us.”

    The BRDC now hopes to arrange a new deal to host the grand prix beyond 2019, but at a more affordable price.

    The F1 group, which is responsible for the promotion of events and owned by Liberty, has also said it wants to work with the circuit owners to arrange a new deal, but hit out at the BRDC for triggering the clause the week off the 2017 GP.

    “The week leading up to the British Grand Prix should be a week of great celebration for F1 and Silverstone,” it said in a statement.

    “We deeply regret that Silverstone has chosen instead to use this week to posture and position themselves and invoke a break clause that will take effect in three years’ time.”

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British GP: Race - Re-Cap & Results

BRITISH GP - RACE - RE-CAP & RESULTS

    Lewis Hamilton took a dominant victory at Silverstone whilst Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen suffered tyre failures late in the race.

    Hamilton led from lights to flag to take his fourth win of the season and fourth consecutive British GP victory. He was challenged at the start of the race by Kimi Raikkonen, who started second, but defended well and was able to keep the Finn behind.

    After an early safety car to recover the stranded Toro Rosso Carlos Sainz after he was hit by Daniil Kvyat, Hamilton was able to pull away from Raikkonen, building up enough of a lead to pit and emerge in first. He finished more than 14 seconds ahead of second place.

    Championship rival Sebastian Vettel spent the opening part of the race struggling to pass the Red Bull of Max Verstappen. Vettel tried a move up the inside at Stowe, pulling alongside Verstappen. The pair pushed one another hard, both complaining about the other’s driving standings, but Verstappen managed to stay ahead.

    Vettel was only able to pass Verstappen in the pits, where Verstappen suffered a slow stop and exited behind the Ferrari.

    Running second and third in the final stages of the race, Ferrari looked set for a double podium, but both drivers suffered punctures in the closing laps. Raikkonen dropped to third, behind Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas, who had started ninth. Vettel had further to drive on his deflated tyre, and finished seventh, behind Nico Hulkenberg.

    Verstappen took fourth, ahead of Daniel Ricciardo, who climbed from 19th on the grid after a turbo failure in qualifying.

    The Force India duo of Esteban Ocon and Sergio Perez took eighth and ninth. The pair spent the majority of the race battling one another and Nico Hulkenberg, but were able to keep it clean and avoid contact. The double points finish, takes them to more than 50 points clear of Williams.

    Felipe Massa rounded off the top 10, whilst team-mate Lance Stroll took 16th.

    Stoffel Vandoorne finished just outside the points. Having made it into the final qualifying session, he lost out to Ricciardo, Bottas, and Massa.

    Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean took 12th and 13th, ahead of Marcus Ericsson and Daniil Kvyat, who was handed a drive through penalty for the collision with Sainz.

    Pascal Wehrlein in 17th was the final finisher.

    Fernando Alonso retired just after the half way stage with a fuel pressure drop, and Jolyon Palmer failed to make it to the grid.

RESULTS:

1. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain / + 25 Points
2. Valtteri Bottas / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland / + 18 Points
3. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland / + 15 Points
4. Max Verstappen / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands / +12 Points
5. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Australia / + 10 Points
6. Nico Hulkenberg / Renault-Renault / Germany / + 8 Points
7. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany / + 6 Points
8. Esteban Ocon / Force India-Mercedes / France / + 4 Points
9. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico / + 2 Points
10. Felipe Massa / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil / + 1 Point
11. Stoffel Vandoorne / McLaren-Honda / Belgium
12. Kevin Magnussen / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark
13. Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France
14. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden
15. Daniil Kvyat / Toro Rosso-Renault / Russia
16. Lance Stroll / Williams-Mercedes / Canada /
17. Pascal Wehrlein / Sauber-Ferrari / Germany

RETIRED - Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Honda / Spain / Fuel Pump
RETIRED - Carlos Sainz / Toro Rosso-Renault / Spain / Collision

DID NOT START - Jolyon Palmer / Renault-Renault / Great Britain / Hydraulics

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Formula 2 - GREAT BRITAIN - Sprint Race - Results

FORMULA 2 - SPRINT RACE - RESULTS - GREAT BRITAIN

1. Nicholas Latifi / DAMS / Canada / + 15 Points

2. Luca Ghiotto / RUSSIAN TIME / Italy / + 12 Points

3. Artem Markelov / RUSSIAN TIME / Russia / + 10 Points

4. Sergio Canamasas / Rapax / Spain / + 8 Points*

5. Charles Leclerc / PREMA Racing / Monaco / + 6 Points + 2 Points (FL)

6. Norman Nato / Pertamina Arden / France / + 4 Points

7. Nyck de Vries / Rapax / Netherlands / + 2 Points

8. Nobuharu Matsushita / ART Grand Prix / Japan / + 1 Point

9. Gustav Malja / Racing Engineering / Sweden

10. Alexander Albon / ART Grand Prix / Thailand

11. Robert Visoiu / Campos Racing / Romania

12. Antonio Fuoco / PREMA Racing / Italy

13. Louis Deletraz / Racing Engineering / Switzerland

14. Callum Ilott / Trident / Great Britain**

15. Sergio Sette Camara / MP Motorsport / Brazil

16. Sean Gelael / Pertamina Arden / Indonesia 

17. Oliver Rowland / DAMS / Great Britain***

18. Nabil Jeffri / Trident / Malaysia

RETIRED - Ralph Boschung / Campos Racing / Switzerland / Crash

RETIRED - Jordan King / MP Motorsport / Great Britain / Car Damage

* - Notes Canamasas is driving for Rapax during the British GP Weekend

** - Notes Ilott is driving for Trident during the British GP Weekend

*** - Notes Rowland originally finished 4th but was given a 5-Second-Time-Penalty for forcing Markelov off of the track and an additional 20-Second-Time-Penalty for impeding other drivers during the race re-start that followed after the safety car period.

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GP3 - GREAT BRITAIN - Sprint Race - Results

GP3 - SPRINT RACE - RESULTS - GREAT BRITAIN

1. Giuliano Alesi / Trident / France / + 15 Points

2. Jack Aitken / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain / + 12 Points

3. Niko Kari / Arden International / Finland / + 10 Points

4. George Russell / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain / + 8 Points + 2 Points (FL)

5. Arjun Maini / Jenzer Motorsport / India / + 6 Points

6. Alessio Lorandi / Jenzer Motorsport / Italy / + 4 Points

7. Kevin Joerg / Trident / Switzerland / + 2 Points

8. Anthoine Hubert / ART Grand Prix / France / + 1 Point

9. Santino Ferrucci / DAMS / USA

10. Marcos Siebert / Campos Racing / Argentina

11. Raoul Hyman / Campos Racing / South Africa

12. Leonardo Pulcini / Arden International / Italy

13. Ryan Tveter / Trident / USA

14. Bruno Baptista / DAMS / Brazil

15. Tatiana Calderon / DAMS / Columbia

16. Nirei Fukuzumi / ART Grand Prix / Japan

RETIRED - Steijn Schothorst / Arden International / Netherlands / Collision

RETIRED - Julien Falchero / Campos Racing / France / Collision

DID NOT START - Dorian Boccolacci / Trident / France / Mechanical Failure

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GP3 - GREAT BRITAIN - Free Practice - Times

GP3 - FREE PRACTICE - TIMES - GREAT BRITAIN

1. George Russell - 1:46.738 / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain

2. Nirei Fukuzumi - 1:47.099 / ART Grand Prix / Japan

3. Jack Aitken - 1:47.334 / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain

4. Anthoine Hubert - 1:47.377 / ART Grand Prix / France

5. Leonardo Pulcini - 1:47.523 / Arden International / Italy

6. Niko Kari - 1:47.556 / Arden International / Finland

7. Steijn Schothorst - 1:48.054 / Arden International / Netherlands

8. Giuliano Alesi - 1:48.193 / Trident / France

9. Julien Falchero - 1:48.372 / Campos Racing / France

10. Santino Ferrucci - 1:48.378 / DAMS / USA

11. Dorian Boccolacci - 1:48.490 / Trident / France

12. Arjun Maini - 1:48.697 / Jenzer Motorsport / India

13. Marcos Siebert - 1:48.749 / Campos Racing / Argentina

14. Tatiana Calderon - 1:48.827 / DAMS / Columbia

15. Kevin Joerg - 1:48.992 / Trident / Switzerland

16. Ryan Tveter - 1:49.074 / Trident / USA

17. Alessio Lorandi - 1:49.366 / Jenzer Motorsport / Italy

18. Raoul Hyman - 1:49.455 / Campos Racing / South Africa

19. Bruno Baptista - 1:50.004 / DAMS / Brazil

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British GP: Circuit Preview

BRITISH GP - CIRCUIT PREVIEW + 2016 STATS

Name: Silverstone Circuit

Location: Silverstone, Northamptonshire & Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Opened: March 20th, 1943

Length: 3.661 Miles

Capacity: 150,000

Runs: Clockwise

Turns: 18

Race Laps: 52

2016 STATS

Pole Position: Lewis Hamilton

1st Place: Lewis Hamilton

2nd Place: Max Verstappen

3rd Place: Nico Rosberg

Retirements: Pascal Wehrlein (Spin), Marcus Ericsson (Power Unit), Romain Grosjean (Transmission), Rio Haryanto (Spin), Jolyon Palmer (Gearbox) & Kevin Magnussen (Gearbox - QAF)

QAF - Notes Magnussen had completed 90% of the race distance and despite retirement, was still qualified as finishing the race.

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British GP: Track Schedule

BRITISH GP - TRACK SCHEDULE

July 13th / Thursday

15:00 - Drivers Press Conference (Located in the Press Room)

15:15 - 16:15 - Pit-Lane Walk - Prize Winners Only (3-Day-Ticket-Holders)

16:30 - 17:30 - Pit-Lane Walk - Prize Winners Only (3-Day-Ticket-Holders)

17:30 - 18:30 - Pit-Lane Walk - Prize Winners Only (3-Day-Ticket-Holders)

18:00 - 18:30 - Track Tour (F1 Experiences) (F1 Experience Guests Only)

18:00 - 18:45 - Track Activity - Fan Engagement

18:30 - 19:00 - Pit-Lane Walk (F1 Experiences) (F1 Experience Guests Only)

July 14th / Friday

07:45 - 08:45 - Paddock Club Pit-Lane Walk

09:00 - 10:30 - Free Practice #1

11:25 - 12:45 - Paddock Club Pit-Lane Walk

11:30 - 12:00 - Paddock Club Track Tour

12:10 - 12:20 - Renault 40th Anniversary Parade

13:00 - 14:30 - Free Practice #2

14:40 - 14:55 - F1 2-Seater (4x)

15:00 - 16:00 - Press Conference (Located in the Press Room)

18:00 - 18:45 - Santander Bike Ride

July 15th / Saturday

07:30 - 08:15 - Team Pit-Stop Practice

07:30 - 08:35 - Paddock Club Pit-Lane Walk

07:45 - 08:15 - Paddock Club Truck Tour

10:00 - 11:00 - Free Practice #3

11:35 - 12:45 - Paddock Club Pit-Lane Walk

11:50 - 12:20 - Paddock Club Truck Tour

12:10 - 12:30 - Tigers Parachute Display Team (TBC)

13:00 - 14:00 - Qualifying

17:40 - 17:45 - Williams & Renault 40th Anniversary Parade

17:30 - 18:15 - Drivers Fan Forum

18:00 - 18:30 - Formula Student Demonstration

July 16th / Sunday

11:15 - 12:05 - Paddock Club Pit-Lane Walk

11:20 - 11:50 - Paddock Club Truck Tour

11:30 - Drivers Track Parade

12:00 - 12:05 - Williams & Renault 40th Anniversary Parade

12:10 - 12:20 - Starting Grid Presentation

12:20 - The Red Arrows (TBC)

12:46 - National Anthem

12:47 - The Red Arrows Flyby (TBC)

13:00 - 15:00 - Race

(Subject to change)

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British GP: Circuit Preview

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As another F1 weekend is upon us, it's time to take a peek at the next circuit & a quick look-back at the 2014 British Grand Prix.

"Silverstone Circuit" is located in Silverstone, Northamptonshire & Buckinghamshire, England in the United Kingdom. It's one of the circuits with a larger capacity, which is around 150,000. The circuit opened in 1948 and also held its first GP that year.

There have been a handful of different versions of the circuit but the current one is 3.661 miles in length and has 18 turns. The circuit runs Clockwise & the F1 race will consist of 52 laps. A usual F1 weekend at Silverstone almost always has 1 day of rain & last year it was Qualifying Saturday.

Nico Rosberg grabbed Pole Position last year but retired during the race, allowing Lewis Hamilton to grab a home-race win, with Valtteri Bottas finishing in 2nd and Daniel Ricciardo finishing in 3rd.

Retirements included: Kimi Raikkonen (Accident), Felipe Massa (Collision), Esteban Gutierrez (Collision), Marcus Ericsson (Suspension Failure), Nico Rosberg (Gearbox) & Pastor Maldonado (Qualified as finished - Retired during race with Exhaust issue)

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