Archived the weekend in Austria it's time to head to the final stage of this hat-trick: Silverstone. Let's see the schedules for the Silverstone GP weekend, in which the traditional format returns with three free practice sessions followed by qualifying and the race.
McLaren with the poisonous tooth after Austria
In Austria the fight between McLaren and Red Bull has become more physical, bringing back memories of the old clashes between Hamilton and Verstappen in 2021. Norris and Verstappen, after chasing each other for the entire weekend, gave life to an exciting duel which ended in a daring way with a contact that caused a puncture for both. If Verstappen managed to return to the pits and restart, finishing in fifth position, complete with a 10-second penalty for Lando, things went decidedly worse. The Englishman had to withdraw, losing very precious points from a world championship perspective. The disappointment is great, both on the McLaren side who could have aspired to a victory, and on the Red Bull side who are in great difficulty in the race. Max's errors are the result of the team's errors, of the RB20's performances.
McLaren therefore arrives at Silverstone, home race for both the team and Norris with a bad tooth but with all it takes to win.
Mercedes in an excellent moment, Ferrari in trouble
In Austria George Russell led Mercedes to their first victory of the season, the second since the return of ground effect single-seaters. Despite still being far from Red Bull and McLaren, Mercedes is still there, increasingly close to the best. The three podiums in a row prove it. Different story for Ferrari, in great difficulty after the introduction of the updates planned for Silverstone, brought forward to the Spanish GP. Carlos Sainz's podium compensates for Charles Leclerc's eleventh place but the Red team is still far from ideal performances. The traditional format will return to Silverstone and this could help the team understand the weekend better.
F1, the Silverstone GP weekend times live on Sky and NOW
Last appointment of the first triple header of the season. We return to England on the historic Silverstone track, home stage for several teams and drivers. On-track action will begin on Friday with the first two free practice sessions, followed by qualifying and the race. The minor categories, F2 and F3, will once again be on the track. All sessions will be live on sky sports f1, and NOW. The deferred broadcast for both qualifying and the race returns to TV8.
- Friday 5 July:
13pm – Free Practice 30
17pm – Free Practice 00 - Saturday July 6:
12pm – Free Practice 30
16pm – Qualifying (delayed on TV00 to 8pm) - Sunday July 7:
16pm – Race (delayed on TV00 at 8pm)
