Filed on Austrian Grand Prix, Formula 1 is already moving towards Silverstone, the second stage of this first back to back of a July full of races – 4 out of 5 weekends. The English circuit is an institution in motorsport, it has created some of F1's most historic and memorable records and races. An important stage, which will be even more so given the fight for second place in the constructors' championship, which sees three teams engaged: Mercedes, currently in the lead, Aston Martin and Ferrari. The Maranello team was able to take advantage of two races on friendly circuits, in Canada and Austria to recover. The podium of Charles Leclerc in Austria has given a lot of confidence to the team which hopes to have an even wider margin for growth thanks to these updates.
But the real litmus test for the SF-23 evo will come in these next races, at Silverstone, Hungary and Spa. Important updates are also planned for this week in Ferrari who won victory here with Carlos Sainz last year. At Mercedes, which missed out on the podium in Austria, the much-rumored updates are expected in the home round for the two drivers, Hamilton and Russell.
This week the program will return to the classic one, i.e. with three rounds of free practice, qualifying and the race on Sunday. So let's see the weekend times.
Increase security
The British GP is one of the biggest sporting events of the year. The last edition was one of the most controversial, starting with the terrible accident in Zhou. Not to mention the protests from environmentalists who invaded the track - in one of the fastest points of the circuit, Wellington Straight - once the race had started. Even if the climate is already quite warm, also considering the concomitance with another important event, namely the Wimbledon tournament, for this year the organization announces that it has worked on the issue of safety in order to discourage the Just protestors Stop Oil.
All appointments live on Sky
The tenth round of the Championship will be held in Northamptonshire, on the 5.891 km long Silverstone Circuit. The drivers will be asked to complete 52 laps, including iconic corners such as Copse, Maggots and Becketts. The circuit is one of the most technical in the world championship, high speed, and requires a high aerodynamic load.
For this weekend the live broadcast will be visible on the channel Sky Sports F1 (207), Sky Sports One, Sky Sports 4K and streaming up NOW as well as in deferred su TV8. Here are the session times.
Friday July 7th
13pm-30pm F14 Free Practice 30
17pm-00pm F18 Free Practice 00
Saturday 8th July
12pm F30 Free Practice 1
16pm F00 Qualifying (delayed on TV1 at 8pm)
Sunday July 9th
16pm F00 British Grand Prix (delayed on TV1 at 8pm)
