2026 British Grand Prix - Silverstone, July 03 - 05

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Just_a_fan
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Re: 2026 British Grand Prix - Silverstone, July 03 - 05

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Artur Craft wrote:
05 Jul 2026, 18:56
Just_a_fan wrote:
05 Jul 2026, 16:29
Have you seen the ticket prices? :shock: :lol:
Still, full house and all time record attendance, alledgely. So, BRDC and F1 and happy with this
I had a look and the only tickets left were in Landoland. S'funny but you'd think the reigning champion could fill a grandstand. :lol:
If you are more fortunate than others, build a larger table not a taller fence.

LM10
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Re: 2026 British Grand Prix - Silverstone, July 03 - 05

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Just_a_fan wrote:
05 Jul 2026, 16:29
LM10 wrote:
05 Jul 2026, 13:59
Just_a_fan wrote:
05 Jul 2026, 13:47

If the sun can get at the track surface for a couple of uninterrupted hours, it will be more like yesterday I'd guess.

It was almost cold this morning here about 9 miles away. Cold as in high teens rather than the high twenties we had yesterday (and which it's now climbing towards again).
9 miles away? Why aren’t you at the track?! :)
Have you seen the ticket prices? :shock: :lol:
Fair enough. :lol:
Sempre Forza Ferrari

Waz
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Re: 2026 British Grand Prix - Silverstone, July 03 - 05

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Just_a_fan wrote:
05 Jul 2026, 20:58
Artur Craft wrote:
05 Jul 2026, 18:56
Just_a_fan wrote:
05 Jul 2026, 16:29
Have you seen the ticket prices? :shock: :lol:
Still, full house and all time record attendance, alledgely. So, BRDC and F1 and happy with this
I had a look and the only tickets left were in Landoland. S'funny but you'd think the reigning champion could fill a grandstand. :lol:
The Landostand was extended this year. It's bloody huge

avada
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Re: 2026 British Grand Prix - Silverstone, July 03 - 05

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avantman wrote:
05 Jul 2026, 19:01
The decision was dictated entirely by the severity of the consequences—losing a podium and dropping out of the points. There can be little doubt that he’d have received a standard time penalty if it hadn’t had such a severe impact on the outcome.
It didn't bother them when they handed Sainz a 5 second penalty, in an identical scenario... He dropped to nowhere from 3-4 (I don't remember exactly)...

Luscion
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Re: 2026 British Grand Prix - Silverstone, July 03 - 05

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avantman wrote:
05 Jul 2026, 19:01
Artur Craft wrote:
05 Jul 2026, 18:56
Just_a_fan wrote:
05 Jul 2026, 16:29
Have you seen the ticket prices? :shock: :lol:
Still, full house and all time record attendance, alledgely. So, BRDC and F1 and happy with this
avantman wrote:
05 Jul 2026, 18:41

Who would’ve thought. There was also no penalty for Hamilton for touching rival car, whereas rule is clear.
They would never punish Ham, specially at Silverstone. Everybody remember about him getting away with it on 2021 (phony punishment allowing him to win despite what he has done) but there was a qualifying either 2015 or 2016 in which he outright blocked somebody and they did not take his pole as was dictated by the rules back then.

He was never getting punished here, above all because they want him on the tittle fight for commercial reasons
Yep, I bet even Lewis was shocked he wasn't penalized today. I saw his interview after the race and he knew it was a slam dunk, he was fully expecting to get a penalty and drop out of the points.
That said, I don’t think it was just because he was British. The decision was dictated entirely by the severity of the consequences—losing a podium and dropping out of the points. There can be little doubt that he’d have received a standard time penalty if it hadn’t had such a severe impact on the outcome.
He said apparently he overtook under yellows and didnt see it and that he's probably going to get a penalty because the fia always have to react. He didnt deserve a penalty anyways, when he approached hulk's car the lights on the panel were flashing blue, after hes down the road and already pass that car the lights on the steering wheel turn yellow to show yellow flag but the light panel ahead is still green and no yellow lights or flags after that

Gillian
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Re: 2026 British Grand Prix - Silverstone, July 03 - 05

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MB_Racer wrote:
05 Jul 2026, 19:08
Gillian wrote:
05 Jul 2026, 18:57
Terrible race, not because of lack of action (there was enough) but because I have no clue who was actually fast and who not. Race was a little better than sprint imo, but still yuck.
Kimi with the Mercedes was clearly the fastest and by a mile
Yeah he was driving with the correct software config for sure, I think his teammate was still driving with the beta spec and they gave Mclaren the alpha! I can't see any driver skill, just "wow nice deployment".

I mean you cant even brake a little later or drive curbs riskfree... you might upset the software! Or it might be your lucky day and something falls of your car or your rear wing just says Im out.

Managing is fine, but this is about preserving the car/tires, sticking to the predetermined lines/brake points etc to satisfy the software. It's lame, silly, boring and takes away the true skill. Hence my point: I don't know who is really fast.

Seanspeed
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Re: 2026 British Grand Prix - Silverstone, July 03 - 05

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Gillian wrote:
05 Jul 2026, 23:10
Hence my point: I don't know who is really fast.
It's weird how many people are still not understanding this, and judging drivers like it's any other season.