2016 British GP @ Silverstone

[BoldUlysses]

Here you go, gentlemen.

Can McLaren build on their strong result from the Austrian GP?
Will Manor score another point?
Continuing fallout from the Mercedes last-lap contact on Sunday?

Discuss.

[m3fuz]

Well, apparently Mercedes has given warnings that it's not above suspending drivers, so that's nice. McLaren is going to use two tokens for an upgrade, so that's nice too. Looking forward to a great weekend - Silverstone, Wimbledon, and Tour de France, not to mention just being outside the rest of the time.

[Alpine 318is]

Slipping

Drivers	Championship Points
Nico Rosberg	153
Lewis Hamilton	142
Sebastian Vettel	96
Kimi Raikkonen	96
Daniel Ricciardo	88
Max Verstappen	72
Valtteri Bottas	54
Sergio Perez	39
Felipe Massa	38
Romain Grosjean	28
Daniil Kvyat	22
Carlos Sainz	22
Nico Hulkenberg	20
Fernando Alonso	18
Jenson Button	13
Kevin Magnussen	6
Stoffel Vandoorne	1
Pascal Wehrlein	1
Jolyon Palmer	0
Marcus Ericsson	0
Felipe Nasr	0
Estaban Gutierrez	0
Ryo Haryanto	0

Constructors	Championship Points
Mercedes	295
Ferrari	192
RBR	168
Williams	92
Force India	59
Toro Rosso	36
Mclaren	32
Haas	2
Renault	6
Manor	1
Sauber	0

[sk8rat6587]

Well, apparently Mercedes has given warnings that it's not above suspending drivers, so that's nice. McLaren is going to use two tokens for an upgrade, so that's nice too. Looking forward to a great weekend - Silverstone, Wimbledon, and Tour de France, not to mention just being outside the rest of the time.

Euro final is on Sunday as well.

[m3fuz]

Euro final is on Sunday as well.

Forgot about that - less outdoor time then! I would've rather seen Germany play Portugal, but it should still be a good game.

[m3fuz]

I really am not a fan of the 5-place grid spot penalty for gearbox changes. That rule needs to go or the number of gearboxes available for use over the season needs to go up.

[Yonkers320is]

WTF!!! anytime a little rain is going to be started behind a Safety car?????

[RRocket]

Lol at Hamilton saying "the fans here are great, you don't hear a lot of boos here" and then they immediately proceed to boo Nico. F1 drivers are such tools.

[RRocket]

Interested to see what happens to Mercedes in terms of the radio communications.

David Hobbs said if the stewards don't do anything they are going to look like a load of chumps

[m3fuz]

Interested to see what happens to Mercedes in terms of the radio communications.

David Hobbs said if the stewards don't do anything they are going to look like a load of chumps

That was pretty funny. My guess is they dock him 10 seconds and Nico ends up in 3rd.

- - - Updated - - -

And the verdict is in:

http://www.autosport.com/news/report...o-rules-breach

They should have taken points from the Constructors title instead of Nico individually. Oh well - that's F1 for you.

[burninator]

Gahd that radio rule is so stupid.

"Let's penalize the drivers when the teams give them information about the car and strategy guidance, despite evolving the sport to the point that this information can and should be available to the driver."

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Lewis talking about Nico as if he isn't in the room before the podium ceremony is just about the level of class we've come to expect from the reigning World Champion. His booing fans exemplify that same class as well.

[RRocket]

That was pretty funny. My guess is they dock him 10 seconds and Nico ends up in 3rd. - - - Updated - - - And the verdict is in: http://www.autosport.com/news/report...o-rules-breach They should have taken points from the Constructors title instead of Nico individually. Oh well - that's F1 for you.

Agree should be constructor points taken away. Radio rule is stupid. F1 should be a team sport every lap of the race

Hammy is such a self indulged douche. The big ass sighs he was taking in the green room and leaning over the table with the camera right there was so obviously forced I wanted to puke.

[burninator]

Agree should be constructor points taken away. Radio rule is stupid. F1 should be a team sport every lap of the race

Hammy is such a self indulged douche. The big ass sighs he was taking in the green room and leaning over the table with the camera right there was so obviously forced I wanted to puke.

Definitely puke-worthy.

[MDGearhead]

Anyone catch what Alonso said over the radio half way through the race? Couldn't tell what he was complaining about.

[m3fuz]

Anyone catch what Alonso said over the radio half way through the race? Couldn't tell what he was complaining about.

Tire strategy, I believe. Everyone switched to mediums several laps before and he was still on inters.

[S14]

I thought it was a bit fake as well. All weekend he's was saying "our fans are the best, blah blah." I can't help but think about the Tiffosi fans at monza...

[BoldUlysses]

Please no:

http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/124...lverstone-test



I stomached the "proboscis noses" and the Ferrari platypus nose from 2014, but if all the teams have to run the "halo," I might actually have to recuse myself from F1. I'm not kidding.

[burninator]

Can Bernie just hurry up and croak already? I dunno if this is even his fault, but I'm gonna blame him anyway.

[BoldUlysses]

Compare the above RBR image to this:



Absolutely no driver protection. And tell me we've taken a step forward. The drivers are risking their lives and if it's not risky it's not worth watching. Geez.

[m3fuz]

Compare the above RBR image to this:



Absolutely no driver protection. And tell me we've taken a step forward. The drivers are risking their lives and if it's not risky it's not worth watching. Geez.

That's just a sexier car overall.

[hakentt]

You do not have the permission to show 1989-1994 car pictures here. Remember I am the only one stuck in the past.

2016 British GP was not a sold out event. About 100,000 seats were sold out of 140,000 capacity. Reason may be that cheapest ticket was $300. Today F1 is all "brand" all "hype" there is no value, there is no excitement. It is all about tire management.