Hi there and welcome to GPblog’s dwell protection of the British Grand Prix Dash race. Keep tuned as we convey you each replace because the motion unfolds from Silverstone.
It’s the fourth Dash weekend of what’s quickly turning into a pulsating 2026 season. The championship pendulum has continued to swing, significantly for the reason that Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona, and this weekend it seems to have tilted in ‘s favour, with dominating each session thus far.
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The in entrance of his dwelling crowd, topping the only apply session earlier than storming to Dash pole after main each spherical of qualifying. Championship chief was second quickest, with the driver ending simply over a hundredth of a second behind Hamilton.
continued to showcase ‘s current resurgence, with the Dutchman ending qualifying third, forward of Ferrari’s in fourth. and reigning world champion accomplished the third row, whereas and locked out the fourth row. Racing Bulls duo Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad rounded out the highest 10.
Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Antonelli after claiming pole place for the British Grand Prix Dash race – Photograph: Race Footage
Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Antonelli after claiming pole place for the British Grand Prix Dash race – Photograph: Race Footage
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Nonetheless, if this season has taught us something, it’s {that a} qualifying place doesn’t essentially dictate race outcomes. An ideal instance got here on the Austrian Grand Prix final weekend, the place the pecking order modified dramatically as soon as the lights went out. So, who’re you backing to win the British Grand Prix Dash? Stick with us as we convey you all of the motion because it unfolds.
Russell shocked by Ferrari’s tempo
Earlier, George Russell admitted to being disillusioned after qualifying fifth for the Dash at Silverstone. The British driver conceded he couldn’t clarify why he was unable to match the tempo of teammate Antonelli and pole-sitter Hamilton.
Though Russell felt the Mercedes W17 was performing moderately nicely and anticipated to take one other step ahead in qualifying, he as an alternative discovered himself missing the tempo wanted to problem on the entrance.
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The Austrian Grand Prix winner insisted the automotive felt higher than anticipated round Silverstone, significantly by means of the high-speed corners, making the ultimate outcome much more perplexing from his perspective. Whereas he confused that Saturday’s operating could be extra vital, he acknowledged that Mercedes nonetheless wanted to grasp the place the lacking lap time had gone.
Russell additionally admitted he had not anticipated Ferrari to emerge because the benchmark at Silverstone. He identified that the Italian workforce had struggled with energy unit efficiency and vitality administration in current races. Whereas he has lengthy thought of Ferrari’s chassis to be one of many strongest on the grid, he confessed he was shocked by the Scuderia’s tempo this weekend and felt sure points of its efficiency relative to the remainder of the sphere have been tough to clarify.
