2021 Formula 1 Pirelli British Grand Prix - LIVE THREAD

07/16/2021 | chode

[Chode]

Silverstone Circuit

First Grand Prix

1950

Number of Laps

52

Circuit Length

5.891km

Race Distance

306.198 km

Lap Record

1:27.097 Max Verstappen (2020)

[Chode]

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[Chode]

UP...!!!

this silly new format will take some changes

[Bob434]

i love racing on the silverstone track in my racing games- such a fun track- looking forward to the race-

[Chode]

wonderful venue, sold out crowd

[Roadrunner383]

I liked it when the F1 races used to alternate between Brands Hatch and Silverstone, I thought Brands Hatch was the more interesting track. I’m glad the races are still held at Silverstone, what I call a ‘real’ racetrack.

[IYAS9YAS]

Love Silverstone. May Hamilton be relegated to no better than eleventh.

[Chode]

[Chode]

yup, no pts...

[Bob434]

i especially like the curves right before the straight stretch to the start finish line- gotta hit those corners just right or off you go sailing into the fence- Some really good passing zones on this track- depending on how much nerve the driver has- That first corner is fairly high speed, but it’s like a knife edge- gotta nail it pretty solid- lots of fun learning these little things about tracks- and getting better at them- I race against AI though for this track- (the game isn’t a huge online presence- so hardly anyone ever races anymore)- but it’ still fun- the AI though are a little too predictable-

[Bob434]

love brand’s Hatch too- very fun track

[Bob434]

may his tires perpetually go flat before the green flag waves-

[bugseye]

I love Silverstone’s corner names.

Abbey
The first corner of the modern F1 layout is one of two named after the 12th century priory Luffield Abbey, remains of which were discovered just north-east of the circuit. Older versions of the circuit also feature a corner named “Priory”.

Village
Unsurprisingly, this commemorates the village adjacent to which the circuit stands. It dates back hundreds of years and is listed in the Domesday Book.

The Loop
The only corner on the circuit named for its shape, a long left-handed open hairpin which is the slowest on the F1 layout.

Aintree
While most people associate Aintree racecourse with horses and the Grand National, there is also a motor racing circuit there which hosted five British Grands Prix back in the 1950s and 60s; Stirling Moss, Jim Clark and Jack Brabham all won races there and the modern circuit remembers the events held near Liverpool.

Brooklands
Another corner with a historical link, Brooklands is named after the 1907 circuit near Weybridge in Surrey which was the world’s first purpose-built race track, although it has not been used for racing since 1939.

Luffield
See Abbey.

Woodcote
One of the more obscure names by virtue of the RAC (Royal Automobile Club) deciding to give it a moniker after Woodcote Park – a stately home owned by the club in Surrey.

Copse
In the old layout, Copse was the first corner drivers would approach. Now one of the fastest corners in the second sector of the lap, its name pays tribute to the rolling woodland in which Silverstone is set.

Maggotts
One of the most unique and most hair-raising parts of the circuit, Maggotts is named after the nearby Maggot Moor – although it is not clear why the spellings differ.

Becketts and Chapel
Following rapidly on from the previous kink, so quickly that the two are usually referred to together as Maggotts and Becketts, followed by Chapel Curve. The last two come from another nearby former religious building, the Chapel of St Thomas A Becket, which is now an attractive thatched cottage.

Hangar Straight
A tribute to one of the storage buildings on the airfield on which Silverstone is built.

Stowe
The enormous grandstand at Stowe is one of the most populated areas of the circuit. This corner draws its name from a private school just two miles away from the track; businessman Sir Richard Branson, actor Henry Cavill and the late Prince Rainier III of Monaco are all among the alumni.

Vale
Opinion is divided on the exact origin of this particular name, as it could simply refer to the fact that this turn comes on the hilliest – a relative term – part of an otherwise flat track. Others though claim it is after the district of Aylesbury Vale in which Silverstone sits.

Club
The RAC’s clubhouse in central London gives what is now the final corner its name.

Source: https://inews.co.uk/sport/formula-one/silverstone-circuit-corners-track-names-why-british-grand-prix-564596

[ScubaDiver]

Looks like the Mercs finally turned their engines up. Probably couldn’t stand the idea of losing on their home track with an English driver. It will be interesting to see if it gives them any reliability issues.

Looking forward to tomorrow’s sprint race. I have no idea if it will be entertaining, but I applaud F1s willingness to try new things. All things considered, I think this American ownership team has done a fine job thus far.

[Chode]

thank you... i’d never seen that

[Chode]

i am of the opposite mind

and cars suffering damage in a dog and pony show saturday sprint not making the big show on sunday will not make the fans let alone sponcers happy at all

[Chode]

Qualification

Silverstone, 16 July 2021

= Fastest Lap

Rank	Driver	Number	Team	Qualifying 1Q1	Qualifying 2Q2	Qualifying 3Q3	Time
11	Lewis HamiltonHAM	4444	Mercedes	1:26.7861:26.786

fastest lap 1:26.0231:26.023

fastest lap 1:26.1341:26.134

1:26.1341:26.134
22	Max VerstappenVER	3333	Red Bull

fastest lap 1:26.7511:26.751

1:26.3151:26.315	1:26.2091:26.209	1:26.2091:26.209
33	Valtteri BottasBOT	7777	Mercedes	1:27.4871:27.487	1:26.7641:26.764	1:26.3281:26.328	1:26.3281:26.328
44	Charles LeclercLEC	1616	Ferrari	1:27.0511:27.051	1:26.9191:26.919	1:26.8281:26.828	1:26.8281:26.828
55	Sergio PerezPER	1111	Red Bull	1:27.1211:27.121	1:27.0731:27.073	1:26.8441:26.844	1:26.8441:26.844
66	Lando NorrisNOR	44	McLaren	1:27.4441:27.444	1:27.2201:27.220	1:26.8971:26.897	1:26.8971:26.897
77	Daniel RicciardoRIC	33	McLaren	1:27.3231:27.323	1:27.1251:27.125	1:26.8991:26.899	1:26.8991:26.899
88	George RussellRUS	6363	Williams	1:27.6711:27.671	1:27.0801:27.080	1:26.9711:26.971	1:26.9711:26.971
99	Carlos Sainz JnrSAI	5555	Ferrari	1:27.3371:27.337	1:26.8481:26.848	1:27.0071:27.007	1:27.0071:27.007
1010	Sebastian VettelVET	55	Aston Martin	1:27.4931:27.493	1:27.1031:27.103	1:27.1791:27.179	1:27.1791:27.179
1111	Fernando AlonsoALO	1414	Alpine	1:27.5801:27.580	1:27.2451:27.245	not available-	1:27.2451:27.245
1212	Pierre GaslyGAS	1010	AlphaTauri	1:27.6001:27.600	1:27.2731:27.273	not available-	1:27.2731:27.273
1313	Esteban OconOCO	3131	Alpine	1:27.4151:27.415	1:27.3401:27.340	not available-	1:27.3401:27.340
1414	Antonio GiovinazziGIO	9999	Alfa Romeo	1:27.5951:27.595	1:27.6171:27.617	not available-	1:27.6171:27.617
1515	Lance StrollSTR	1818	Aston Martin	1:28.0171:28.017	1:27.6651:27.665	not available-	1:27.6651:27.665
1616	Yuki TsunodaTSU	2222	AlphaTauri	1:28.0431:28.043	not available-	not available-	1:28.0431:28.043
1717	Kimi RaikkonenRAI	77	Alfa Romeo	1:28.0621:28.062	not available-	not available-	1:28.0621:28.062
1818	Nicholas LatifiLAT	66	Williams	1:28.2541:28.254	not available-	not available-	1:28.2541:28.254
1919	Mick SchumacherMSC	4747	Haas	1:28.7381:28.738	not available-	not available-	1:28.7381:28.738
2020	Nikita MazepinMAZ	99	Haas	1:29.0511:29.051	not available-	not available-	1:29.0511:29.051

[BBB333]

The crowd went crazy when Russell made it into Q3, hope he has a good race and a better drive soon!

Hoping the BLM supporting dooooooooofus blows an engine on the ‘Hamilton’ straight. Apalling to name ANYTHING for someone who is still alive and NOT a Democrat member of the Senate.

Thanks, as ever, for these threads!

[Chode]

BLMhammy straight, pure heresy...

[Chode]

Sprint Qualification

Silverstone, 17 July 2021

= Fastest Lap

Rank	Driver	Number	Team	Qualifying 1Q1	Qualifying 2Q2	Qualifying 3Q3	Time
11	Max VerstappenVER	3333	Red Bull	not available-	not available-	not available-	not available-
22	Lewis HamiltonHAM	4444	Mercedes	not available-	not available-	not available-	not available-
33	Valtteri BottasBOT	7777	Mercedes	not available-	not available-	not available-	not available-
44	Charles LeclercLEC	1616	Ferrari	not available-	not available-	not available-	not available-
55	Lando NorrisNOR	44	McLaren	not available-	not available-	not available-	not available-
66	Daniel RicciardoRIC	33	McLaren	not available-	not available-	not available-	not available-
77	Fernando AlonsoALO	1414	Alpine	not available-	not available-	not available-	not available-
88	Sebastian VettelVET	55	Aston Martin	not available-	not available-	not available-	not available-
99	George RussellRUS	6363	Williams	not available-	not available-	not available-	not available-
1010	Esteban OconOCO	3131	Alpine	not available-	not available-	not available-	not available-
1111	Carlos Sainz JnrSAI	5555	Ferrari	not available-	not available-	not available-	not available-
1212	Pierre GaslyGAS	1010	AlphaTauri	not available-	not available-	not available-	not available-
1313	Kimi RaikkonenRAI	77	Alfa Romeo	not available-	not available-	not available-	not available-
1414	Lance StrollSTR	1818	Aston Martin	not available-	not available-	not available-	not available-
1515	Antonio GiovinazziGIO	9999	Alfa Romeo	not available-	not available-	not available-	not available-
1616	Yuki TsunodaTSU	2222	AlphaTauri	not available-	not available-	not available-	not available-
1717	Nicholas LatifiLAT	66	Williams	not available-	not available-	not available-	not available-
1818	Mick SchumacherMSC	4747	Haas	not available-	not available-	not available-	not available-
1919	Nikita MazepinMAZ	99	Haas	not available-	not available-	not available-	not available-
2020	Sergio PerezPER	1111	Red Bull	not available-	not available-	not available-	not available-

[Chode]

i take that back, that was NO dog and pony show...

i still don’t like the idea of hazarding the cars but it was no sprint, that, was a RACE!