Monday 10 July 2023

2023 British Grand Prix Review

Review of the tenth round of the 2023 F1 season at Silverstone, Northamptonshire, for the British Grand Prix.


Overall, a good race throughout, Current Formula 1 Champion Max Verstappen on pole for Sunday's race. It was Lando Norris who was on the front row took the lead at the start of the race. Not for long, Verstappen overtook him by lap five. Verstappen would take the fastest lap and lead the rest of the race straight to the chequered flag to win this seasons British Grand Prix for Max Verstappen's eighth race win of the season.



While, Lando Norris finished in second place in the McLaren, Norris was four seconds behind Verstappen at the end.



Meanwhile, Sir Lewis Hamilton finished in third place in the Mercedes to complete the podium, Hamilton was seven seconds behind Verstappen at the end of the fifty-two lap race.



Highlights of the race below, enjoy.



Rate the Teams and Drivers

Red Bull Racing - 9
Max Verstappen - 10 (pole, race win, fastest lap)
Sergio Pérez - 8 (finished sixth)

Ferrari - 6
Charles Leclerc - 6 (finished ninth)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 6 (finished tenth)

Mercedes - 7
Lewis Hamilton - 8 (finished third)
George Russell - 7 (finished fifth)

Alpine - 6
Esteban Ocon - 5 (DNF, Oil leak)
Pierre Gasly - 7 (DNF, Collision damage with Stroll.)

McLaren - 9
Lando Norris - 10 (finished second)
Oscar Piastri - 9 (finsihed fourth)

Alfa Romeo - 5
Valtteri Bottas - 5 (finished twelfth)
Guanyu Zhou - 5 (finished fifteenth)

Aston Martin - 6
Fernando Alonso - 7 (finished seventh)
Lance Stroll - 5 (finished fourteenth)

Haas - 5
Kevin Magnussen - 5 (DNF, Engine)
Nico Hülkenberg - 5 (finished thirteenth)

AlphaTauri - 5
Yuki Tsunoda - 5 (finished sixteenth)
Nyck de Vries - 5 (finished seventeenth)

Williams - 7
Alexander Albon - 8 (finished eighth)
Logan Sargeant - 6 (finished eleventh)


Next stop the Hungaroring, for the Hungarian Grand Prix in two weeks time.

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