Charles Leclerc wins British Grand Prix at Silverstone

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Charles Leclerc won the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, claiming his first Formula 1 victory in nearly two years and giving Ferrari its second win in three races. The race finished confusingly under a safety car after race control changed its mind late, with Leclerc leading home Mercedes' George Russell and Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton. Championship leader Kimi Antonelli suffered a suspension failure while closing on Leclerc and dropped down the order; Antonelli crossed the line ninth but was demoted to 16th by a five-second penalty for exceeding track limits while his car was failing. Red Bull's Max Verstappen crashed at Stowe while chasing Hamilton for second, and the safety car for that incident promoted Russell to second after Mercedes kept him out while others pitted for fresh tyres. Hamilton will be investigated after the race for a yellow-flag infringement. The result cuts Antonelli's championship lead over Russell to 25 points, with Hamilton a further seven points behind pending the investigation; the next race is the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps from 17 to 19 July.

Formula 1

@f1tv.bsky.social

CHARLES LECLERC WINS THE BRITISH GRAND PRIX!! 🤩 #F1 #BritishGP

47045d ago

PJSports37

Investigate the stewards. Terrible end of the race.

Cody20

fucked up that we didn’t get a final lap of racing

Pedro Noizyman 🇵🇸17

the worst ending of a f1 race ever. bullshit

ruders77.bsky.social15

Well done Charles What a joke of an ending to a race. F1 and the FIA create another 2021 mess. MBS is the most useless leader for the sport

I like the Shipping Forecast12

Once again, Race Control is a fucking shambles. You’ve learned nothing since 2021. Absolutely fucking absurd.

Christopher Marcotte9

Who let the NASCAR officials into race control?! What a fustercluck of an ending

Quoting this

Kelly M4

Happy he win but what a shambles of a race ending. And my two boys (Max and Kimi) had their days ruined. 😩

nova ♡ darth cutie-pie 🏁3

MY BOY MY GOAT THE GREATEST TO EVER DO IT CHARLES IS BACK BAYBEEEE ❤️🐎

Kevin Humphrey3

NO KINGS BUT YES PRINCIPALITIES

The Wayfairing Pilgrim2

Couldn't have put it better myself! Much needed after the last few races! Impossible not to feel bad for Antonelli but at least he managed to salvage a couple of points and George Russell... Does nothing all race and gets P2! Silverstone always delivers a great race! #BritishGP #F1

kelly | SAINTS CHAMPIIIONS2

race finished under safety car charles win !!!

David Ó Muircheartaigh2

Bit of an anti-climax to say the least...

믛 ♪ꉂ ꊚ( ˆ ̳◝ ·̫ ◜ ̳ˆ ) ♬♪2

이 남자의 환호를 들은 지가 얼마만이던가... ... ....

Scuderia Ferrari F1

@scuderiaferrarif1.bsky.social

"Finally!" Charles' first British Grand Prix win 🏆 #F1 #BritishGP

12245d ago

Tony D4

Safety Car finish was bullshit. Denying fans a dramatic finish and Lewis the chance to get 2nd.

Mark it zero1

Great drive by Charles, & well deserved win. But what a 💩🎭 by the FIA stewards 🫠

jules

@acasatua.bsky.social

this is why you never doubt Charles Leclerc. this is why you never give up on him. he WILL prevail.

4145d ago

The Associated Press

@apnews.com

Charles Leclerc took his first Formula 1 win in nearly two years at the British Grand Prix on Sunday after standings leader Kimi Antonelli’s challenge was derailed by damage to his car.

4245d ago

Chris Medland

@chrismedlandf1.bsky.social

The stewards say Hamilton entered the sector before the yellow was shown, that the yellow indication only reached him near the end of the sector, that the time and distance available to react were very limited, and that he was understandably focused on his mirrors fighting Verstappen #F1 #BritishGP

4145d ago

SciF1 Fan5

We can see from the onboard that Lewis' dash was showing a single yellow, whilst the on-track flag lights were showing green. In that situation, I would always expect to go with what's actually on track, rather than what's on the dash, so even a reprimand seems unwarranted...

Allen Davis3

Any word on a formal apology for Abu Dhabi ‘21?

The Stig #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦2

So given there were no yellows shown, why the reprimand at all? What was the rationale given?

Sir Lewis Updates

@lh44updates.bsky.social

So it's P3 for Lewis at the British Grand Prix! 👊 His 15th podium at Silverstone. 👏 #F1 #BritishGP

3245d ago

torben69.bsky.social1

Should have been more 😎

Jared Saxon1

Lewis got screwed on the start and the finish.

Angela Barnes

@angelabarnes.bsky.social

Software error my arse, unless the software in question is the race director’s button pressing finger #f1 #britishgp

3745d ago

fynnajpg.bsky.social4

We are talking about an organisation where the Chief stamped his feet and demanded he be given a little kart as well as the drivers here

Gav Fraser3

Such a shame, that could have been an amazing last lap

Rick Eveleigh2

as an IT professional, people blaming human error on IT is really annoying!

Dre Harrison

@dreharrison.bsky.social

Charles Leclerc wins. Not bad for people messaging me the man was cooked three weeks ago. Sample sizes are a funny old thing. #F1

3345d ago

Lulu4

We were always here. Believe in Chuck and Chuck delivers.

Azninho25 (He/Him)2

He just needed ONE good race ONE race where he wasn't fucked over by external factors And he delivered

James

@joc1991.bsky.social

Anyway, an absolutely sensational performance from Charles Leclerc. Winning on his third weekend with different brakes is incredible. Some luck with Kimi but he has had far too much of his own bad luck in his career. And Mattia Binotto seeing that live after what happened in 2022 here. Hilarious.

2545d ago

@pikaclerc.bsky.social

From this to this BINOTTO I HOPE YOU WERE THERE TO SEE THIS YOU LITTLE B-

Binotto wagging his finger at Charles Leclerc in Silverstone 2022

1545d ago

Rob

@robm.bsky.social

The finish, obviously, was a joke. FIA incompentence again. The correct handling of the finish under the regs, but incredibly poorly managed. Yet again, they've conspired to screw it up and leave fans feeling confused and unhappy. #F1 #BritishGP

1945d ago

Danny

@dannybrennan.bsky.social

Charles had his first run of bad form in his seven year career at Ferrari and people immediately threw him under the bus. I hate online F1 discourse, and I am so glad that Leclerc (hopefully) silenced the potential man morons by leading Silverstone's greatest driver by 20s in the same car.

1745d ago