When Ocon stopped on track and the Safety Car came out, Charles was leading, ahead of Carlos and
Lewis Hamilton. At this point, the team pitted Sainz, leaving Leclerc in the lead on fresher tyres, believing
that the Soft tyres of the competitors would probably degrade quite quickly. At the restart, Charles
struggled to get his tyres back up to temperature and was passed by his team-mate, as well as by Sergio
Perez and Hamilton. He thus had to settle for the 12 points for fourth place.
On to Austria
Scuderia Ferrari leaves the UK having made up points on its rivals in both the Constructors’ and Drivers’
championships, with both Carlos and Charles. Now it’s time to prepare for the next race, a week today, at
the Spielberg track in Austria.
Carlos Sainz #55
What a day! Winning my first F1 GP and with Scuderia Ferrari in front of this amazing crowd, at one of my
favorite tracks, Silverstone, is literally amazing.
Mentally it was one of the toughest races I’ve done: managing the gaps, lots of fights on track, the second
start. We struggled a bit with understeer and on the second stint we had to save fuel in order to make it to
the end, so the lift-and-coast put me at risk from the cars behind.
However, as soon as the Safety Car came out, we knew it was paramount to change the tyres as mine
were pretty old. At the restart, I had fresher tyres but we were fighting for a 1-2 as a team, so I tried to be as
clean as possible in overtaking Charles. Thanks to the fuel saved behind the Safety Car we could then push
until the end and finally I got my first win. I will enjoy it for today but we’ll immediately start working on
preparing for the next one.
Charles Leclerc #16
I didn’t finish where I wanted to, so it was a frustrating race for me. There were times when I really had to be
on the limit to keep my position, fighting with others who were on Softs which was not easy at the end. It’s
a shame not to bring home more points for our team today, but that’s how it goes sometimes.
No matter how disappointed I am, it should not take away from what is an amazing first win for Carlos. It’s a
moment he will never forget, a dream come true for every driver and I hope that he enjoys it!
Mattia Binotto Team Principal & Managing Director
To get back to winning, especially at such a demanding track as Silverstone, is particularly pleasing and
confirms that we have worked well this season, both at the track and back in Maranello. Carlos had a great
weekend, in which he also secured his first pole position. He was strong and consistent throughout and the
win was richly deserved.
On the other hand, it’s a shame we scored fewer points than we could have done with Charles who, when
the Safety Car came out, was comfortably in the lead. Pitting Charles at that moment, which would have
put him behind Hamilton, who at that point would have stayed out on fresh Hard tyres, did not seem the
right choice, so we therefore decided to leave him out on track. Unfortunately, at the restart, he was at a
disadvantage in terms of tyres. We also want to congratulate Mick Schumacher on scoring his first
championship points. They are well deserved.
Finally, it’s worth underlining once again the efforts of the FIA and Formula 1 in terms of safety. The fact
that no drivers involved in the accidents at the start suffered any serious injury confirms just how effective
are the current safety measures.
Frédéric Vasseur, Team Principal
“I think we can all agree that the most important thing today is seeing Zhou come out of such a huge crash
without any injury. What we witnessed were dramatic scenes, and once again we have to thank the great
improvements in safety spearheaded by the FIA and Formula One for a positive outcome. The work to
improve safety in our sport is never done and today reminds us of just how important this is: Zhou is ok and
fit to race in Austria next week, and this is the big victory of the day. Overall, we had a tough race in which
we also lost Valtteri with a gearbox issue, when he was running in P8 and eyeing a really strong result. It’s
a shame to miss out on the opportunity to score points, but this is racing. We can take comfort from the
pace we showed while we were in the race: we can look with optimism to next week’s event in Austria.”
Valtteri Bottas #77 C42 (Chassis 01/Ferrari)
“First and foremost, the main thing today is that Zhou is fine. It was a big shunt, and I’m glad that nothing
serious happened and that he has already been cleared by the FIA. Today, we got additional proof on how
the Halo is one of the greatest innovations in F1, and how safety has improved in recent years. For what
concerns my race, we had a lot of opportunities after the restart, but we had an issue with the gearbox, so I
ultimately had to stop to prevent further damage. It was unfortunate because we had good pace and we
could have scored a big amount of points. Even though it’s been a tough weekend, we can still draw some
positives: the pace we showed on track was a good sign, and I think we can be competitive in Austria next
weekend.”
Zhou Guanyu #24 C42 (Chassis 04/Ferrari)
“It was a big crash and I’m glad I’m ok. The marshals and the medical team at the track were fantastic with
their quick response, and I also owe my thanks to the FIA and Formula One for all the work they have done,
and they keep doing, to improve the safety of our cars: the Halo saved me today, and it goes to show that
every step we take in improving our cars has real, valuable results. I’m keener than ever to get back on
track and do what I love: I’m fit and I’m looking forward to Austria next week.”
Start
As the lights go out, Carlos is overtaken by Max Verstappen, as Charles loses a place to Lewis Hamilton.
Immediately, there’s a crash and some unauthorised people get onto the track. Red flag. A new start
procedure begins.
Second start
After almost an hour, the second standing start sees Carlos again on pole, ahead of Verstappen, Charles
and Sergio Perez. Sainz keeps the lead by fighting off Verstappen, while Leclerc loses a place to Perez but
immediately takes it back again. The two make contact, but the Monegasque is able to continue in third,
while Perez has to pit for a new front wing.
Lap 10
Carlos is caught out by a gust of win, goes off the track and loses the lead to Verstappen.
Lap 13
Verstappen picks up a puncture so the two Ferrari lead the race. Max rejoins sixth behind Fernand Alonso,
while Carlos leads from Charles.
Lap 21
Carlos pits to go from Medium to Hard tyres and rejoins third after a 2.5s stop.
Lap 25
Charles pits to go from Mediums to Hards and rejoins third behind Sainz.
Lap 31
At turn 6, Charles moves ahead of Carlos so as not to lose time to Lewis Hamilton who currently leads.
Lap 34
Hamilton has a slow pit stop and rejoins behind the two Ferraris.
Lap 40
Esteban Ocon stops on track bringing out the Safety Car. Carlos and Hamilton pit. Leclerc leads on Hard
tyres, while the others are all on Softs.
Lap 43
The race resumes and on his Soft tyres, Carlos passes Charles for the lead. Then Perez also passes
Leclerc with Hamilton attacking too.
Lap 48
Hamilton passes Leclerc, who drops to fourth.
Finish
Sainz takes his first Formula 1 win. Leclerc is fourth. The Scuderia takes its 241st win.
Pos R# Driver Team Chassis Time
1 55 Carlos Sainz jr. Ferrari 2:17:50.311
2 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull + 3.779
3 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes AMG + 6.225
4 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari + 8.546
5 14 Fernando Alonso Alpine + 9.571
6 4 Lando Norris McLaren + 11.943
7 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull + 18.777
8 47 Mick Schumacher Haas + 18.995
9 5 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin + 22.355
10 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas + 24.590
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11 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin + 26.147
12 6 Nicholas Latifi Williams + 32.511
13 3 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren + 32.817
14 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri + 40.910
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NC 31 Esteban Ocon AlpineRetired Fuel pump lap 37
NC 10 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri Retired stopped on track lap 26
NC 77 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo Retired lap 20
NC 63 George Russell Mercedes AMGStart accident
NC 24 Guanyu Zhou Alfa RomeoStart accident
NC 23 Alexander Albon WilliamsStart accident
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