Red Bull
Max Verstappen was the fourth fastest in second training at Silverstone with teammate Sergio Pérez P7. And while Verstappen was reasonably confident after the first day of racing, the same could not be said of Pérez, who admitted he was already “on his back” after a complicated session when he felt the car was very different from the simulator he had driven. before the race weekend.
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Max Verstappen – FP1: No lap time set, P20; FP2: 1: 29.149, P4
“It’s always a bit complicated when you don’t run a lot in FP1, it means that there are many more guesses in FP2. I think we know what we need to work on and we will do it overnight. It looks like it will rain tomorrow during the qualifying, so there will be different conditions with respect to our sessions today.
“I’ve done a few laps with high fuel to the softer compounds, the tires wear out quickly here with all the high speed laps, so it will always be pretty tricky to manage the tires on this track. Overall, today has gone well. and I really want to qualify tomorrow ”.
Sergio Pérez – FP1: No lap time set, P12; FP2: 1: 29.753, P7
“Today has not been a great session, because of the preparation I had in the simulator, the car is miles away. We suspect the problems are related to aerodynamics, but I can’t go into too much detail until I see the data correctly and then we have to understand the problems.
“That’s why we had a very short run that affected the race at the end of the session. It’s not a good start to the weekend, now we’re a little behind and we have to look at it in more detail now. It will be difficult to put- we are up to date, but we have done it before and whenever we can put things in the right place we should be good.
“You need confidence in those tough corners here, so as long as you can get it back, things should be going well. Ferrari looks strong and I hope we can match them tomorrow in the standings.”
NORTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – JULY 1: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the Oracle Red Bull Racing RB18 on track during practice before the British F1 Grand Prix at Silverstone on July 1, 2022 in Northampton, England. (Photo by Clive Mason / Getty Images)
NORTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – JULY 1: Sergio Perez of Mexico and Oracle Red Bull Racing prepare to drive to the garage during training ahead of the British F1 Grand Prix at Silverstone on July 1, 2022 in Northampton, England. (Photo by Clive Rose / Getty Images)
Ferrari
After his last time at P2 in Canada, Carlos Sainz brought that good form to training at Silverstone, leading the second session on Friday afternoon. Charles Leclerc, who finished second at Silverstone last year, was half a second behind his teammate, but is confident of being at the end of the competition once the competition begins.
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Charles Leclerc – FP1: 1: 43.801, P4; FP2: 1: 29.404, P5
“Today we didn’t run much in FP1, but we did a few laps in wet conditions to get some data if there was a wet classification tomorrow. Once the rain stopped, we put on a set of soft tires but no we were able to complete any lap due to a red flag.
“The FP2 was a little cleaner and I could tell our performance felt good in the car. I’m sure we’ll be competitive and it will be a matter of putting it all together.”
Carlos Sainz – FP1: 1: 42.967, P3; FP2: 1: 28.942, P1
“A busy second session after the lack of running in FP1. We had to come up with an intense race plan for FP2 to properly check both the short and long pace. It was a pretty difficult session. The wind made it tricky to get the right balance for the high speed sections and the right compromise for the tires in the low speed ones.
“Overall we were fast, but there seemed to be room for improvement. Tomorrow’s classification could be interesting due to the weather, so those few laps in wet conditions at FP1 were also helpful. Let’s see what brings us tomorrow “.
NORTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – JULY 1: Charles Leclerc of Monaco driving (16) the Ferrari F1-75 during training before the British F1 Grand Prix at Silverstone on July 1, 2022 in Northampton, England. (Photo by Dan Mullan – Formula 1 / Formula 1 via Getty Images)
NORTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – JULY 1: Carlos Sainz of Spain driving (55) the Ferrari F1-75 on the track during practice before the British F1 Grand Prix at Silverstone on July 1, 2022 in Northampton, England . (Photo by Mark Thompson / Getty Images)
Mercedes
Mercedes arrived at Silverstone for this weekend’s British Grand Prix full of hope that their new upgrade package would finally allow them to unlock the W13’s pace potential. The wet FP1 session meant they learned very little in the morning, but Lewis Hamilton was an impressive P2 in second training with George Russell eighth fastest, although both the drivers and the team were being cautious about the speed they could have won with the new updates. .
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Lewis Hamilton – FP1: 1: 42,781, P2; FP2: 1: 29.105, P2
“It’s been a good day, we did 10 laps in FP1, which was better than most, so I was happy with that. We’re bouncing a little still, not on the straights but on the curves, so we still have work to do. It seems like a small step forward, but we need to keep working.
“With this car you can’t drive the roads like before, with the rigidity it is and the characteristics of the ride, but it’s still fun through Maggotts, Becketts and also Stowe; it’s mega, my favorite corners. It was tough. feel the improvements because you come from such a different track: the slow speed curves in Montreal to the medium and high speed curves here.
“The track is smoother than we’ve had recently, which is much better, but overall this track is the best, it’s still hard for us to drive. Our long-term pace isn’t as good as some of the other guys, but it is not far away. The public gives me hope, it is very good to see them here and I am very grateful for the support. “
George Russell – FP1: No lap time set, P11; FP2: 1: 29.799, P8
“I struggled with the low fuel compared to Lewis, he did a very strong lap. The high fuel was definitely more promising compared to the McLaren which was also in the Hard. When our tires warmed up, we showed a good pace. the Ferraris and were improving lap after lap.
“There are some positive signs, but there is definitely room for improvement. We need to understand why our race pace is so much stronger than our one-lap pace, the McLaren is very strong in one lap, but we just can’t get the tires to work during a lap.Throughout a race, we’re in a pretty good window but it’s always a balance, you can’t put your eggs in a basket for Sunday.
“It’s a very different circuit to the one in Montreal and Baku, we knew the car would be a challenge through the high speed bends and that was true through Copse, Maggotts and Becketts, the car was bouncing, so that we have to try. understand. But we are not bouncing down the straight lines, which is positive. “
Andrew Shovlin, director of track engineering
“It’s great to be back at Silverstone and great to see the grandstands so full. This was our best Friday for a few races. We still have a lot to improve on, but the car is running much better on this track than the last ones. Street.
“It’s very difficult to assess if the updates are doing exactly what we expected, especially in windy conditions, but we haven’t seen anything to worry about, so we’ll continue with that specification for the rest of the weekend. Session more complicated than Lewis, but we had the Hard tire in his car for the start of the second session and the double compound step made it difficult for him to get the most out of the Soft.
“With that said, his long career pace was encouraging. Lewis made a good turn to the soft compound, but hopefully the fast teams have a lot to come tomorrow, so we have to work hard to fix some balance issues and a lot of work to do overnight, but a reasonably encouraging start to the weekend. “
NORTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – JULY 1: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team W13 on track during practice before the British F1 Grand Prix at Silverstone on July 1, 2022 in Northampton, England. (Photo by Dan Mullan – Formula 1 / Formula 1 via Getty Images)
NORTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – JULY 1: George Russell of Great Britain driving the (63) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team W13 on track during practice before the British F1 Grand Prix at Silverstone on July 1, 2022 in Northampton, England. (Photo by Mark Thompson / Getty Images)
alpine
After the wear and tear that was the first training session, Fernando Alonso was the sixth fastest in FP2, with Esteban Ocon 13th, as the Anglo-French squad …