The less you say about the first training session of the 2022 British Grand Prix, the better.
The first one-hour qualifying session was a tedious exercise in frustration for the 106,000 people who had gathered at Silverstone, eager to finally see the new Formula 1 cars with a ground effect in a “natural” environment. high speed.
But the British summer ruined this, with a sudden downpour just as FP1 started and more rain later on limiting cars to the pitlane for most of the session. Some ventured out, wanting to get an idea of the intermediate tires, as wet weather is currently expected to threaten today’s classification, but it was a stunted session.