2023 British GP [RACE] discussion thread

Happy with that. Norris in a well deserved 2nd. And 2 Brits on the podium.

Very happy for Lando! What a drive.

Max was Max, Norris was brilliant, Hamilton drove well (and got some luck), Piastri was great, Perez again finished behind slower cars, Stroll needs to go.

I just want to say how great the growth of content and conversation has been here in just a few weeks. Let's see what the McCedes can do.

Um, wtf, hards for Norris?

Damn. Stroll hitting Gasly was very unnecessary.

Verstappen watching TV again

Edit: while doing a fastest lap, lol

I’m impressed the Mclarens have been able to keep up with the Red Bull so far

I can't believe how good Lando is defending himself against Hamilton... Impressive!

Great defense from Norris and Piastri, didnt think they would keep the mercedes behind them.

I just don't understand why McLaren put Norris and Piastri on hard tyres.

Even split strategies surely after seeing how long George lasted on softs

McLaren seems comfortably quicker than Ferrari right now

Norris sounds pissed, and I can't say I blame him. What the fuck were McLaren thinking?

McLaren just giving it to Hamilton I'm afraid

I don't think giving McLarens hard tires is a good idea... They're trying to play it too safe.

I think there needs to be a rework for the penalties. You look at WEC and a penalty seriously stings. Drive-throughs costing 30 seconds, S&G being 60s. What do we get, 5s for taking a driver out? The penalties are anemic

Really strong defending from Alonso there considering how bad the Aston were here today.

Missing: the fastest lap indicator

Yeah...Lance will be picking up a penalty here.

Hards is an interesting choice McLaren

Well done, Lando! What a race!

Piastri is the new Invisible Man. Sitting casually in 4th as a rookie and nobody is even talking about him!

Love this Lewis/Lando duel!

first time following race comments on lemmy! look forward to it

Boxing leclerc on mediums before Russel pits on the softs 💀

Perez on softs?

Sainz fastest on hards?

Saxophone during God Save the King?

It’s been a GP of questions so far

LOL Lando's voice on the radio. He sounds pissed off!

If Max has a "weakness" it's actually starts.

Which in his case means he's just really good at them and not otherworldly, but still.

How the hell has Russell made the softs last this long?

That was a strange anthem

Jeez, wtf is that Damian?

What in the actual fuck was that anthem? Completely unnecessary saxophone is always a choice

Hamilton's tyres are cooked now, Oscar needs to push.

Damn rough lap for Sainz there

Lando leads a lap! What a start.

As Lando's fan, this race is a joy to watch (so far)

Stroll just yeeted him

Holy shit Alpine double DNF

I feel those dark clouds are just teasing us by now

No further action on Stroll is a wild decision

Excellent race and so glad to see McLaren making big gains!

A little bit of a snoozefest so far, I'm not gonna lie

Ferrari pitting, must be time for some rain.

Piastri is doing amazing, keeping close to Norris, serious shot at a podium today

Congrats to Lewis on second place. No way is Lando going to be able to hold him back.

Brundle having trouble finding people on the grid is wild, how is Silverstone so mild?

As always this season, I will be hoping Max doesn't win, but I am excited to see what McLaren can do.

Out of the last few races I think this was one of the better ones, it had several fun moments.

Also, please fix your qualifying Checo, you’re killing me here

Very much enjoyed this race. Quite a few exciting moments throughout! Stoked for Lando too. I have a feeling with this package of upgrades it might be possible for Piastri to podium, he came so close today. Maybe that's just wishful thinking on my end to see a rookie do well!

fastest lap graphic not working?

doesn’t really matter this early but still nice to see it change throughout the race

Great race. A podium with Norris and Hamilton is something I wish we would see more often

Hopefully Albon can make some points today

Let’s go Lando!

McLaren going to catch up to Alpine in a single weekend somehow haha

Go on Piastri!

Safety car time

Really hoping at least one of the McLarens finish on the podium 🤞

Well that was different

Holy shit what is happening? Am I in a parallel dimension?

And... It's all over

Waiting for George's radio grassing on Leclercs late move

Uh oh, George is saying it's raining again 👀

Lmao, Sainz forgot plan B

I am ready for McLaren dominance. Amazing how this car went from piss to leading the grand prix in one season

Alpine moment.

Norris on Hards is going to win him this or completely fuck him over

Prediction: Hamilton on softs is going to pass Lando on hards and then Max will have another of his infamous bad luck Silverstone inchidents and Lewis will win.

The McLaren livery is really growing on me. They should just make that their permanent one.

HAM's out of DRS, has Norris got it?

Holy shit I love seeing Lando fighting at the front. He clearly has the racecraft to do it

Ferrari 9-10 shouldn't be surprising but it is.

surprised that mclaren is holding position

Keep it steady Lando, mate.

Being a Ferrari supporter is more painful every week!

Wow. What a start for Lando!

Other than a predictable finish for max this was a great race to watch. Cars were able to follow closely and battle through corners. Great finish for Norris and Piastries hope they can keep it up.

Max 5 seconds ahead of P2 by lap 3

Wtf Sainz going backwards

I bring you FIRE!

A Williams passing a Ferrari wtf

George still running on those softs at lap 25 is nuts.

Norris in pole!

I hope they keep Lando out long enough to put on softs.

Rain in the distance, that could spice things up.

One of the few tracks where you can here the crowd without it being piped in

Softs are looking durable, surprising more aren't considering it

Guess it’s working out for Lando with the hard tire.

So how is this formation lap with the apex car supposed to work? Will they just follow at the back and enter the pitlane?

Norris is going to get eaten alive

hards make no sense

Magnuson on fire! Not good

WE HAVE A RACE!

For now anyway. Love it

Full SC now

I’m so disappointed with McLaren.

Any guesses on whether or not Ferrari manage to avoid bottling their tyre strategy?

Inevitable but that was 4 laps more than I thought we’d get to see a McLaren leading this race

That replay of KMag looks like his car has diarrhea from eating a curry that is too hot for him.

Are we in for some excitement? Would make a change, lmao

Any good chance for Perez to end up on podium?

This should be a fun 15 or so laps to the finish. Gonna be hard for Mclaren, id bet ver - ham - rus for the podium

Did Alonso miss the VSC pit window?

mclaren able to stay ahead of ferrari so far

neat

McLaren dropping back for tyre temps, maybe. That was an insane start for Lando.

Alpine gonna Alpine I guess.

The hard tires are murdering Carlos atm, what a shame.

Excited! But I expect everything is back to normal after a vew laps.

Piastri holding his own against Max is quite impressive

If the Mclaren pace holds on this could get interesting

Safety Car 2? MGHU boogaloo?

The sun coming out and warming up the track might have saved the hard tire

Go Go Go!

The grid walk is so much fun!!

Gasly out, hopefully he finds a good spot to dump it

Norris is a bit faster than Verstappen at the moment

Weather update?

Dr House can sing

Who had a leak on the grid? Loads of sand going down

Leclerc doing good lap times on the hards, I think the C1s might be pretty good.

EDIT: scratch that he's not getting temps in them.

I wonder if the stewards are going to investigate the Hulkenberg-Perez contact.

as usual, Max ruining the fun for everyone.

How long do we think Russell lasts on the softs? If he makes them go past lap 22, I'll honestly be a little impressed.

RIP Magnussen

I don't see how this can stay a vsc

Haas is in a really bad spot. Super slow in the race while eating the tires and now MAG out of the race, just like HUL in the last race.

Seems like it takes five laps for the hards to warm up properly, as Charles is now able to improve pace.

Sainz baby! Que haces?

Wtf is that commentary? Zomby cars?

Max might just be managing though

What happened to piastri? I haven't been following very well

The only way this works out for Mclaren is if the cars around them shred the softs and drop off at the end.

These new tyres look a tad more durable than the ones we’ve had so far. That might play into race strategy this year.

Was exciting for a few minutes…

Welp. Goddamn it Haas.

They have to play the radio message where they tell Gasly about the decision.

To those who are watching this on F1 TV, does the crew seem a bit biased or am I on about nothing?

Wow! Ocon DNF.

3.9 seconds. Ayyyy. They need to get better at that.

ah great, the VSC lottery deciding the race.

Safety Car!

Ferrari on hards is going to be painful to watch.

Was that a hawk?

Sainz with the fastest lap, and that's on hards

Norris just dropped out of DRS. Get ready for the gap to build fast now.

Lol yeah I’d say engine died all right

When are Merc going to sort out their pit crews?

I hope this rain doesn't become a repeat of Sochi

Perez going for driver of the day again.

Cant win the championship so he's tanking in qualifying so he can win driver of the day every race...

Less than half way through and the gap is up to 5 seconds. Still it's nice to see McLaren holding position, would be very happy if we finished like this.