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20 laps within six tenths? Impressive stint from Charles!

At Silverstone, Charles Leclerc showed that consistency is key. During his stint on hard tyres, there was just a 0.578s difference between his fastest and slowest laps.

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photo: Ferrari Media Centre (For editorial purposes only.)

Hockenheim is famous for its racing circuit, which Hermann Tilke modernized in 2002 from a high-speed forest track into a contemporary autodrome.

Although it lost its unique flat-out character, the redesign still promotes great wheel-to-wheel racing.

While financial difficulties have meant it has stepped away from hosting F1 after 2019, the Hockenheimring still hosts many events and remains one of Germany’s most active circuits.

Which layout would you prefer?👀

Imagine the 2026 cars on the 2001 version, that would be a super-clipping festival!😅😅

Would you like to see the German track in the calendar again?🧐

photos: Google

What is the price a young boy has to pay to become the youngest Grand Prix winner in Formula 1 history?

The trophies, the glamour, and the champagne we see are just the surface. Underneath lies the story of an unbreakable boy who survived motorsport’s toughest training to turn impossible standards into a legendary reality.

Before Max Verstappen became a four-time World Champion and climbed to 3rd on the all-time list, he was a child who sacrificed a normal life, playtime, and family comfort to be programmed for speed.

The results speak for themselves. Look at the numbers that rewrote the F1 history books:

Youngest Driver to Compete: 17 years and 166 days old
Youngest Grand Prix Winner: 18 years and 228 days old
Most Wins in a Season: 19 wins
Most Consecutive Wins: 10
Highest Win Percentage in a Season: 77.27%
Most Podiums in a Season: 21 podiums
Most Points in a Season: 575
Most Wins from Pole Position in a Season: 12
The first driver to win from 10 different grid positions

Swipe to discover the raw, untold journey of how Max Verstappen was truly raised from freezing winter tracks in Italy to becoming the defining driver of his generation.

photos: Getty Images/Red Bull Content Pool, Verstappen.com, Sophie Kumpen/Instagram, Niels Hendrix, Frits Van Eldik, Patrick Delait, Richard de Klerk, Fernando Morandi (For editorial purposes only.)

source: BBC, Verstappen.com

The highest reached top speed by each driver at the British Grand Prix, both in km/h and mph.📊

Swipe to see the 2018, 2022 & 2026 top speed comparison.

Why am I not showing the 2017 data, even though it was the start of the wider, high-downforce aero era? 🤔

To keep things 100% accurate, I am starting this comparison with 2018. It’s because F1’s official system only started saving live, raw car telemetry from the 2018 season onwards!😎

source: FIA via FastF1

After 623 days, Charles Leclerc wins again!😎🙌🏼

photo: Giacomo Crapanzano/Mercedes Media

All the Grand Prix winners from the current grid!🏎️

Max Verstappen DNF’s today due to another rear wing issue.

“It’s just painful, frustrating, you’re trying everything you can.”

“One time it’s okay, but two times it’s becoming dangerous for myself.”

“At the moment I’m honestly just looking forward to go home and not think about formula 1.”

source: F1 media pen

photo: Getty Images / Red Bull Content Pool

What is your take on the 5 second time penalty? After the Safety Car it put him out of the points. He finished P16.

The Kardashian curse is real.

photo: Giacomo Crapanzano/Mercedes Media

3200 METERS WITH NO BRAKES. 🤯

Take a look at the telemetry. Lewis Hamilton didn’t even touch his brake pedal from the exit of Turn 7 all the way down to Turn 16.

That is more than half a lap at Silverstone through legendary corners like Copse, Maggotts, Becketts, and Stowe.

For those who still don’t understand, this highlights the problem with the 2026 power units.

Telemetry source: f1insights.com

The highest top speeds at the British Grand Prix sprint qualifying and qualifying compared across the last three regulation eras.

Ferrari drivers could stay flat out longer than anyone else, maximizing the energy they could harvest. They then deployed it to achieve the best top speeds! Throttle data via FORMULA DATA ANALYSIS (Formula 1 Tech/Telemetry) 🫡

Thanks to the super clipping, even Daniel Ricciardo in P16 could match the highest top speed from today’s sprint qualifying.

As Alonso predicted, it is another painful race weekend for Aston Martin at their home GP. I really hope the new floor upgrades will benefit them!

I was planning to use the 2022 data instead of 2021, but it wouldn’t be fair since it was a wet qualifying session.

Source: FIA via FastF1