Carlos Sainz won a wild and wacky British Grand Prix that saw Zhou Guanyu survive a first-lap horror and protesters storm the track at Silverstone. Sainz overtook Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc in a brilliant 10-lap shootout to the checkered flag after a safety car period to claim his maiden Formula 1 win. Sergio Perez finished second, with Lewis Hamilton third, after forcing his way past Leclerc with four of the 52 laps remaining. A record crowd of 142,000 fans in Northamptonshire greeted the match which got the season off to an excellent start. Rookie Zhou was approaching the opening 160mph Abbey corner when British driver George Russell tagged the right rear of the Chinese driver’s machine, sending him onto his roof and skidding out of control. Follow all the reactions to the British Grand Prix as we look ahead to this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix:
Reaction to the F1 British Grand Prix
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“Today the FIA saved two lives”: Carlos Sainz grateful after Silverstone victory
Zhou Guanyu escaped without serious injury thanks to his car’s halo after a horrific crash, as did Roy Nissany in Formula 2 earlier in the day. Ferrari’s Sainz claimed his maiden F1 victory at his 150th attempt – beating Red Bull driver Sergio Perez and home favorite Lewis Hamilton in a frenzied climax to the season race in front of a record 142,000 fans at Silverstone. But the 10th round of the campaign will be remembered for an accident involving Chinese rookie Zhou. Six seconds after the lights went out, Pierre Gasly made contact with George Russell. The British driver then ticked the right rear of Zhou’s machine at 160mph, flipping him onto his roof and sliding out of control. Kieran Jackson July 4, 2022 10:15 am 1656924504
Lewis Hamilton takes positives from being ‘one step closer’ after claiming Silverstone podium
A combination of crashes, Safety Cars, problems with other vehicles and some fantastic late overtaking saw the seven-time champion finish on the podium for the first time since the opening round of the 2022 season in Bahrain, after a campaign of porpoises and porpoises in control issues at new Mercedes car. But on a day when around 120,000 fans attended the race day at Silverstone, Hamilton – who briefly led the race – hailed the occasion as F1 at its best and hoped the performance could provide a platform for improvement by during the rest of the year. “We had the biggest display in history, thanks for this incredible support – we don’t see it anywhere else in the world,” he said after the match. Kieran Jackson 4 July 2022 09:48 1656924433
Carlos Sainz won a wild and wacky British Grand Prix that saw Zhou Guanyu survive a horror first-lap crash
Sainz overtook Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc in a brilliant 10-lap shootout to the checkered flag after a safety car period to claim his maiden Formula 1 win. Sergio Perez finished second, with Lewis Hamilton third, after forcing his way past Leclerc with four of the 52 laps remaining. Kieran Jackson 4 July 2022 09:47
