Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg has been reprimanded after failing to slow sufficiently for yellow flags during the British Grand Prix. Rosberg won the race, narrowly ahead of Red Bull's Mark Webber. The stewards deemed that 'the driver did not make a significant reduction in speed whilst Yellow Flags were displayed in Turns 3 to 5'. Rosberg's reprimand means that he keeps his victory, his second of 2013.

Ferrari driver Felipe Massa refused to rule out the prospect of drivers taking a stand against Pirelli's tyres at next weekend's German Grand Prix. Massa was one of five drivers to suffer a tyre failure during the British Grand Prix "For sure we will talk about it," Massa said when asked about the prospect of a driver protest. "Every driver is complaining, even those who didn't experience it today." "They need to do something." "For me it is unacceptable and they need to do something […]

Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen was left to rue a strategic error that cost him a shot at the podium during the British Grand Prix. Raikkonen was running in second place but Lotus opted not to pit the Finn for fresh tyres during the second safety car period. "I tried to hold on at the end of the race, but with tyres that were maybe twenty laps older than the others’ it was impossible to keep them behind. It’s a shame as the race went pretty […]

The British Grand Prix ended on Lap 35 for Jean-Eric Vergne who had to retire after his car was badly damaged as a result of a tyre explosion. He was the third driver to suffer a left rear tyre failure after Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa. “I don’t know what happened, I did not feel any warning signs and it just let go under braking. I did manage to come back to the pits, fit new tyres and go out again, but the team immediately […]

McLaren driver Jenson Button says Pirelli must fix their problems which blighted the British Grand Prix. Five drivers suffered from tyre failures during the race and Button, who finished the race in thirteenth place, has now called for action. "If it's happening through low-speed corners then that is bad enough, but it is happening at 300kmh along the backstraight which is very scary," he said. Newey urges tyre fix Perez, Vergne angry after failures Gutierrez calls for changes "It's not just scary for the person […]

Esteban Gutierrez has called for safety changes after he was one of five drivers to suffer from a tyre failure during the British Grand Prix. Gutierrez's front left tyre failed under braking for Stowe and he was forced into the pits for repairs. "It was a crazy race, because a lot of things happened and I just tried to focus and make the best out of the situation," said Gutierrez. "I had to pit because of a problem with my front left tyre. This also […]

Sergio Perez and Jean-Eric Vergne have criticised Pirelli after they were two of five drivers to suffer failures during the British Grand Prix. Vergne suffered a failure under braking for Stowe while Perez's tyre let go as entered the Hangar Straight. "This is unacceptable, we are risking our lives and we shouldn't wait until something happens to all of us," said the McLaren driver, who also suffered a tyre failure during Saturday practice. "If it happens at 250km/h it will be a big shame so […]

British Grand Prix race winner Nico Rosberg has been summoned to the stewards. An FIA press release alleges that Rosberg appeared not to slow for yellow flags between Turns 3 and 5 during the race. Rosberg claimed victory after team-mate Lewis Hamilton and compatriot Sebastian Vettel both suffered problems.

Red Bull's Adrian Newey has urged the FIA to take action after a series of tyre failures that blighted the British Grand Prix. Race leader Lewis Hamilton suffered a failure early on, while Felipe Massa, Sergio Perez, Esteban Gutierrez and Jean-Eric Vergne were all hindered by Pirelli failures. "You really need to ask Pirelli but we asked the drivers to stay off the kerbs because they say it was the left rear." "Its a sad state of affairs, such is the nature of Formula 1 […]

F1's intense heat on Pirelli only got hotter on Sunday, as the British grand prix took place amid shards of exploding tyre rubber. Lewis Hamilton, just one of four drivers who had spectacular rear failures during the Silverstone race, was comfortably leading when he had his problem. Afterwards, the furious Briton told reporters he was trying to hold his tongue. "Big time," he relented when asked if he is worried about safety. "They need to do something," Hamilton told British broadcaster Sky. On the BBC, […]

Nico Rosberg claimed victory at a chaotic British Grand Prix, marred by several tyre failures throughout the field. Rosberg fended off Mark Webber through the final laps to secure his third career victory by just 0.7s. At the start contact between Webber and Romain Grosjean dropped the Australian down to fifteenth place. Adrian Sutil rocketed up to fourth while Felipe Massa also made an outstanding start to move up seven places to fifth. Paul di Resta started on the hard compound tyres and quickly moved […]

Tyre failures have marred the beginning of the British Grand Prix. Race leader Lewis Hamilton suffered a tyre explosion on lap eight of the 52 lap race. Ferrari's Felipe Massa suffered a similar failure at the same point a few laps later. Following those failures on medium tyres, Jean Eric Vergne suffered a tyre failure into Stowe, this time on the hard tyres. The safety car was deployed to retrieve debris.