Lotus driver Pastor Maldonado says he is eager to build on his recent encouraging form at next weekend's 'special' British Grand Prix. Maldonado claimed seventh position in Canada and Austria to return to the pints following a lengthy absence and the Venezuelan is eager to return to a 'special' Silverstone, having claimed victories at the circuit in GP2. "I think that Silverstone is an amazing track," he said. "It has a great history, it’s fast and the change to the most recent layout hasn’t really […]

We rate the drivers for their performance at the 2014 British Grand Prix

Jean-Eric Vergne says that his performance during the British Grand Prix was a boost to his self-confidence after finishing in 10th place. Vergne dropped to the back of the pack following a first lap collision with Sergio Perez but he overtook rivals to claim the final point. "A strong race for the whole team, to have two cars in the points is certainly a good result and we all needed a positive outcome," he said. "I'm happy with my race. Starting from the back of […]

Lewis Hamilton takes victory at the British Grand Prix, slashing his championship deficit to Nico Rosberg, who retired with gearbox problems.

Sebastian Vettel has admitted that radio messages during the British Grand Prix 'got silly' as he battled for fifth place with Fernando Alonso. Alonso passed Vettel around the outside of Copse but the German was soon glued to the back of the Ferrari and Alonso spent several laps defending, with Vettel complaining about his rival's tactics. Both drivers also vented their frustration with the other allegedly repeatedly exceeding track limits. "It felt very close with Fernando – maybe a bit too close," he said. "It […]

An elated Daniel Ricciardo called his podium position at the British Grand Prix the 'best third place' of his career. Ricciardo started from eighth on the grid but switched to prime tyres under the red flag period and stopped just once more as he resisted late pressure from Jenson Button. "I feel good! This is the best third place I've ever got," he said. "I'm not normally ecstatic with a third but I really am today, obviously to redeem myself from yesterday and also the […]

Kamui Kobayashi has admitted that he was fortunate to escape during the opening lap of the British Grand Prix following Kimi Raikkonen's accident. Kobayashi approached the wayward Ferrari driver and jinked to the left, bouncing across the grass along the Wellington Straight to ensure that he did not strike the F14T. "My start was okay and I was ahead of a couple of cars but then saw the Ferrari impact and had to go way off track to avoid hitting him," he said. "I made […]

Nico Hulkenberg was left to rue balance issues which compromised his performance during Sunday's British Grand Prix. Hulkenberg started the race from fourth on the grid but slipped to sixth at the start and was unable to hold back quicker rivals as he came home in eighth. "It was quite a tricky afternoon," he said. "My start was not great; I lost a couple of places, and after that we didn’t seem to have the pace to fight for big points. "I was struggling with […]

Ferrari has said that Kimi Raikkonen will be fit for the German Grand Prix after the Finn had an enormous accident at the start of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Raikkonen lost control of his Ferrari F14T after re-joining the circuit following an off-track moment at Aintree and slammed into the barriers, with the impact registering 47G. The race was red flagged while the guardrail was repaired. Raikkonen 'took a hard knock on the ankle and also has pain in a knee', read a […]

Valtteri Bottas praised the increasing strength of his Williams team after he finished a career-best second at the British Grand Prix. Despite starting from a lowly 15th on the grid, Bottas carved his way past his rivals to move into the podium positions, where he remained to collect second. "We are definitely a stronger team than where we were in Melbourne, or compared to last year or two years before," he said. "We are getting stronger, [it] won't be easy to get on the podium […]

Lewis Hamilton claimed victory at a thrilling British Grand Prix, which was red flagged for an hour following a huge first lap shunt by Kimi Räikkönen. Hamilton’s Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg was forced to retire due to a gearbox problem. Rosberg and Hamilton pulled away from their rivals before the German slowed and stopped, allowing Hamilton to take a lead which he never relinquished. Valtteri Bottas was second despite starting the race from 15th on the grid, with Daniel Ricciardo third. Rosberg retained the lead […]

The British Grand Prix has been red flagged at the end of the first lap following an enormous accident for Kimi Raikkonen. The Finn, who started from 17th on the grid, was bidding to make up places but ran wide at Aintree and lost control of his Ferrari F14T when he hit a bump as he re-joined the track. His car spun into the barriers supporting the overhead bridge before rebounding across the circuit. Most of his rivals avoided him but Felipe Massa slammed on […]