I don't know if there are any other F1 fans here but I'm starting this thread anyway. If it's your first time watching feel free to ask any questions :)
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Race Stats:
Track: Silverstone
Round: 9
Start Time: 1pm GMT
Grid: 1. Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes 2. Nico Rosberg - Mercedes 3. Felipe Massa - Williams 4. Valetteri Bottas - Williams 5. Kimi Raikkenen - Ferrari
Laps: 52
Race length: 306.198km
Yeah I agree. That start by Massa though! I think he held Bottas up a little bit, thus giving the Mercs a much better chance. Having said that, Hamilton picked the absolute perfect time to switch to inters. I always admire their driving ability when on slicks on a wet track. Annoyed about Ricciardo having to retire, but was glad to see McLaren pick up a point.
It was an amazing start. It's annoying that aero regulations meant that the clearly faster Bottas was simply not able to pass Massa despite being so close at Stowe for about five laps. It did damage William's race. Hamilton's stop was perfect; if he really did make that decision that was some serious skill. Watching the drivers sliding around through Luffield and Copse was great though; Silverstone delivers good races for sure.
I'm hoping Nico can get off the line and beat Lewis. I used to be a big supporter of Hamilton, but he's definitely been acting like a princess in my opinion since moving to Mercedes. Williams must have made huge progress in testing, because I would have expected Ferrari to be 3 and 4. And come on Aussie Dan! Bit of a bummer for the penalty, but I'm hoping he can aim for a stronger result. Poor fella is definitely frustrated with the lack of power and reliability of the Renault power unit.