Not sure why it would be unlikely the incubation period is about 2 weeksWas he not feeling dizzy? Obviously no idea if that was COVID or not, probably unlikely given it was 2 weeks ago and he just tested positive yesterday. Hope he’s alright.
Looking forward to the race this weekend, although will probably miss the race as I’m away up north on Sunday for the week.
F1 2020 Season
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Hamilton as usual probably purposely going slower than he can on the mediums in practice. Would be nice to see Max on pole but something tells me Hamilton won't "allow" him to be the fastest during qualification.
Great to see Nico back and immediately doing well too. Would be amazing if he can get his first podium via this route.
Great to see Nico back and immediately doing well too. Would be amazing if he can get his first podium via this route.
GPfans: Verstappen/Grosjean mid-practice bust-up; Albon smash; Stroll quickest. https://www.gpfans.com/en/articles/...practice-bust-up-albon-smash-stroll-quickest/
Max is still Max and Albon continuous his bad luck.
Max is still Max and Albon continuous his bad luck.
Just unlikely given I’d assume that he would’ve been tested at/around the Hungary GP and it would’ve shown then. Maybe not though!
Excellent news that Lewis Hamilton is intending to remain in F1 for a few more years to come.
Great news for F1 and the UK racing fans.
I say this because he will challenge and motivate a promising batch of younger drivers and teams to improve and eventually take over at the top.
Great news for F1 and the UK racing fans.
I say this because he will challenge and motivate a promising batch of younger drivers and teams to improve and eventually take over at the top.
British GP Qualifying
Weather for qualifying is a massive change from FP Friday.
no surprises - in the list of five who drop out in Q1:
16. Kevin Magnussen, Haas
17. Antonio Giovinazzi, Alfa Romeo
18. Kimi Raikkonen, Alfa Romeo
19. Romain Grosjean, Haas
20. Nicholas Latifi, Williams
no surprises - in the list of five who drop out in Q1:
16. Kevin Magnussen, Haas
17. Antonio Giovinazzi, Alfa Romeo
18. Kimi Raikkonen, Alfa Romeo
19. Romain Grosjean, Haas
20. Nicholas Latifi, Williams
Q1
Lewis struggling in Q2, Bottas with new track record.
Q2 red flagged, because of gravel on the track from Lewis's spin.
Red flag for that?
Yeap, mind you you would not want gravel in the face at speed.
Lewis first out for the restart, using another new set of mediums.
Hamilton gets his lap in 0.332 behind Bottas
Alex Albon drops out for Red Bull, 1.5s off Bottas.
Nico Hulkenberg also fails to make it for Racing Point, despite switching onto the soft tyres. That's a disappointment for him after solid top-10 practice form.
Out in Q2
Gasly
Albon
Hulkenberg
Kvyat
Russell
Nico Hulkenberg also fails to make it for Racing Point, despite switching onto the soft tyres. That's a disappointment for him after solid top-10 practice form.
Out in Q2
Gasly
Albon
Hulkenberg
Kvyat
Russell
Q3 , pole between Lewis and Bottas.
Bottas has had the edge, but we all know Lewis can pull a lap out of nothing when needed.
Max and LeClerc nearly a second back.
Bottas has had the edge, but we all know Lewis can pull a lap out of nothing when needed.
Max and LeClerc nearly a second back.
FFS Ferrari with a dodge release, Riccardo luck not to go into the back of it.
and there is is Lewis with a flying lap.
Albon running out of time surely.
Lewis goes even faster, 2 laps that all it needed.
Seb with a shocker, but not a shock really P9
Mercedes are over a second quicker than their closest rival 
Merc have always been dominant here in the hybrid era but that is insane, what I find interesting is the midfield is closely bunched and changes track to track which might give an indication to what a budget cap F1 will look like.
Not sure what's more ridiculous, how fast the Mercedes is or how badly Red Bull and Ferrari messed up between seasons. I guess Ferrari is down to them being caught cheating.Mercedes are over a second quicker than their closest rival
British GP Qualifying Result
2 great laps from Lewis in Q3.
Really thought Bottas was gonna get pole. Imagine going so well and still only end up 2nd on the grid.
Really thought Bottas was gonna get pole. Imagine going so well and still only end up 2nd on the grid.
Verstappen +0.049s to last season's Q3 time, LeClerc +0.255s.
Raikkonen and the radio 
gotta love him
gotta love himLewis is a past master at pulling qualifying lap out of nowhere, I did think Bottas had this one, but 2 laps just hammered him.
Its not good for either team.
Williams' George Russell has been relegated five places to the back of the British GP grid after being penalised for not slowing sufficiently for yellow flags in qualifying.
Reason it's five places and not three like Hamilton in Austria is because it was double yellows he ignored, the stewards were also very angry at the team for telling him it was a single yellow flag section and not to abort his lap.
Shit show of a sport. Even during the Schumacher era Ferrari never had such a large advantage. The FIA’s failure to Atleast try and make f1 competitive in the last 5 years is a failure all on its own.
Quickly heading down the WRC route where pretty much every champion after 2010 until 217 has a * next to it.
Quickly heading down the WRC route where pretty much every champion after 2010 until 217 has a * next to it.
Channel 4 are going crazy with their coverage, it's on at all hours of the day and night.
Sorry, but this is bullshit.
Do you think Ferrari, or Red Bull, are short of funds to build a competitive car? Mercedes have got it right, the rest haven't. It's not Mercedes's fault and it's not the FIA's fault.
Vettel, when he went to Ferrari was every bit as good a driver as Hamilton was. Mercedes had a project and needed the best driver to realise it, they, and Hamilton, delivered.
Ferrari let Vettel down.
Ferrari would have won a title in that time if it were not for reliability problems and/or Vettel bottling it a little.
Short of mechanical failure, Merc will take the win tomorrow.
The fact that the car has reliability problems shows that it's Ferrari's inability to produce a championship car.
Mercedes is just that far ahead of everyone else.
I hate to say it - but let's hope that happens so the championship could potentially get a bit more interesting. If only for a short while.
Williams, Renault and McLaren were not short of funds either. The FIA still took massive steps to level the playing field.
At the end of the day, this is a show. The show is currently dogshit. F1’s dwindling viewership is evident of this fact.
What's the data on that?