Carlos Sainz 1st, King of Silverstone

Carlos Sainz stands on this podium which has so often slipped away. Finally, he reaches this highest step, this inaccessible paradise. How many times did he think he would achieve it before his hopes stumbled once again, like most recently in Canada (June 19, 2nd). So, obviously, he remains discreet on his promontory, for fear that someone will come and take him down. No jumping in the air, no untimely display of joy, just restraint and sobriety to welcome this first victory since his debut in Melbourne in 2015, at Toro Rosso. A victory that took a long time to come, a little laborious as his career has been so far, but which he was able to achieve. A victory first promised to Max Verstappen avant que le débris d’une AlphaTauri, coincé dans son plancher, ne le fasse glisser dans la hiérarchie, puis à son équipier Charles Leclerc, autorisé à le passer plus tôt dans la course avant de subir les affres stratégiques de son équipe qui avaient aussi eu pour effet de faire entrer Le