LIVE – Leclerc returns to victory, Hamilton and Antonelli penalized, Verstappen retires, relive the 2026 British Grand Prix

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🎙️Hamilton🥉: "Congratulations to Charles. This is great for our team. I had a false start, but Charles had more pace than me. I struggled with the car's balance throughout the Grand Prix. Our team did an incredible job; we just need a little more to get back on track." Mercedes Benz But to have already secured two victories this season is very good.

🎙️Russell🥈: "Congratulations to Charles. Very happy to score my first podium here in front of my home crowd. A difficult weekend with the puncture. I'll keep pushing with my teammate." Classic Ferrari for sale They are very fast, the fight is on.

🎙️Leclerc🥇: "It's incredible. The ending wasn't exactly what we dreamed of, but winning after the last few weekends is fantastic. I found something between the Sprint and qualifying, but I needed to confirm that in the Grand Prix."

The Drivers' and Constructors' standings after the 2026 British Grand Prix at Silverstone:

📊The standings for the 2026 British Grand Prix at Silverstone after the checkered flag:

🏁9th VICTORY FOR CHARLES LECLERC !

He finished ahead of Russell and Hamilton for his first victory in Great Britain.

On the French side, Hadjar finished 5th gasly 10th and Or with 14th.

The Safety Car ultimately did not return to the pits. There will be no restart, and the field will cross the finish line in this order!

The field is bunched up behind the safety car and backmarkers are lapped. Restarting the race would only give the drivers under green flag conditions one lap.

George Russell stayed out on track and is ahead of Lewis Hamilton, while the Ferrari driver is leaving the pits! It seems unlikely that the race will resume before the end of the Safety Car procedure.

SAFETY CAR: Max Verstappen went off at the fifteenth turn!

📝 PENALTY: 5-second penalty for Kimi Antonelli for exceeding track limits…

Antonelli remains on track in tenth position, but his pit stop has not improved the condition of his carThe Italian insists on staying on track to try and get a point.

Leclerc, Hamilton and Verstappen would make up the first podium of the season without a Mercedes driver!

For Charles Leclerc, this would be his first victory in almost two years and the 2024 Italian Grand Prix. It would be Ferrari's 88th one-two finish, the first since the US GPs of the same year.

ANTONELLI IN SLOW MOTION!

What's happening to the championship leader? He's leaving the field wide open for the two Ferraris at the front of the race 😱#BritishGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/KvGxeIS9Xz

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Lando Norris He easily overtakes Kimi Antonelli, who has returned from the pits. The Italian remains on track despite damaged suspension.

"Something broke!" Kimi Antonelli stopped on the track before returning to the Mercedes pit!

📊The standings for the 2026 British Grand Prix at Silverstone after 40 laps:

VIRUTAL SAFETY CAR Verstappen takes the opportunity to switch to medium tires.

YELLOW FLAG: Hulkenberg is arrested!

Two battles stand out in the pack: the victory is still to be decided between Leclerc and Antonelli, who has closed to within 5 seconds, and the battle for the last step of the podium between Verstappen and Hamilton.

With 17 laps remaining, Kimi Antonelli pitted after all his rivals to switch to hard tires. He rejoined the race 7 seconds behind Leclerc, who was leading.

Twelve laps after his previous stop, George Russell returns to the pits to switch to medium tires after a suspected slow puncture.

His engineer informed George Russell over the radio that the Briton might be suffering from a slow puncture. The Mercedes driver felt no different pressure and even attacked Max Verstappen to challenge him for third place in this Grand Prix.

After stops at Haas And with Cadillac still to his name, Antonelli remains the only driver on the track who hasn't yet pitted. With a 14-second lead over his closest rival, the Italian is maintaining an improving pace.

Battle of Britons and former teammates between Lewis Hamilton and George Russell: the Mercedes driver retains fourth position.

Antonelli is one of the three remaining drivers who have not yet made a pit stop to change tires, with Oliver Bearman et Valtteri Bottas.

📊The standings for the 2026 British Grand Prix at Silverstone after 29 laps:

At the front, Kimi Antonelli expressed concern to his engineer, Peter Bonnington, that the other drivers were trying to undercut him. The Mercedes driver stayed out beyond lap 27, which was predicted to be the lap of his only pit stop of the Grand Prix. The Italian adjusted his strategy, likely to switch to soft tires towards the end of the race.

His engineer tells Lewis Hamilton he's fighting for a podium finish. The Briton's Ferrari has dropped back to sixth place and is battling with his former teammate George Russell.

Grand Prix leader Charles Leclerc returns to the pits to follow the strategy applied to Lewis Hamilton's car.

It's Frenchman Pierre Gasly's turn to change his tires. He comes out behind Carlos Sainz in 14th place.

Lewis Hamilton is called into the pits after the Briton points out over the radio that his tires are still in good condition. He serves his 5-second penalty and rejoins the race in sixth place!

VIRTUAL SAFETY CAR: A spectator's umbrella had blown onto the track. It was quickly removed by a track marshal.

Isack Hadjar pits for hard tires, while his teammate Max Verstappen sets the fastest lap. 1:33.562 after a successful exit lap.

On the verge of scoring points, Pierre Gasly is seven seconds behind the Audi of Gabriel BortoletoThe Frenchman started from fifteenth position and gained four places!

Max Verstappen is the first driver in the top 10 to make a pit stop! The Dutchman is making what should be his only stop of the Grand Prix, to fit hard tires.

Alexander albon He makes a pit stop for the second time in this Grand Prix. He rejoins the race last, 1 minute and 28 seconds behind his closest rival. Fernando Alonso.

While his teammate complains at the back of the grid about graining, Lando Norris battles with Isack Hadjar for sixth position.

Behind the leading trio, George Russell is threatened by the Red Bull Max Verstappen!

🇮🇹 Antonelli uses his battery to retake second place from Lewis Hamilton!

📊The standings for the 2026 British Grand Prix at Silverstone after 10 laps:

⏱️Charles Leclerc has built up a lead of almost three seconds about his teammate Lewis Hamilton.

📝 PENALTY: 5-second penalty for Lewis Hamilton for jumping the start!

📝​PENALTY: 10s penalty for Alexander Albon for causing Bearman to go off track on the first lap.

🍊Oscar Piastres is forced to go through the standsindicating to his engineer on the radio that he had suffered damages at the start of the Grand Prix.

😬The Italian remains glued to the Maranello cars, while his teammate George Russell leads another trio ahead of the Red Bulls.

🟢​START🟢​ Ferraris take the lead over Kimi Antonelli even before the first corner.

🚥 The single-seaters are off for the training tour of the 2026 British Grand Prix at Silverstone. We're just seconds away from the start of the race!

🍩All drivers have chosen medium tires, with the first pit stop therefore expected around lap 27.

🌡️24,4° in the air, 39,4° on the track and 50% humidity: stable and optimal conditions!

🎙️Frédéric Vasseur: "You have to get a good start, have a good first lap, and leave nothing on the track. We can then build our strategy based on our positions. The most important thing is that in the first few laps we don't fight too hard, so we can impose our pace and create a small gap. It's easier to think about strategy if there's no one right behind us."

🎙️Pierre Gasly: “We expect it to be complicated. It’s not going to be an easy race. The Racing Bulls are very fast, we hope to fight with the Audis. Today there’s a little less wind and so far, on the formation laps, the car is a bit more consistent. We hope that will help us.”

The driver will start fifteenth after being penalized for obstructing Lance stroll during qualifying. The Canadian will ultimately start from pit lane due to a battery change on his Aston Martin.

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