Charles Leclerc wins British Grand Prix at Silverstone

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Charles Leclerc won the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, claiming his first Formula 1 victory in nearly two years as Ferrari recorded its second win in three races. Leclerc finished ahead of Mercedes' George Russell and Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton after the race ended confusingly under a safety car following a late change of mind by race control. Championship leader Kimi Antonelli suffered a suspension failure while closing on Leclerc and dropped down the order; Antonelli crossed the line ninth but was given a five-second penalty for exceeding track limits and was demoted to 16th. Red Bull's Max Verstappen crashed at Stowe while chasing Hamilton for second, triggering the safety car that promoted Russell to P2 because Mercedes did not pit him when others took fresh tyres. Hamilton faces a post-race investigation for a yellow-flag infringement. The result cuts Antonelli's championship lead over Russell to 25 points, with Hamilton a further seven points behind pending that investigation. The next race is the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps from 17 to 19 July.

Formula 1

@f1tv.bsky.social

CHARLES LECLERC WINS THE BRITISH GRAND PRIX!! 🤩 #F1 #BritishGP

3423h ago

PJSports33

Investigate the stewards. Terrible end of the race.

Cody19

fucked up that we didn’t get a final lap of racing

Pedro Noizyman 🇵🇸15

the worst ending of a f1 race ever. bullshit

ruders77.bsky.social14

Well done Charles What a joke of an ending to a race. F1 and the FIA create another 2021 mess. MBS is the most useless leader for the sport

I like the Shipping Forecast10

Once again, Race Control is a fucking shambles. You’ve learned nothing since 2021. Absolutely fucking absurd.

Christopher Marcotte9

Who let the NASCAR officials into race control?! What a fustercluck of an ending

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Kelly M4

Happy he win but what a shambles of a race ending. And my two boys (Max and Kimi) had their days ruined. 😩

nova ♡ darth cutie-pie 🏁3

MY BOY MY GOAT THE GREATEST TO EVER DO IT CHARLES IS BACK BAYBEEEE ❤️🐎

Kevin Humphrey3

NO KINGS BUT YES PRINCIPALITIES

The Wayfairing Pilgrim2

Couldn't have put it better myself! Much needed after the last few races! Impossible not to feel bad for Antonelli but at least he managed to salvage a couple of points and George Russell... Does nothing all race and gets P2! Silverstone always delivers a great race! #BritishGP #F1

kelly | SAINTS CHAMPIIIONS2

race finished under safety car charles win !!!

David Ó Muircheartaigh2

Bit of an anti-climax to say the least...

믛 ♪ꉂ ꊚ( ˆ ̳◝ ·̫ ◜ ̳ˆ ) ♬♪2

이 남자의 환호를 들은 지가 얼마만이던가... ... ....

Scuderia Ferrari F1

@scuderiaferrarif1.bsky.social

"Finally!" Charles' first British Grand Prix win 🏆 #F1 #BritishGP

972h ago

Tony D4

Safety Car finish was bullshit. Denying fans a dramatic finish and Lewis the chance to get 2nd.

jules

@acasatua.bsky.social

this is why you never doubt Charles Leclerc. this is why you never give up on him. he WILL prevail.

352h ago

The Associated Press

@apnews.com

Charles Leclerc took his first Formula 1 win in nearly two years at the British Grand Prix on Sunday after standings leader Kimi Antonelli’s challenge was derailed by damage to his car.

322h ago

James

@joc1991.bsky.social

Anyway, an absolutely sensational performance from Charles Leclerc. Winning on his third weekend with different brakes is incredible. Some luck with Kimi but he has had far too much of his own bad luck in his career. And Mattia Binotto seeing that live after what happened in 2022 here. Hilarious.

243h ago

Dre Harrison

@dreharrison.bsky.social

Charles Leclerc wins. Not bad for people messaging me the man was cooked three weeks ago. Sample sizes are a funny old thing. #F1

283h ago

Lulu3

We were always here. Believe in Chuck and Chuck delivers.

Azninho25 (He/Him)1

He just needed ONE good race ONE race where he wasn't fucked over by external factors And he delivered

@pikaclerc.bsky.social

From this to this BINOTTO I HOPE YOU WERE THERE TO SEE THIS YOU LITTLE B-

Binotto wagging his finger at Charles Leclerc in Silverstone 2022

133h ago

Angela Barnes

@angelabarnes.bsky.social

Software error my arse, unless the software in question is the race director’s button pressing finger #f1 #britishgp

281h ago

fynnajpg.bsky.social3

We are talking about an organisation where the Chief stamped his feet and demanded he be given a little kart as well as the drivers here

Gav Fraser2

Such a shame, that could have been an amazing last lap

Chris Medland

@chrismedlandf1.bsky.social

The stewards say Hamilton entered the sector before the yellow was shown, that the yellow indication only reached him near the end of the sector, that the time and distance available to react were very limited, and that he was understandably focused on his mirrors fighting Verstappen #F1 #BritishGP

21Just now

Sir Lewis Updates

@lh44updates.bsky.social

So it's P3 for Lewis at the British Grand Prix! 👊 His 15th podium at Silverstone. 👏 #F1 #BritishGP

181h ago

torben69.bsky.social1

Should have been more 😎

Rob

@robm.bsky.social

The finish, obviously, was a joke. FIA incompentence again. The correct handling of the finish under the regs, but incredibly poorly managed. Yet again, they've conspired to screw it up and leave fans feeling confused and unhappy. #F1 #BritishGP

192h ago

Danny

@dannybrennan.bsky.social

Charles had his first run of bad form in his seven year career at Ferrari and people immediately threw him under the bus. I hate online F1 discourse, and I am so glad that Leclerc (hopefully) silenced the potential man morons by leading Silverstone's greatest driver by 20s in the same car.

162h ago

Rory Mitchell

@rorymitchellf1.bsky.social

Well Leclerc wins from Russell and Hamilton. It's the Ferrari drivers' first win since 2024. #F1 #BritishGP

123h ago

Keith Collantine

@keithcollantine.bsky.social

FIA says: "The 'Safety Car In This Lap' message was displayed erroneously due to a software error." #F1 #BritishGP #RaceFans

112h ago

Chris Goldsmith2

Oh come on. Unless they’re using AI, software doesn’t just choose to do wild things. What a load of nonsense.

Formula Sean

@formulaseanf1.bsky.social

I'm LIVE now with @chainbear.bsky.social for the British Grand Prix race reaction. Once again, lots to talk about! So come join us for a post-race waffle. #F1 #BritishGP youtu.be/qcU-dz5XmXk

42h ago

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