The Silverstone circuit is hosting a very special Grand Prix this weekend, as it will be the first under the new competition format that will be tested in this and two more events on the 2021 calendar.
Comes the Great Britain Grand Prix and he does so with great anticipation for various reasons. The first is the dispute for the championship, as Lewis Hamilton enters the home race with the need to cut Red Bull’s five-win streak, four of them by Max Verstappen.
The Dutch driver leads the World Championship with a 32-point advantage, so the English seven-time champion cannot afford to give up more points if he wants to continue with real options to revalidate a new world title.
But, in addition, the Silverstone weekend will be historic for the introduction of the new format, which will include a qualifying session on Friday, a short qualifying race to sprint Saturday and the traditional 300 km Grand Prix. on Sunday. This short race will be the one that determines the poleman and the grid order on Sunday, when the points will be distributed as usual.
Schedules for the Formula 1 British Grand Prix
This tenth Grand Prix of the season and 55th in the history of the Silverstone circuit in the Formula 1 It is the continuation of the racing season in Europe and the new Grand Prix format is released, as in addition to what has already been said, there will only be one free practice session on Friday and another on Saturday.
Thus, the activity on the track will begin this Friday at 15:30 CET – much later than usual – while the classification will begin at 19:00 CET. For its part, the qualifying race to sprint It will be held at 17:30 CET on Saturday and the conventional race will be held at 16:00 CET Sunday.
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How to follow and watch the Formula 1 British Grand Prix
This year, Movistar F1 has given over to DAZN, which goes on to broadcast the premier category of motorsport through its platform of streaming in Spain on the DAZN F1 channel (which can also be seen on Movistar).
However, residents of countries whose broadcasting rights have not been exclusively acquired have the option of contracting F1 TV, the platform streaming Formula 1 official.
Similarly, in motor.es We will tell you everything that happens at Silverstone and the rest of the events of the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship through our direct reports provided with comments, times tables and results in real time, as well as everything related to current events through news, reports and analysis in our section specially dedicated to the category.
The Formula 1 World Championship calendar
The 2021 season will be the longest in history, as it will host 23 Grand Prizes Formula 1 if the pandemic allows it. The tenth race this weekend at Silverstone will be followed two weeks later by the eleventh at the Hungaroring.
Already in September, Zandvoort will finally return to the calendar after the suspension of 2020 and in early October Istanbul Park will take the place of Singapore after the cancellation of the Asian event. At the end of the same month, the category will visit Mexico to enjoy the always impressive atmosphere of the Hermanos Rodríguez circuit.
The end of the party will be held between November and December, with Australia finally canceled and waiting to have a substitute, the novelty of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and the traditional farewell in Abu dhabi.
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The drivers and teams of the Formula 1 World Cup
But without a doubt the great protagonists of the 2021 Formula 1 Championship are the participants: 10 teams and 20 drivers willing to complete the longest season in history traveling four continents and 22 countries.
On the grid this year we have four world champions, Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Räikkönen, Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel, in addition to the debut of two teams: Aston Martin and Alpine, which take over from Racing Point and Renault respectively.
The Japanese Yuki tsunodaOne of three rookies alongside Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin, he is the youngest driver on the grid at 20 years old, in stark contrast to the oldest, 41-year-old Kimi Räikkönen.
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Remember! The Formula 1 British Grand Prix begins this Friday at 15:30 with the first free practice session.