At 22:00 Beijing time on July 3, the main competition of the English Grand Prix in Formula 1 officially kicked off at silverstone. There was a serious accident at the beginning of the game, and then there were twists and turns. In the end, Sainz won the first F1 career title, Perez second and Hamilton third.
Zhou Guanyu and Alben were unfortunately involved in the accident, and after the assessment of the race medical center, there was no major problem.
Pre-match
The previous day's qualifying tournament had started in heavy rain, with Sainz finally taking the first pole position of his career. Verstappen met the yellow flag in the final timer, finishing second and Leclerc in third.
Chinese driver Zhou Guanyu once again advanced to Q3 and finished 9th in his career qualifying. Latifi also advanced to Q3 for the first time in her career, starting from 10th.
Start
In the starting phase, Verstappen, who started better, overtook Sainz to take the lead, and Hamilton also overtook Leclerc to take the lead.
Start
Gasley collides with Russell, causing Russell to lose control and crash into Zhou Guanyu. At the same time, Vettel collided with Alben, and several drivers were involved. After the red flag is shown, all the drivers return to the pit lane.
Multiple drivers collided
After the accident, the medical personnel went to the scene of the accident as soon as possible. Subsequently, the Alfa Romeo team confirmed that Zhou Guanyu was conscious and that he went to the Race Medical Center for examination and evaluation with Alben, who also suffered an accident at the launch stage.
Among the drivers involved in the launch accident, Zhou Guanyu, Russell and Alben withdrew; The cars of drivers such as Aokang and Kakuda Yuyi were damaged to varying degrees, and after driving the cars back to the pit area, they carried out repairs during the Red Flag period.
Zhou Guanyu withdrew
The game restarts
At 22:56 Beijing time, the race resumed, and the drivers drove out of the maintenance area under the guidance of the safety car.
Since not all drivers passed the second safety line when the red flag was presented, at a later static restart, the drivers will start according to the ranking of the qualifying race.
Tournament resumed
Sainz started to hold the first place, and Leclerc was overtaken by Perez, but then regained the position again in the scramble.
Start
During the scramble, Leclerc collided with Perez, and both cars were damaged. Perez's front wing was damaged, and he pitted on lap 6 before falling to the tail of the team.
Perez's front wing was damaged
The top ten drivers after the re-start are as follows:
Sainz, Verstappen, Leclerc, Perez, Norris, Hamilton, Gasly, Alonso, Kakuda, Latifi.
Tournament rankings
Hamilton turned on the DRS and overtook Norris to 4th before Turn 6.
Hamilton overtook Norris
On lap 9, Verstappen was already in Sainz's DRS attack zone, with Leclerc within 2 seconds of Verstappen.
Verstappen enters the DRS attack zone
On lap 10, Sainz made a mistake and rushed off the track, and Verstappen took the opportunity to complete the overtaking.
Sainz rushed off the track
Two Toro Rosso drivers collided, with Gasley and Kakuda dropping to 13th and 15th respectively, and Kakuda was fined 5 seconds for causing an accident.
The Toro Rosso driver collided
On lap 12, the speed of Verstappen's car began to decline, he thought it was a puncture and immediately pitted, after replacing the neutral tire fell to sixth place, Sainz and Leclerc took the first two.
Verstappen pit stops
The gap between the two Ferrari drivers remained within 1 second, and on lap 15, Leclerc's right front wing end plate was completely damaged at this point due to the previous collision with Perez.
The Leclerc front wing end plate is completely damaged
Hamilton began to continue to close the gap between him and Leclerc, and on lap 18, Hamilton made a fastest lap.
Hamilton made the fastest lap
Lap 20
On lap 20, the leading Sainz pitted to replace the hard tyres and came in third place after leaving, just 1 second away from Norris behind him.
Sainz pit stops
On lap 21, Bottas withdrew.
Bottas withdrew
On lap 22, Hamilton continued to approach Leclerc and the gap between them was narrowed to 2 seconds.
Hamilton set a new fastest lap on this lap and reported to the team that the tyres were in good condition.
Hamilton approached Leclerc
Verstappen switched to a hard tyre on lap 24, taking 3.1 seconds, before being overtaken by Vettel after leaving the race to finish eighth.
Verstappen was overtaken by Vettel after leaving the station
On lap 25, Leclerc pitted to replace the hard tyres, but did not replace the damaged front wing, leaving only 1 second behind Sainz, in third place.
Leclerc pit stops
On lap 28, Gasley withdrew from the race.
Gasley withdrew
On lap 29, Hamilton was still good in his tyres but still at good speed. The Ferrari team allowed free competition between Leclerc and Sainz.
The condition of the tyres of the three riders
On lap 31, the Ferrari team feared Leclerc would fall out of Hamilton's next pit stop window and instructed Sainz to swap places with the faster Leclerc. Leclerc came in second, 18.9 seconds away from Hamilton.
Ferrari teams swap positions
On lap 34, Hamilton pitted to replace the hard tyres, and the tire changer team made a mistake for 4.3 seconds, 3 seconds behind Sainz after leaving the station.
Hamilton pit stops
In the next lap, Norris also entered the station to change into a hard tire, and was fifth after leaving the station.
Norris pit stops
On lap 37, the faster Aucom opened the DRS to overtake Verstappen to eighth place.
Aucom surpasses Verstappen
But two laps later, Au Con's car malfunctioned and stopped on the straights, and the race was raced to safety.
Aucom withdrew
Leclerc stayed on the track, Hamilton and Sainz pitted under the safety car and put on new soft tyres, and the other drivers also entered the station.
Hamilton and Sainz pit stop
With the exception of Leclerc and Magnussen, the other drivers completed the pit stop under the safety car.
After completing the pit stop, the rankings are: Leclerc, Sainz, Hamilton, Perez, Alonso, Norris, Vettel, Magnussen, Verstappen, Mick Schumacher.
The safety car is about to enter the station
The last 10 laps
On lap 43, the race resumed, with Sainz overtaking Leclerc to first, while Perez also overtook Hamilton to third.
Sainz surpassed Leclerc
On lap 45, the gap between Leclerc, Perez, Hamilton, Alonso and Norris was all within 1 second.
Then they began a wonderful melee, close to close quarters. After the fight, Perez came in second, Leclerc in third and Hamilton fourth.
Multi-vehicle melee
Perez profited from the cut and will be investigated by the tournament.
Perez is suspected of cutting corners to profit
On lap 48, Hamilton overtook Leclerc, who then took back the spot. But in the next segment of the DRS zone, Hamilton opened the DRS to complete the overtaking and began to pull the gap.
Hamilton overtook Leclerc
On lap 50, within a second of Mick Schumacher from Verstappen, Mick began to attack. But Verstappen held his place until the final lap.
Mick tried to overtake Verstappen
Sainz crossed the line first, winning the first title of his F1 career.
Sainz won the championship
Zhou Guanyu was declared to be in good health and had left the Games Medical Center.
Zhou Guanyu's body was no longer in serious trouble
In the end, Sainz converted pole positions into championships, with Perez second and Hamilton third. Leclerc and Alonso are four or five.
The drivers in sixth to tenth place are: Norris, Verstappen, Mick Schumacher, Vettel and Magnussen. Mick Schumacher won F1 points for the first time.
The final result of the main game
Rider interviews
SAINZ: I can't put it in words, it was a special day that I will never forget.
Perez: I haven't given up, I've been pushing forward. The last few laps of the fight were epic and the fight between us was amazing!
HAMILTON: I've done my best, congratulations to Carlos. For us, the results of the podium are a huge reward. We will do our best to continue to work hard.