In an enthralling British Grand Prix at Silverstone, George Russell claimed his maiden home race podium with P2 whilst Kimi Antonelli was highly unfortunate to finish outside of the points.
Kimi had started on pole position but lost positions off the line with a slow start, relegating him to P3 behind the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton whilst George held P4.
Kimi managed to pass Hamilton in his first stint and then extended once Leclerc pitted; his pace enabled him to come out just 7.5s behind Leclerc on 10 lap fresher tyres and he looked set to fight the Monegasque driver for the win.
George meanwhile became involved in the battle for P3, taking track position on Hamilton when his former team-mate served a five-second time penalty. That battle would end though when George was forced into a second stop due to a slow puncture.
Up front, Kimi’s charge for the win would soon be halted as a front left wheel shield failure impacted the car balance and led to multiple pit stops to sort the damage.
He rejoined in P10 and would have likely scored a handful of points before a late race Safety Car was deployed as the Red Bull of Max Verstappen found the gravel.
That elevated George to P3 after he fought back from his puncture; he then took P2 after Hamilton pitted under the Safety Car, but the race didn’t restart.
The team heads into the final double-header before shutdown still leading the Constructors’ Championship with Kimi and George P1 and P2 in the Drivers’ Championship.
