After a one-week break, the F1 paddock heads to Silverstone as Max Verstappen aims to defend his healthy world championship lead after victory in Canada.
The reigning F1 world champion, who was involved in a controversial first-lap clash with Lewis Hamilton at last year’s British GP, holds a 46-point advantage over nearest rival and Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez, with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc a further three points back in third.
Leclerc will be aiming to fight back having been hit with a grid penalty for a power unit change in Canada, enforced by his engine blow in Azerbaijan, having gone six races without a win.
Carlos Sainz will also be focused on ending his winless run in F1, as he notched up his 11th career podium in Canada, having never reached the top step of the rostrum.
Hamilton, the all-time highest British GP winner with eight career victories, will be hoping Mercedes’ improvements in Montreal can continue at Silverstone as the German manufacturer looks to close the gap on Red Bull and Ferrari at the front of the field.
A number of F1 teams are set to deliver upgrade packages at Silverstone, including Mercedes, Alpine and Aston Martin, as the 2022 development race hots up.
Focus could also switch to the FIA if it announces any measures on a solution to the porpoising controversy, having held a meeting with F1 team technical chiefs about the matter in the build-up to the British GP.
Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB16B, and Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes W12, lead the field away at the start
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Full 2022 British GP session timings
Friday 1st July 2022
Free Practice 1: 1:00pm-2:00pm BST (1:00pm-2:00pm local)
Free Practice 2: 4:00pm-5:00pm BST (4:00pm-5:00pm local)
Saturday 2nd July 2022
Free Practice 3: 12:00pm-1:00pm BST (12:00pm-1:00pm local)
Qualifying: 3:00pm-4:00pm BST (3:00pm-4:00pm local)
Sunday 3rd July 2022
Race: 3:00pm BST (3:00pm local)
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