Radio Rewind | 2026 British Grand Prix

You're not allowed to box, are you? You can't wait to hit the pit lane. No, you're not. Hey, this car won't beep. Fernando, can you hear me? Can't hear you. Fernando Alonso is not moving. The car switched off completely and now on. Okay, if you can continue, yeah. I should do now. Into the pit lane, Fernando. Into the pit lane. And now it's time for the revs to rise and look to the lights. One, two, three, four, five red lights at Silverstone. And the British Grand Prix is go! Charles Leclerc moving to the lead from the front row. He's past Kibi Antonelli and so has Lewis Hamilton. Charles Leclerc, then Lewis Hamilton, then Kibi Antonelli. F*** this. F*** this. F***. Let's get back on the reserve. Head on. Lewis Hamilton, a five-second penalty. And that is moving before the lights. What the f*** are you doing? What the f***? F*** me. Come on, head down. Kevin, he was being squeezed into you. What the f*** are you doing? F*** you. Hey, give me a squeeze. Come on, mate. Let's just focus here. There's nothing we can do on that one. Come on. Mate, focus on us here. Let's get past Hulkenberg. Front wing damage. Yeah, it's okay. Pressure. Front right, front right. Feedback on the front wing. Hey, Scott, everything is fine. Four damage is on. Our tyres, Oli, can you... Can you tell me where the f***ing tyres are? They're okay for us. There's something dragging on the ground. We have front wing damage. We'll box this lap. Box this lap. Car in front is Gasly. Low on battery. I'm not sure what's going on. Yeah, let me know what you need help with, Nico. Norris behind does not have overtake. Oh, late-lange opportunistic move. And Verstappen gets by P5. This worked. Why am I losing? XT7? We should better leave. If we can last a few more, it'll just make less pain later. So try and hang in there. Recommending Play 3 now. Play 3. Lewis Hamilton has run out of energy to the inside and taking second position at Copse Corner. Kimi Antonelli. So think about boost and then Strat 10. This deployment strategy is not good. Understood. Avoid a short shift out of 16. I just need a box, please. Just box me, I beg you. Blue flags are two laps away. And there's a defensive move, but there's nothing Russell can do. And Verstappen tears by up to fourth position. And box, box. My tyres are still good. Box, box, box. So box, box. Follow Lewis. Follow Lewis. So follow Lewis. If he pits, he stays out. So Lewis will be serving a five-second penalty. Push and hold. Boost on exit. Reset. Diff entry. Diff high speed. And white line on pit exit. Verstappen will jump the two of them, and then that is going to be the fight for Lewis. Let's use K0 early to get the sock back up, and we'll get back in. And I'm controlling the car in the middle of the corner. How do you want me to click it in the middle of the corner? Yeah, understood, Lance. Understood. Huge pit stop for Ferrari. Charles Leclerc trying to win his first Grand Prix since 2024. Is there any advice? Blue for Bortoletto. Torque seven is the only tool right now. Torque seven and blue for Bortoletto. No way I can do one stop. Like, there's just no chance. Yeah, understood. Don't let other people undershot me. No, we're keeping an eye on it, Kimi. How's the pace? So the only threat behind is Verstappen, but we're safe to him. Five seconds, doing same lap time. Here we go with Lewis Hamilton roaring by into Copse Corner and making it stick. Russell won't like that one bit. And they're side by side into Maggots, and Hamilton keeps it pinned. Hamilton gets by, and the crowd loved it. For reference, agile lap time, 34.2. Got to him now, 16. Yeah, I mean, I'm trying to fight the guys who aren't me. That's my responsibility. Guys, let's vote. We're really playing safe for Leclerc. Let's go round one more. The plan is looking good. This is your podium fight right here. You feel like when they sort themselves out, they should be able to go and attack the Red Bull that's just ahead of them, but Max will be enjoying it. Can he go the long way round at Brooklands? Oh, this is spectacular. Russell won't like that one bit. Hamilton gets up to fourth. We go again through Woodcote to Copse Corner, and Russell trying to take it back. Oh, Hamilton had to back out of it. They are lighting up Silverstone Circuit at the moment. Start the podcast with the power, guys. You're doing well, Lewis. Just be patient. You will make it. Feedback from Verstappen where he's quick. Slowing to similar 50. Okay, we've got a slow puncher right rear. Moving on. You do. George Russell's tough time is going to continue. He's being told he's got a slow puncher, but he's going past the four-time champion. Extraordinary. At least he's trying to. To the inside. Stowe Corner. Verstappen hangs on to it. Russell doesn't peel to the pits. A confusing moment on the radio, and Russell is heaping the pressure on the four-time champ. He's holding up pressures. Box this lap. Does George Russell come into the pits? He goes past Max Verstappen on the apex. At this stage, Verstappen can't defend, but he can keep it pinned. Doesn't give George Russell an inch, and George Russell, the slow puncher, he can't keep it out, and he has to come in. Oh, my God. Just give me a plug. Just one question. Copy. He's strong. What the **** is he like? No. We're on it, mate. We're on it. I don't know what he's doing. What the **** is he like? Antonelli comes in. The front's working well for Hamilton. The rear's on the limit. This has got to be the chance. Deciding which way to go on the Wellington Straight, Lewis Hamilton takes third position back in the Grand Prix, and he gets by Max Verstappen Nico, we need to stop the car. We need to stop the car. I'm sorry. We have an issue. We have a hydraulic issue. Stop the car. Stop the car. The yellow flag is out. We have an issue for Hülkenberg, who we saw going slowly, and he's pulled over at the old pit exit. That is Copse Corner. Something's broken in the car. Oh, my word. Kimi Antonelli was scything into the lead of Charles Leclerc. It's a crisis. It's a crisis. I don't know. Copse Corner's weak, I think. OK, OK. Copy. So it's a new set of medium tyres, and off he goes. And is there a bigger fundamental issue, or is it another puncture they've spotted? You go over the kerb, and there it breaks on the left-hand side, so he runs over the kerb on the exit of Copse Corner. And it has changed everything. Oh, mate, the suspension is broken. OK, copy. Copy. OK, so let's box this. I'll get some info for you. I can try to keep going. We think it is just the wheel shield, left-hand side. But the car is not turning. Yeah, but you control position one. No, but there's something fundamental, mate. The car doesn't turn. Copy. So we'll box the car. So we'll retire the car. I can try. I can try to get the point. At least one point. Jimmy, we'd have to be doing 34 fours. OK, copy. Let's box. So box the car. We'll try and remove the wheel shield and go again. Can they rip it clear now? They can. They'll send him on his way. If only they could have identified that before. And off into the gravel. Max Verstappen! From the podium! Unbelievable! And oh my word, we have a full safety car! And double yellow. And box Charles. Box. Zip, mate. Plus one. Box, box. Double yellow in 15. Marshall in 15. We are coming in for a new song. Do you sure we want to stay out? Affirm, yeah. Just make sure you stay close on your delta. You've got Marshall's at turn 15. Yeah, turn. Norris is inside the window. Norris is in the window. Come on, Simon. Staying out. We do have a five second penalty for track limits. Yeah, but that's a joke, mate. I didn't do it on purpose. Like, the car was broken. Yeah, understood. Hamilton out with a 2.6 second stop. Russell stays out. He's on the main straight, isn't he? And Norris pits. Russell stays out. There he is. Look for the control line. Look for the line. And George Russell has second position. We think it may go this lap. In case it does, it'll be Strat mode 10. And then we'll have boost presses in the final three straights. Don't take any risks, though. Yeah, I mean, the car is ****ed anyway. So I'll try to do what I can. So save Takara's in this lap. Save Takara's in this lap. Get close. Remember everything we always talk about. High revs. Press and hold out of turn 70. He just recalled to save the car. So not sure if he's coming. Head down, Charles. Come on. He's coming. So safety car is not coming in. Safety car not coming in. Correction. Safety car will stay out. Really? OK. The graphic was the safety car was in this lap, according to the timing page. And the safety car has been redeployed once again. Yeah, confirmed. So safety car stays out. So one more lap and it will be checked. That's not very fast. I agree. George, congrats for people. Crazy stuff. Not finished yet, Toto. If something happens now, that would be a bit crazy. Just about make my day. You're not allowed to box, are you? You can't win, you little villain. No, you're not. Shame. Charles Leclerc wins the British Grand Prix for his ninth career victory in Formula 1. And tough times never last. Only tough people last. Let's go! I will try. Finally. This one feels particularly good. Even though I wished a bit of a more normal ending, but hard work pays off. And as you said, tough times never last. Only tough people last. Well done, Charles. George Russell gets up to second place and minimizes the damage in the World Championship. Nice job. Just keep going until the chequered flag comes up. You never know. Yeah, you never know. Well done for sticking in there. But let's really try and get on top of this red line speed stuff. That was a very frustrating weekend. It's a bit crap for the Lando stand, but there's no overtaking on this in-lap. And if other people do, it doesn't matter. You don't. Yeah, Lewis did already. And? Lewis has overtaken everyone already. It's just everyone's overtaking. You just do the right thing. Yeah, I'm just trying to stay on everyone's way. I'm just racing, Charles. Well done, everyone. Another amazing result. And apologies for Lap 1. It's on us. Yeah, I'm going to be honest. That annoys me. Yeah, that's the same for me. I'm not mad at you. It's just really frustrating. But it's a good team effort. We'll keep working. It's a good day for the team, but it's not good enough. We need to give you all the tools. So we'll do better. Apologies. And into the pit lane, we stop at the P3 board. P1. Oh, P3. It's not that often that we do P1. Don't worry. I won't forget. A drift of his teammates' performance in Canada. In the wall on two occasions in Monaco. And in the barriers of Q3 in Barcelona. He had no pace in Austria. 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