The 2016 British Grand Prix (officially known as the 2016 Formula 1 British Grand Prix)[1] was the tenth round of the 2016 Formula One season, the seventy-first time the British Grand Prix was held, and the fifty-second time it was held at the Silverstone Circuit on the Formula One calendar. It was held between 8 July and 10 July 2016.
In qualifying, Lewis Hamilton took his fourth pole position at the circuit, ahead of Nico Rosberg and Max Verstappen. The race started under the safety car, with a damp track following a short rainfall that occurred before the race. Hamilton went on to win the race, his fourth British Grand Prix win. Rosberg originally finished second, but race stewards penalised him due to the Mercedes team giving him disallowed advice on the team radio. As a result, Verstappen, who was originally third, moved up to second, while Rosberg was pushed down to third.
Background[]
Before the Austrian Grand Prix, Charles Leclerc was announced to compete for Haas in the first practice session of the British Grand Prix, alongside practice sessions of several other Grands Prix later in the season.[2] Four drivers were even confirmed to take part the test following the British Grand Prix: Sergio Sette Camara, Santino Ferrucci, Nikita Mazepin and Pierre Gasly.[3][4][5][6] Sauber, meanwhile, confirmed they would not take part in the test, saying that "cost effectiveness" prevented them from making an aero package at the time.[7]
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| Mercedes | Hamilton | 7 | 5 | 1 | Rosberg | 7 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Ferrari | Vettel | 8 | 3 | 2 | Räikkönen | 8 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Williams | Bottas | 7 | 5 | 1 | Massa | 7 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Red Bull | Ricciardo | 7 | 4 | 2 | Verstappen | 7 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Renault | Magnussen | 7 | 5 | 1 | Palmer | 7 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Force India | Hülkenberg | 6 | 4 | 3 | Pérez | 6 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Toro Rosso | Kvyat | 8 | 3 | 2 | Sainz | 8 | 3 | 2 | ||
| McLaren | Alonso | 7 | 5 | 1 | Button | 7 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Sauber | Ericsson | 9 | 3 | 1 | Nasr | 9 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Manor | Wehrlein | 7 | 5 | 1 | Haryanto | 7 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Haas | Grosjean | 7 | 4 | 2 | Gutiérrez | 7 | 5 | 1 |
As part of the rules of the season, a third dry compound would be included for each Grands Prix. For the British Grand Prix, the soft compound was chosen, alongside the medium and hard compounds.[8]
During the final lap of the Austrian Grand Prix, Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg collided as Rosberg did not turn in hard enough while Hamilton was the outside, though it did not put them out of the race like in Spain.[9] In response, Toto Wolff demanded that team orders be used in the future.[10] However, Hamilton, Bernie Ecclestone and Damon Hill all disagreed, saying it would not make the races so exciting for the fans.[11][12][13] Eventually, Wolff decided that the Mercedes drivers shall race without any team orders, but with "strengthened rules of engagement",[14] along with giving the drivers a final warning.[15]
Alongside Leclerc, Esteban Ocon was announced to take part in the first practice session, driving for Renault.[16] Kimi Räikkönen's contract was extended to the end of 2017,[17] while Williams said that they would leave their doors open for Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas in 2017.[18]
Laurent Mekies was also confirmed to take over the role of race director from 2017, after Herbie Blash was announced to leave at the end of 2016.[19] Pirelli also revealed details about their test on tyres for 2017,[20] while the second challenge of the 2016 F1® Connectivity Innovation Prize was announced by Tata Communications.[21]
After Austria, Daniel Ricciardo stated that he would hope he would better at the Silverstone Circuit than the Red Bull Ring, noting how he did not seem so competitive in the previous race.[22] McLaren revealed they would use an engine upgrade so to have bigger chances of them being competitive in the race in front of the home crowd.[23] Different crew members of selected teams also shared their different opinions on if their teams would be affected by the departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union, such as Wolff saying that it would be a "huge impact", and [24] and Vijay Mallya saying that there would be no problems with Force India because they are "largely British-centric".[25]
Entry list[]
Practice Overview[]
FP1[]
FP2[]
FP3[]
Practice Results[]
| No | Driver | Team | |||||||||||
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| Time | Pos | Time | Pos | Time | Pos | ||||||||
| 3 |  Daniel Ricciardo
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 Red Bull-TAG Heuer
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1:32.773 | 5 | 1:32.051 | 2 | 1:31.488 | 3 | |||||
| 5 |  Sebastian Vettel
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 Ferrari
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1:32.501 | 4 | 1:32.570 | 4 | 1:32.049 | 5 | |||||
| 6 | Nico Rosberg
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Mercedes
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1:31.687 | 2 | No Time | 22 | 1:30.967 | 2 | |||||
| 7 |  Kimi Räikkönen
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Ferrari
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1:33.039 | 6 | 1:32.736 | 5 | 1:32.833 | 9 | |||||
| 8 |  Romain Grosjean
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 Haas-Ferrari
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1:34.547 | 15 | 1:33.614 | 8 | 1:33.344 | 13 | |||||
| 9 |  Marcus Ericsson
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 Sauber-Ferrari
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1:36.003 | 20 | 1:34.722 | 19 | 1:34.551 | 21 | |||||
| 11 |  Sergio Pérez
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 Force India-Mercedes
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1:33.235 | 8 | 1:34.356 | 16 | 1:33.361 | 14 | |||||
| 12 |  Felipe Nasr
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Sauber-Ferrari
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1:34.805 | 17 | 1:34.154 | 14 | 1:33.710 | 17 | |||||
| 14 |  Fernando Alonso
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 McLaren-Honda
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1:33.527 | 10 | 1:33.040 | 6 | 1:32.754 | 7 | |||||
| 19 | Felipe Massa
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Williams-Mercedes
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1:34.456 | 14 | 1:33.801 | 10 | 1:33.440 | 15 | |||||
| 20 |  Kevin Magnussen
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Renault
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1:34.959 | 20 | 1:34.049 | 19 | |||||||
| 21 | Esteban Gutiérrez
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Haas-Ferrari
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1:34.000 | 12 | 1:32.895 | 11 | |||||||
| 22 | Jenson Button
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McLaren-Honda
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1:34.132 | 12 | 1:33.763 | 9 | 1:33.042 | 12 | |||||
| 26 |  Daniil Kvyat
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Toro Rosso-Ferrari
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1:33.738 | 11 | 1:34.139 | 13 | 1:33.538 | 16 | |||||
| 27 | Nico Hülkenberg
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Force India-Mercedes
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1:32.492 | 3 | 1:34.321 | 15 | 1:32.798 | 8 | |||||
| 30 | Jolyon Palmer
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Renault
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1:34.787 | 16 | 1:34.610 | 18 | 1:33.769 | 18 | |||||
| 33 |  Max Verstappen
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Red Bull-TAG Heuer
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1:33.202 | 7 | 1:32.286 | 3 | 1:31.561 | 4 | |||||
| 44 | Lewis Hamilton
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Mercedes
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1:31.654 | 1 | 1:31.660 | 1 | 1:30.904 | 1 | |||||
| 45 | Esteban Ocon
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Renault
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1:35.980 | 19 | |||||||||
| 50 |  Charles Leclerc
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Haas-Ferrari
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1:35.869 | 18 | |||||||||
| 55 | Carlos Sainz, Jr.
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Toro Rosso-Ferrari
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1:33.446 | 9 | 1:33.840 | 11 | 1:32.889 | 10 | |||||
| 77 | Valtteri Bottas
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Williams-Mercedes
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1:34.263 | 13 | 1:33.493 | 7 | 1:32.736 | 6 | |||||
| 88 |  Rio Haryanto
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Manor-Mercedes
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1:36.647 | 22 | 1:35.841 | 21 | 1:34.471 | 20 | |||||
| 94 | Pascal Wehrlein
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1:36.136 | 21 | 1:34.549 | 17 | 1:34.658 | 22 | ||||||
| Source: [26][27][28] | |||||||||||||
Qualifying[]
Q1[]
Q2[]
Q3[]
Qualifying Results[]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Grid | ||||||
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| Pos | Time | Pos | Time | Pos | Time | ||||||||
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton
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Mercedes
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2 | 1:30.739 | 1 | 1:29.243 | 1 | 1:29.287 | 1 | |||
| 2 | 6 | Nico Rosberg
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Mercedes
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1 | 1:30.724 | 2 | 1:29.970 | 2 | 1:29.606 | 2 | |||
| 3 | 33 | Max Verstappen
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Red Bull-TAG Heuer
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3 | 1:31.305 | 3 | 1:30.697 | 3 | 1:30.313 | 3 | |||
| 4 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo
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Red Bull-TAG Heuer
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6 | 1:31.684 | 5 | 1:31.319 | 4 | 1:30.618 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen
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Ferrari
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4 | 1:31.326 | 6 | 1:31.385 | 5 | 1:30.881 | 5 | |||
| 6 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel
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Ferrari
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5 | 1:31.606 | 4 | 1:30.711 | 6 | 1:31.490 | 11* | |||
| 7 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas
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Williams-Mercedes
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7 | 1:31.913 | 7 | 1:31.478 | 7 | 1:31.557 | 6 | |||
| 8 | 55 | Carlos Sainz, Jr.
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Toro Rosso-Ferrari
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8 | 1:32.115 | 8 | 1:31.708 | 8 | 1:31.989 | 7 | |||
| 9 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg
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Force India-Mercedes
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14 | 1:32.349 | 10 | 1:31.770 | 9 | 1:32.172 | 8 | |||
| 10 | 14 | Fernando Alonso
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McLaren-Honda
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11 | 1:32.281 | 9 | 1:31.740 | 10 | 1:32.343 | 9 | |||
| 11 | 11 | Sergio Pérez
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Force India-Mercedes
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13 | 1:32.336 | 11 | 1:31.875 | 10 | |||||
| 12 | 19 | Felipe Massa
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Williams-Mercedes
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9 | 1:32.146 | 12 | 1:32.002 | 12 | |||||
| 13 | 8 | Romain Grosjean
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Haas-Ferrari
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12 | 1:32.283 | 13 | 1:32.050 | 13 | |||||
| 14 | 21 | Esteban Gutiérrez
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Haas-Ferrari
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10 | 1:32.237 | 14 | 1:32.241 | 14 | |||||
| 15 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat
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Toro Rosso-Ferrari
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15 | 1:32.553 | 15 | 1:32.306 | 15 | |||||
| 16 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen
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Renault
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16 | 1:32.729 | 16 | 1:37.060 | 16 | |||||
| 17 | 22 | Jenson Button
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McLaren-Honda
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17 | 1:32.788 | 17 | |||||||
| 18 | 30 | Jolyon Palmer
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Renault
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18 | 1:32.905 | 18 | |||||||
| 19 | 88 | Rio Haryanto
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Manor-Mercedes
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19 | 1:33.098 | 19 | |||||||
| 20 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein
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Manor-Mercedes
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20 | 1:33.151 | 20 | |||||||
| 21 | 12 | Felipe Nasr
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Sauber-Ferrari
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21 | 1:33.544 | 21 | |||||||
| 107% time: 1:37.074 | |||||||||||||
| NC | 9 | Marcus Ericsson
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Sauber-Ferrari
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22 | no time | PL† | |||||||
| Source: [29] | |||||||||||||
- * Vettel was given a five-place grid penalty for changing his gearbox.[29]
- † Ericsson did not set a time due to a crash in FP3. He was, however, given permission to race by the stewards.[29] With a new chassis and gearbox, Ericsson started from the pit lane.[30]
Grid[]
The starting grid of the 2016 British Grand Prix is as below:
| Pos. | Pos. | |
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| Driver | Driver | |
| ______________ | ||
| Row 1 | 1 | ______________ |
| Lewis Hamilton | 2 | |
| ______________ | Nico Rosberg | |
| Row 2 | 3 | ______________ |
| Max Verstappen | 4 | |
| ______________ | Daniel Ricciardo | |
| Row 3 | 5 | ______________ |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 6 | |
| ______________ | Valtteri Bottas | |
| Row 4 | 7 | ______________ |
| Carlos Sainz, Jr. | 8 | |
| ______________ | Nico Hülkenberg | |
| Row 5 | 9 | ______________ |
| Fernando Alonso | 10 | |
| ______________ | Sergio Pérez | |
| Row 6 | 11 | ______________ |
| Sebastian Vettel* | 12 | |
| ______________ | Felipe Massa | |
| Row 7 | 13 | ______________ |
| Romain Grosjean | 14 | |
| ______________ | Esteban Gutiérrez | |
| Row 8 | 15 | ______________ |
| Daniil Kvyat | 16 | |
| ______________ | Kevin Magnussen | |
| Row 9 | 17 | ______________ |
| Jenson Button | 18 | |
| ______________ | Jolyon Palmer | |
| Row 10 | 19 | ______________ |
| Rio Haryanto | 20 | |
| ______________ | Pascal Wehrlein | |
| Row 11 | 21 | ______________ |
| Felipe Nasr | 22 | |
| ______________ | Marcus Ericsson† |
- * Vettel was given a five-place grid penalty for changing his gearbox.[29]
- † Ericsson did not set a time due to a crash in FP3. He was, however, given permission to race by the stewards.[29] With a new chassis and gearbox, Ericsson started from the pit lane.[30]
Race[]
Report[]
Results[]
- * Note - Rosberg had 10s added to his race time for receiving illegal assistance via team radio. Vettel had 5s added to his race time for forcing Massa off track. [31]
Milestones[]
Standings after race[]
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Notes[]
- ↑ "2016 Formula 1 British Grand Prix". formula1.com. Formula One Administration. http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/races/2016/Great_Britain.html. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ "GP3 winner Leclerc gets practice outings with Haas". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 24 June 2016. http://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2016/6/gp3-winner-leclerc-gets-practice-outings-with-haas.html. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ↑ "Camara set for Silverstone test debut with Toro Rosso". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 27 June 2016. http://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2016/6/camara-set-for-silverstone-test-debut-with-toro-rosso.html. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ↑ "Ferrucci to test for Haas at Silverstone". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 5 July 2016. http://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2016/7/ferrucci-to-test-for-haas-at-silverstone.html. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ "Mazepin to make F1 debut with Force India in Silverstone test". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 4 July 2016. http://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2016/7/mazepin-to-make-f1-debut-in-silverstone-test.html. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ "Gasly and Ferrucci land Silverstone F1 test drives". speedcafe.com. http://www.speedcafe.com/2016/07/06/gasly-and-ferrucci-land-silverstone-f1-test-drives/. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ "Sauber to skip Silverstone test". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 6 July 2016. http://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2016/7/f1-sauber-to-skip-silverstone-test.html. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ↑ "Top teams split again over Silverstone tyre choices". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 28 June 2016. https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2016/6/f1-british-gp-teams-split-tyre-choices-silverstone.html. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ↑ "Rosberg 'very surprised' Hamilton turned in". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 3 July 2016. http://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2016/7/-rosberg--very-surprised--hamilton-turned-in.html. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ↑ Benson, Andrew (3 July 2016). "Lewis Hamilton v Nico Rosberg: Team orders an option - Wolff". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/36699188. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ↑ Benson, Andrew (4 July 2016). "Lewis Hamilton v Nico Rosberg: Mercedes orders would 'rob' racing fans". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/36708952. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ↑ Johnson, Daniel (5 July 2016). "Bernie Ecclestone urges Mercedes to let Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg race free of team orders at Silverstone". The Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/formula-1/2016/07/05/bernie-ecclestone-urges-mercedes-to-let-lewis-hamilton-and-nico/. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ↑ Johnson, Daniel (6 July 2016). "British Grand Prix 2016: Lewis Hamilton may ignore Mercedes team orders, says Damon Hill". The Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/formula-1/2016/07/06/british-grand-prix-2016-lewis-hamilton-may-ignore-mercedes-team/. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ↑ "Hamilton, Rosberg free to race under Mercedes' new 'rules of engagement'". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 7 July 2016. http://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2016/7/hamilton--rosberg-remain-free-to-race--as-mercedes-strengthen-ru.html. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ↑ "Wolff: This is Mercedes drivers' final warning". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 7 July 2016. https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2016/7/wolff--this-is-mercedes-drivers-final-warning.html. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ↑ "Ocon replaces Magnussen for FP1 at Silverstone". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 7 July 2016. https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2016/7/ocon-replaces-magnussen-for-fp1-at-silverstone.html. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ↑ "Ferrari confirm Raikkonen for 2017". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 8 July 2016. https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2016/7/ferrari-confirm-raikkonen-for-2017.html. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ↑ "Williams keeping options open over 2017 line-up". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 8 July 2016. https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2016/7/williams-keeping-options-open-over-2017-line-up.html. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ↑ "Blash to step down as deputy F1 race director". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 5 July 2016. https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2016/7/blash-to-step-down-as-deputy-f1-race-director.html. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ↑ "Pirelli announce test programme for 2017 tyres". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 6 July 2016. https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2016/7/pirelli-announce-test-programme-for-2017-tyres.html. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ↑ "Mercedes set second challenge in F1® Connectivity Innovation Prize". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 7 July 2016. https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2016/7/mercedes-set-second-challenge-in-f1--connectivity-innovation-pri.html. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ↑ "Great Britain preview - will showers produce another thriller?". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 7 July 2016. http://www.formula1.com/en/latest/features/2016/7/great-britain-preview---will-showers-produce-another-thriller-.html. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ↑ "McLaren get Honda engine upgrade for Silverstone". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 8 July 2016. https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2016/7/mclaren-get-honda-engine-upgrade-for-silverstone.html. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ↑ "McLaren get Honda engine upgrade for Silverstone". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 8 July 2016. https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2016/7/mclaren-get-honda-engine-upgrade-for-silverstone.html. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ↑ "FIA Friday press conference - Great Britain". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 8 July 2016. https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2016/7/fia-friday-press-conference---great-britain.html. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
- ↑ "2016 British Grand Prix – Practice 1 results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 8 July 2016. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2016/races/946/great-britain/practice-1.html. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ↑ "2016 British Grand Prix – Practice 2 results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 8 July 2016. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2016/races/946/great-britain/practice-2.html. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ↑ "2016 British Grand Prix – Practice 3 results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 9 July 2016. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2016/races/946/great-britain/practice-3.html. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 "2016 British Grand Prix – Qualifying results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 9 July 2016. http://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2016/races/946/great-britain/qualifying.html. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 "Ericsson given go-ahead to race by FIA". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 10 July 2016. http://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2016/7/ericsson-given-go-ahead-to-race-by-fia.html. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 "British Grand Prix 2016 Race Results". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 24 July 2016. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2016/races/946/great-britain/race-result.html. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 Collantine, Keith (10 July 2016). "2016 British Grand Prix championship points". F1 Fanatic (Keith Collantine). http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2016/07/10/2016-british-grand-prix-championship-points/. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
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