Official 2026 British Grand Prix Thread ***SPOILERS***

[Piginapoke]

Races come thick and fast over summer, and we re already in Silverstone for a Sprint weekend.

It s a great circuit to see what an F1 car can do (even if visibility is a bit limited if you re attending in person) and after Austria it could be a cracker. Mercedes will be right up there, and maybe Max too after Red Bull s successful upgrades in Austria. Both McLaren and Ferrari will be wanting a better race weekend, but they will likely be too draggy/out of puff to feature at the sharp end.

Max gets my vote for the win. As an aside, Red Bull Racing should be congratulated for being on the pace so soon after introducing their own power unit- an amazing achievement and credit to Horner and the Milton Keynes team.

Here s to a great race.

Date(s): Friday 3 to Sunday 5 July 2026

UK Broadcast Timings (and track time)

All sessions are live on Sky F1 and Channel 4.





2025 Highlights: Norris win, biblical rain, Piastri penalty

https://youtu.be/daWr9xnkKS4?si=_CKK5kE1ykULGRuv

Tyres:

Hardest compounds: C1 C2 C3

2025 Result:

Edited by Piginapoke on Monday 29th June 15:01

Edited by Piginapoke on Monday 29th June 15:42

[tozerman]

I've gone for LH to win which is probably highly improbable. Think Mercedes will be mighty here.
TBH as MV doesn't win I'll be happy.
Thanks again for the threads you do, I really enjoy them...

[Harry H]

Don't care who wins as long as it's Hamilton, Russel and Norris on the podium again. Perfect. Rule Britannia. Maybe Norris for the win as then we have a British manufacturer as well.

Oh, and someone stuffs it up the inside on Max to send him off into the gravel for a piece of his own medicine for a bonus point and to liven up the post race interviews with his whinging.

Edited by Harry H on Monday 29th June 13:32

[Big Nanas]

Thanks Piap!

But you've added the race result from Miami, not Silverstone '25. Lando won last year.

[eps]

Thanks PIAP! They certainly come thick and fast!

[Diderot]

Thanks PiaP.

[Piginapoke]

Big Nanas said:

Thanks Piap!

But you've added the race result from Miami, not Silverstone '25. Lando won last year.

Thanks BN-much appreciated

[Big Nanas]

Piginapoke said:

Big Nanas said:

Thanks Piap!

But you've added the race result from Miami, not Silverstone '25. Lando won last year.

Thanks BN-much appreciated

No worries...but you've also missed this bit:

"2025 Highlights: Piastri win, drying track at the start"

Are you trying to Gaslight us ?

[Still Mulling]

Thanks PiaP! Thank good ness it's live this week, as I have a swimming club committee meeting in the evening

[PhilAsia]

Stirling efforts as usual thanks PiaP!!

Love me a bit o' Silverstone!

[Byker28i]

Lewis always goes well at Silverstone, throw in a bit of rain and ever optimistic me has gone for Lewis again...

Realistally, both RB seem to be going well, Mercs are back to being unbelieveably quick again and with the long straights they'll probably walk off into the distance agaon. McLaren must get sorted with their issues soon?
The new start procedure has killed Ferrari's advantage at the start.

[Zetec-S]

I'd love to see Lewis win but suspect Ferrari will be a bit off the pace again, similar to Austria.

I think a three way fight between Max and the two Mercedes, with the McLaren's and Ferrari's fighting it out for 4th.

[Piginapoke]

Big Nanas said:

Piginapoke said:

Big Nanas said:

Thanks Piap!

But you've added the race result from Miami, not Silverstone '25. Lando won last year.

Thanks BN-much appreciated

No worries...but you've also missed this bit:

"2025 Highlights: Piastri win, drying track at the start"

Are you trying to Gaslight us ?

Ha- I’m clearly still recovering after my cycling/drinking weekend

[Sandpit Steve]

Can we do a repeat of Barcelona please, with three British drivers on the podium and Lewis on the top step?

[TVR Sagaris]

Hamilton for me again, largely because it would be amazing. Although I think I've got every single prediction wrong so far this season.

[suffolk009]

I'm expecting a return to winning form for Antonelli.

[Derek Smith]

Thanks PiaP. Much obliged.

The highlight of this season is just how open it is. We've have consistent wins by Merc but the remaining field is wide open, with all sorts of chances for the teams to get some points. (Teams not conforming to these possibilities are available.) It's my favourite circuit, purely for the memories of watching it live; in rain, snow, wind and stifling heat. Despite the toilets and the cost, it's a great event to go to.

[Planet Claire]

Thanks, PiaP.

Would love to see Lewis win. Voted for Max at Austria and if performance holds I think he'll be in with a shout at Silverstone. However, I went for Kimi.

[HocusPocus]

Thanks PiaP

Don't think the red cars have the consistent top speed to be at the sharp end on this track, so am going with Russell to win.

[General Price]

10 wins at one track would be very impressive.