2024 F1 British GP Friday analysis by Peter Windsor

McLaren-Mercedes' Lando Norris delighted the home crowd by being quickest on both light fuel and heavy on Silverstone Friday. His team-mate, Oscar Piastri, underlined the pace of the orange cars, with the Red Bull-Hondas of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez a shade away - particularly on the long runs. Mercedes and Ferrari seem to be closely-matched, and there could well be starring support roles from Haas and Aston Martin. Peter Windsor in this video separates the gusts from the cross-winds by looking at the general trends of the cars on both light and heavy fuel - and the trap speeds in both guises.
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[@TH-xj8ep]

Bring back the full long run times! 😁 Really enjoy them for some reason - you're the only one who covers them

[@Chyeahokay]

It seems like redbull was very good operationally today. The difference between mediums and softs, explains why redbull didn’t care about the softs

[@MuhammadNiz007]

Both Merc and red bull on full throttle way more than McLaren. Clearly both running low Pu mode

[@obez42]

Nice video Peter but I miss the detailed laps for each driver

[@heinzdoofenshmirtz5045]

I quite like seeing all the lap times of the long run, maybe just highlight the fastest of the run to make it standout. Love your work Peter!

[@josephchona1825]

Bring back the stint lap times lists. Found those very useful

[@scottmeredith3359]

I’m sure you don’t feel any glee over having been one of the only F1 media figures to have a contrary narrative to what everyone else was saying about Austria, but it was amazing to see nearly the entire grid (including Lando) effectively take the same position you did.

[@billygoat520]

I think the Mercs, Ferrari, and RB were sandbagging. Mercedes historically keep their engines turned down when they have a fast car.

[@jaysmithJimbo]

I like the detailed analysis, Peter, please bring it back! It’s always very insightful

[@tabw4676]

Kudos again Peter Thank you for your excellent analysis and you showed that last week (Austria) again you were the only one that you got it right from the beginning. Thank you for staying yourself and trusting your own judgement.

[@henkxd6414]

Zak McKaren

[@robertjoostens]

Lets go max.... winning at silverstone in front off all the haters should be so sweet...

[@BrunoCabralAdv]

I feel Adrian wants to design a Ferrari before he wraps up. he ´s already designed an Aston. so...

[@rondebruijn1145]

Always enjoy your video’s as well as your talks with Cameron. Too bad you don’t have more fuel run lap times. They give a feel for the consistency and drop off.

[@anubiam3004]

Is it too late to scrap the '26 aero changes? It is becoming more and more clear by the race that the field is coming together nicely. The difference between RB/McLaren/Merc/Ferrari isn't very much. In '26 it is likely this is all blown apart and some team finds a loophole with "creative" interpretation of the rules and ends up a good distance ahead of the field.

[@ismailisaacs7792]

Good morning more detail in the long runs was awesome and preferred

[@josephprocopio8423]

Greetings Peter from Savannah GA. USA

[@himeshk187]

All lap times was great!!

[@zandvoort8616]

I really love the music at the end of these videos

[@USA79999]

Going to rain ☔️ for UK has Europe’s MOST miserable 😩weather