Six factors behind Lewis Hamilton’s first F1 win since 2021

Amid a win drought stretching back two and a half years, and 56 grands prix, Lewis Hamilton seriously doubted whether he’d ever taste victory in Formula 1 again.
But he has - in the most dramatic and special circumstances possible - winning the British Grand Prix, at Silverstone, the one race that matters to him more than any other.
Here are the six major factors behind Hamilton’s first F1 win since 2021.
00:00 Intro
00:27 More critical McLaren errors
03:19 Downforce differences prove crucial
05:54 Hamilton's incredible skill
06:37 Red Bull's struggles
08:31 Russell's race unravelling
09:32 Mercedes' impressive development
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[@LordBass]

Clarkson was right. "If it rains, someone old will win - Hamilton or Alonso"....

[@normalperson98]

His genius is indeed frightening

[@cdel4391]

but why someone old?

[@al3rgen]

@@cdel4391 Because they've got more experience in rainy conditions.

[@sloppynyuszi]

I’ve seen Verstappen handle rain fantastically in many races. That red bull must be very bad for him to be struggling so much with it recently

[@nigelbhebhe2805]

When did he say that

[@wngimageanddesign9546]

McLaren is adopting Ferrari tactics. "Let's go to plan D, to throw away the win."

[@kxng1191]

Zack Brown was looking a bit like Binotto today.

[@shadowwsk3507]

​@@kxng1191Zack isn't the one making the decisions, saying Stella would probably be closer to the mark

[@rickbateman2401]

I was just going to say that myself. This race was McLaren’s to lose and they did. They should have had 2 cars on the podium but ended up managing a 3rd place finish for their troubles

[@martingonzalez2850]

And Lando is doing a Vettel. Making mistake after mistake at crucial times in the race.

[@rickbateman2401]

@@martingonzalez2850 what was his mistake in this race? If McLaren puts a set of new mediums on his car after the inters came off, he likely wins the race running away. Even if they’d brought him in a lap earlier when they should have and put the softs on, he’d have been passed by both Hamilton and Verstappen before the race ended. Sure he euchred himself in Austria, but in this race his team did a Ferrari.

[@prathamkataria7570]

It's the best possible way to bid farewell to his legendary Mercedes stint

[@FabledGentleman]

I can't but help feeling very happy for Hamilton's win today. It was a long time coming, and it reminded me how much i actually missed him in the battle for podiums. I hope we get to see more of this in the races to come.

[@JackV-tw8bw]

Lewis is currently googling how to get out of a Ferrari contract

[@smith2781]

@@JackV-tw8bwI’m thinking this. It’s obvious Mercedes are getting it together now. Not only that but the rumours are the new engine for 26 is supposed to be getting some good numbers on the dyno.

[@luckymchl2074]

@@JackV-tw8bw Pretty sure he's already signed with Ferrari. So he has to go. This is what impatience looks like. He'll be much further down the grid next year. I don't see McLaren or Merc giving up these positions for the rest of the year. And not next year. Ferrari will be fighting for 4th next year. Be Funny if Russell, or Hammy's replacement wins the Championship next year. Remember, he did this to himself instead of trusting his team.

[@JackV-tw8bw]

@@luckymchl2074 it would be funny if max replaced him and then won the championship in his car

[@antoniohagopian213]

​@@smith2781mercedes didn't want to give him more then a year +1 that's why he moved. They clearly don't want him anymore.

[@horger89]

McLaren has to stop sacrificing Oscar's races for Lando.

[@tHebUm18]

Initially read the title as "Six tractors" and was like: come on, it was only two years of tractors.

[@ChrispyNut]

Tractor racing's pretty WoW

[@curiousguy9884]

Mercedes should start a commercial tractors division with Mike Elliot in charge. He has a strong resume for it.

[@ChrispyNut]

@@curiousguy9884 OUCH dude, super ouch!

[@Hamilton8timeChampion]

Hamilton has driven 3 tractors in his career. MP4-24, W13 and W14

[@ChrispyNut]

@@Hamilton8timeChampion MP4-24 with 5 podiums, inc 2 wins. Harsh to call W13 a tractor, when all but one car on the grid was a bouncy mess for most of the season. 13 and 14 only looked terrible because of RB/MV domination.

[@steve4880]

Piastri was probably the best driver out there today but McLaren absolutely failed him. McLaren has worse strategists than Ferrari.

[@MrSkeleton131]

I'm hoping it's just growing pains and it won't just be a perpetual issue like with Ferrari. It's been a long time since McLaren have consistently fought for wins

[@m73m95]

I'm not sure they're worse than Ferrari... Charles went on inters on a dry track 😂😂😂

[@ahwai82]

@@m73m95 thats a gamble, perez did it as well but didnt paid off but mclaren throw away win by strategy error for both cars if you go analyze it

[@de1623]

Piastri was faster than Hamilton but the team is incompetent and handed Lewis the win.

[@LewisRacing90]

No they don't

[@AndrewinAus]

Part of me is very pleased for Lewis, especially hearing him emotional on the radio after the race. But gees did McLaren absolutely bottle what should have been a fairly comfortable win, with I think Oscar being the one to take it. He asked for the Mediums and was rapid after that.

[@foldionepapyrus3441]

May not have been a comfortable win, the other cars certainly had some pace still. Though they certainly made it next to impossible for either of their drivers to win with the tactical blunders, where had they got it right you'd have expected at least a double podium and probably both of the top steps...

[@JaegerLeo]

​@foldionepapyrus3441 Oscar was only 12s behind lewis and he lost over 20s by staying 1 more lap in the rain, so yes that wouldve been a really comfortable win for Oscar

[@foldionepapyrus3441]

@@JaegerLeo And if the team hadn't screwed up his teammate's race as well he probably would have won over Oscar, being already in the lead. That a McLaren should have won and probably with a 1-2 is fairly clear, though even then not certain as the others were fast enough to be a threat. Overtaking on track in the mixed conditions is both tricky and risky, but likely required, at least for Oscar. He would end up behind a Merc in that first double stack if McLaren had done things properly - he could then have been stuck behind for quite some time.

[@kenzabel5394]

@@foldionepapyrus3441 dude mclaren was the better car that day, they always bottle it

[@foldionepapyrus3441]

@@kenzabel5394 I'd agree they were better that race, but not the in a league of their own better than RB and Merc have been many times in recent years. When you are only the better car across the race by the small margin with the others having good cars and good drivers anything can happen even if you run your race perfectly. Clearly McLaren did not run their race perfectly, but with such fine margin on the other cars even if they had all it takes is something tiny and unpredictable, the tiny delay to avoid the backmarker and gravel from rejoining the track at the wrong moment - anything that loses you a little time that you can't predict and suddenly you might well be behind on the track without enough extra car underneath you to do anything but push the other driver all the way to the flag (and that would be impressive with how bad the Tyres are).

[@rhyansanpedro]

Everyone sayin all you need is a good car. Here we have Norris and the team fumbling a win. Everything needs to line up car, driver, strategy and a little bit of luck from time to time helps too.

[@NicholasLatipi]

Mclaren car is good, but the competition right now is pretty tight. Mclaren's current case is not similar to Mercedes domination where they can make major mistakes or could afford having mediocre pitstops and strategies and still manage to win uncontested. In this season, little mistakes will determine whether one could win a race or not

[@InsufficientGravitas]

it really shows just how important the experience the Mercades and RB teams have built up over the past decade really is when you get down to these close fought battles at the front.

[@danielainger8666]

Bit like Ferrari in 2022

[@Pastronomer69]

I think today was the day LN learnt that to win you need more than just a fast car. Whilst he is an exceptional driver, you can tell he’s not experienced being up front. LH and MV proved that today

[@Raiga2k9]

Well said

[@ifearnothing0]

Glad to see Lando so humble and emotional about the GP , the race showed how critical it is to get so many pieces of a weekend done better than everybody else if you want wins

[@re14437]

I couldn’t agree more. Lando‘s willingness to accept responsibility brought me to the realization why there are some other drivers that I just don’t like. Those that blame others. If you follow IndyCar, Colton Herta is another good driver that takes responsibility.

[@xanzpatrie]

Yes next thing for him is keeping a lead for longer than lap 1

[@Ibetyouhavepronouns]

Lando is a cry baby lmfao If his daddy didn't buy his seat he wouldn't be in f1

[@MrSkeleton131]

@@Ibetyouhavepronouns shit bait

[@jimiverson3085]

@@Ibetyouhavepronouns Are you confusing Lando Norris with Lance Stroll?

[@cosascaseras1601]

Imagine a 7 time world champion being in tears for a win. THis meant the world to Lewis. Couldn't be happier for him

[@violetters_]

Jeremy in the background at the end😂

[@ChrispyNut]

Crap Jeremy rather than good Jeremy.

[@CaitlinFeroz]

So...if both verstappen and norris are in a duel again....both mercedes drivers are waiting for their mistakes....

[@AntiVaganza]

They were and they kept it super clean...

[@sailyui]

@@AntiVaganza They agreed to no collision settings

[@VSS031]

Pretty Much...

[@groundhabit6408]

Pretty much all they can do

[@hakki368]

Agree. First mistake was not double stacking. Second mistake, Lando choosing Softs when Oscar was clear he wanted Medium tires. They could have been 1-2 from how they finished.

[@papahersie3478]

Did he decide to go on the soft or McLaren ?

[@Miragexe]

McLaren finding themselves in a position where a podium or a win isn't a bonus but the expectation, and a P2 or P3 is a failure when a win is required, now that the honeymoon phase of their win is over, they've been very disappointing. Lucky for them that Perez is there to define what disappointing really means.

[@TheCrownedLion]

Dayum!

[@coreytrevor3910]

Makes it seem like the win was more luck than work. For McLaren to win they not only need a near perfect weekend but they need others to make mistakes. Norris has great pace but he needs things to line up to capitalize. I'm a RB fan since Vettel's first win so I enjoy watching RB dominate but they are starting to have less and less of an advantage every weekend now. Add Checo into the mix and they are back to being a one driver team.

[@ronmurray7349]

The Papaya team has not had a lot of experience fighting for wins. It is a different kind of pressure. It is not a suprise that in a tough changeable race the 1st and 2nd place finishers have about 170 Wins between them.

[@coreytrevor3910]

@@ronmurray7349 I agree. Max and Lewis made the right call because they have been behinds wrong ones too. Lando is slowly building up that experience.

[@MojoMachin3]

McLaren has the habit of asking Lando to make decisions in crucial times when he's under pressure. They did it in Sochi 2021 and threw the win away and they've done it yesterday. Lando needs to learn to work better with his engineer and team on making these decisions. There is a reason Lewis/Bono and Max/GP are a deadly combination both drivers have a great working relationship with their engineers and vice versa.

[@JamaicanMeCrazy]

Still think we need an episode on hulk smashing everyone's expectation. But yeah this felt just like before when Mercedes was firing on all cylinders.

[@insertgenericusernamehere2402]

Hulk is and has been my favourite driver since he came into F1 back in 2010. Always came across as just a really cool chill dude (beside the Magnussen incident a while back lol) so glad he's doing well again. And fingers crossed that his move to Audi will be worthwhile for him.

[@dukcy7450]

pun intended?

[@JamaicanMeCrazy]

@@dukcy7450 i was low key quite proud of myself

[@Euclides287]

Hulk deserves a better car. I wish Red Bull had signed him instead of Perez

[@mstar011]

lewis was magical and just shows when u give him a car he raises his game like no other driver.

[@OTOss8]

I'm not a Hamilton fan but I was very happy to see him win today.

[@johnnychimpo7539]

Sorry but how can you not be a Hamilton fan? I despise Red Bull but I’m a max fan…he’s an exceptional talent. Lewis is so inspirational

[@jkliao6486]

@@johnnychimpo7539 You can for many reasons, saying that you cannot dislike Lewis is just so wrong.

[@AnarRamazanov-po5le]

Same with me and I'm a neutral fan but I thought throughout the race that there will be another new winner

[@johnnychimpo7539]

@@jkliao6486 give me one reason

[@jkliao6486]

@@johnnychimpo7539 As a Chinese F1 fan, he has posted separatist oriented comment about my country on the internet that I'm not happy with. Sure you can say "China bad bad" all day long but that is a sufficient enough reason for me to never be a fan of him.

[@patrickdowling6695]

Love the format of chatting from the track boys! The animation you guys show is very engaging!

[@AntoniusTyas]

Lando did have the pace and speed to win. What he needed the most right now is calmness to pick the right call. McLaren also caught napping on strategies. Oscar was probably unhappy with that failure to double-stack considering he was the fastest of the two McLarens, though we can't be sure since he's about as emotional as a bag of spud.

[@benn8793]

I think McLaren were just a bit surprised by their success this season. What many people don't realise is that although the car is very good this year, the team has to grow back into this new situation after all the years of drought.

[@kevdiggidydowg]

As an American (big Hamilton fan obviously) I’m so damn proud of him and happy today. I could not believe the dry spell is over! What a race, what a man, what an achievement in the sport. He is the 🐐

[@tascrphs]

Abso-freaking-lutely!! Huge contingent of U.S. Hamilton fans where definitely thrilled to see LH pull out the victory, especially at the British GP. No better place for Lewis to get the monkey off his back than in front of his hometown fans, where it all began.

[@DrDoohickey]

Well said.

[@AndreiTupolev]

I booked tickets to see the musical when it came to London. Imagine my disappointment when it wasn't about him at all but was just a bunch of colonials in wigs

[@connorestes9814]

@@AndreiTupolevbro😂😂😂😂 I had to think bout your comment a second before bursting into laughter 😆

[@sar4806]

Cathartic win for Lewis. The Max era had him doubting himself and this win showed he still has it if the car is competitive. Ironically, the move to Ferrari may now be a mistake considering the Merc resurgence and Ferrari floundering.

[@TheGamingAddict2000]

I agree that ferrari is a mistkae TODAY, but in 1 or 2 years time its very possible ferrari overtake merc especially when the new regs come in. Ferrari seem to be now where merc was last year, but as merc and mclaren have proven that can quickly change.

[@shawnmarcum8078]

Ferrari is still a decent car.

[@vaibhavgujar4424]

The move to Ferrari is for 2026, where regulation will change. Hamilton Adrian Newey Fred Bono Ferrari will be different combo

[@ishqiahmed4315]

I think the Ferrari move isn’t too bad because even Lewis knows that he is now towards the end of his career with only a couple years left, so in fairness for him it wouldn’t be that bad to move to Ferrari to drive before you retire, but for someone who wants to fight, then it would be a bad idea

[@velt1870]

Ferrari is the perfect move. Next season will be intriguing

[@thejovetetz251]

Mc laren needs a championship material driver... Right now Piastri is looking good... Lando again and again under performing.. Very bad judgement all the time

[@melusijeisalngwenya4460]

McLaren disappointed me today. They fumbled an easy 1 2. It was their race lose 1. Pitting Oscar late 2. Putting softs on Lando on the last stint. Instead of making decisions based on data, they let Lando choose and he always get it wrong because how can he know what's happening around him when he is busy driving. Exactly what they did that day in RUSSIA. Today Oscar was laping 1 sec faster than Lando towards the end. They should capitalise on these chances before Mercedes is fully awakened

[@mpow3r972]

Agreed, and while I love Lando, he hasn't had enough time at the front to develop that type of racecraft, knowledge, and decision-making that others, like Lewis have. Maybe for running 2nd or 3rd when Max was winning by 43 seconds, but not when it's down the wire. Same goes for the pitwall at McLaren too, they haven't been in this position in over a decade. Lando literally requested softs, they should have reminded him why he shouldn't. They'll get there, it's just both parties need to honestly evaluate their own failings and create a plan so that it gets better.

[@jimiverson3085]

Key rule: If you have a faster car, pit when your opponents do and let the faster car win you the race. Staggering stops is a strategy if you think the opponent is faster and you are looking for an edge in the pits.

[@harry4454]

@@jimiverson3085yes but when the track is changing that much u gotta double stack Oscar lost so much time nearly 15 seconds

[@nestorlarez336]

@@jimiverson3085 And you are right, Mclaren has the fast cars, but the drivers are below Verstappen and Hamilton, by far....

[@ChrispyNut]

No, as per most of the radio messages in this race and all the chat for decades ... the driver is hugely significant when it comes to when to switch tyres in a dry-wet, wet-dry race situation. There needs to be communication in both directions. Lando just doesn't seem good in those situations (though I can only only think of a couple of situations), he needs to work on it, but I won't hold my breathe, he doesn't seem like a smart driver, like an Alonso.

[@caryg4638]

Many people believe that the soft was a bad tire to be on. However, what people aren't factoring in is that the soft tire was tested on dry hot surfaces, and thus was projected not to be a great tire in the dry. However, there had been rain for nearly 30 minutes, and this track was drying, and was likely cooler than normal, so the soft tires would not degrade as much as they normally would have. This is why Hamilton's performance was sustainable at the end of the race on the soft tires.

[@harry4454]

And Lewis just managed his tyres so much better, look at landos finish position in comparison with a car easier on its tyres

[@foldionepapyrus3441]

'sustainable' in this case is another word for slow, Hamilton may have managed the tyre a bit better than Lando but both were going backwards compared to the rest rather quickly. It was definitively the wrong tyre when you have a fresh a Medium available, though when you don't as Hamilton didn't...

[@aaronwestley3239]

Thank you professor Einstein.

[@paperplane-db8qf]

@@harry4454but Lando didn’t have as big a gap to Max, and also was stuck between Lewis and Max and had to drive around in dirty air while Lewis had clean air. So it was impossible to manage the tyres as much as Lewis did.

[@DrDoohickey]

What? Norris was on softs too. Hamilton is fantastic in both tire management and wet driving, and he always has been. Give the man some credit for once.

[@7yotta]

A season that may show the most parity among teams that’s been seen in a while . Hamilton fans will spike the Budapest numbers….

[@RANDOMZBOSSMAN1]

Funnily enough it’s reminding of 2019 when first part of the season Mercedes was dominant but the rest of the season it was quite even between Mercedes Ferrari and Red bull Here RB was dominant initially but since then McLaren Ferrari and now Mercedes have had cars to compete for today

[@allabouthewaves4354]

I’m looking forward for Hungary, Singapore, and Brazil.

[@ronmurray7349]

1 second ago (I looked at the dats and a lot of replays on F-1-TV for this assessment) Lewis in a coded message to Toto said "The sun is coming out" Meaning, track is dry, time to change tires. Lewis was 2 seconds behind Lando on Lap 38, when at the very last moment, Hamilton got the "Box Box". Lando was almost past the pit entrance and had to do another lap on his shot rain tires. That was critical. -- Lewis out LAP on slicks took 1.7 seconds out of Lando who was on his IN lap. . When Lando pitted on Lap 39, he missed his brake point, and the mechanics had to lift the tires. The stop cost Lando an extra 1.5 seconds, and that was basically the race. Lando came out behind Lewis and the old Pro put the hammer down Telling his pits : "Leave me to it mate" Lando was rattled. Max on Hard tires (Because Red Bull had no fresh Mediums) took 3.5 seconds out of Lando in 7 laps, and passed him with 4 laps to go for 2nd place.

[@X-Warrior.1119]

Which would make his entrance to Ferrari all the more Amazing!

[@JBRAI22]

This was McLarens race to win but strategy bottled it again, THREE TIMES NOW, THREE

[@oxemar7093]

This year looks to be Max's last driver championship in his F1 career. Ending with four titles, the same as Vettel, makes him one of the top 10 drivers in the history of F1. I wonder who is the best in Red Bull history, Max or Vettel?

[@Theratron]

I don't think so, he's only 26. I do agree next year it's probably going to be McLaren's year given their trajectory, but if Merc nails the 2026 engine and aero package I can see Max going to Mercedes and getting more championships after 2025. Toto has been quite clear he wants Max. All the important people on the grid seem to think Max alone is worth 0.3 seconds per lap compared to other drivers, regardless of the car. So anyone would offer him a contract for a killer combo of great car/great driver. I think there's more to come from him if he makes the right team choices (edit: which Vettel did not do).

[@leedehao]

So McLaren did a Ferrari, LOL didn't know it was infectious

[@melusijeisalngwenya4460]

Sergio Perez getting laped like that is unacceptable. RedBull must give that sit to one of many deserving kids out there. I'd rather promote Yuki to the senior team then Lawson to the junior team.

[@jadynhasstupid2275]

Perez is undoubtedly a better driver than Yuki Tsunoda.

[@robmortimer4150]

Even Stroll and Zhao would do better than Perez in that red bull right now. Maybe even Sargeant

[@SwaggySimon20]

@@jadynhasstupid2275😂

[@guilhermefonseca1562]

To be fair, RedBull kind of destroyed his race this time by putting him on inters when the track was dry. Still he's very slow

[@htcf124]

They will use perez as a guinea pig for the rest of the season to help Max win the championship. The money they will lose for losing the constructors championship is already paid off by carlos Slim, Checo sponsor. If they fire him, they will need to pay him a lot of money and lose the championship anyway.

[@jamesmack3122]

It’s my fault guys. I wished on a coin in 2020 someone other than Lewis would win. 4 long years later it was great to see Lewis on the top step of the podium

[@banditalley9592]

I'm afraid Lando's temperament is wrong. He needs to learn how to deal with his emotions like his team mate does. He reacts in the moment emotionally and makes bad decisions. He is a very talented driver, but the winners in F1 have a degree of ice under their skin, and at the moment he is not there. He still has time to mature his race craft.

[@Jwm367t]

made the same mistake in Russia 2021 - Piastri is miles ahead in temperament and decision making. Give Oscar a few more years and he will be beating Norris regularly

[@Theratron]

Yeah, Lewis was very unemotional this race... Haha, I'm just kidding, I know what you mean and I agree with you.

[@hipotenuza5663]

Russia 2021 was team's mistake. "What do you think about inters?" instead of "Box for inters" isn't his fault. Silverstone and used soft instead of medium was Lando's choice.

[@missashleymacmacmac]

@@hipotenuza5663lando screamed no when told to box at sochi. he lost that race. mclaren lost this race for oscar, but lando lost it for himself (again).

[@junkiexl86]

He reminds me so much of Max when Max was breaking through and nipping at the heels of Merc and Lewis.

[@crxdelsolsir]

Piastri driving so consistently and cold as ICE that he is making the whole team look like the weakest link. He can get the team wins. Not A win, but the Win's, plural!

[@uvannaveen8237]

Even though it has been a while since Mclaren has been regularly winning and they have been making a bunch of mistakes on the strategic side, at least they acknowledge and admit to their mistakes for them to learn in the next race, unlike some other teams (cough cough Ferrari)

[@jamesmccaul2945]

Lewis had more downforce than George. This explains why George looked quicker in the dry but roles swapped when the rain came, no?

[@clashott4372]

NGL got teary at the end when Hamilton won after so long and it was kind of poetic it being on Silverstone.

[@Taffsmanlive]

Russell also had a lower downforce set-up compared to Hamilton, which didn’t help him when the rain came down

[@prestonhartlief]

That's the setup he chose in order to qualify better.👀

[@alexanderstuart8618]

Hammer time. Good for him

[@MV1-OP81-Mclaren]

As a Max and Oscar fan I must say it nearly brought me to tears after hearing Hamilton's radio message. Lovely to see him take a victory after 2 winless years especially on home soil 👏

[@cian69]

Lando is completely overdriving and overthinking. He needs to stop trying to be his own race engineer and sit back and drive like he can. It seems like as soon as he gets in a winning position he loses his head.

[@harry4454]

He needs to get out of his head he has a chance at the title. He was racing much better up until Canada

[@joaoedu1917]

he does have a great pace overall and currently the overall better car. but he's clearly not a phenomenon like Pia and Max, so it's not like he's entitled to win anything.

[@melusijeisalngwenya4460]

@@cian69 I don't know why they always give him choices instead of just telling him the strategy

[@Alcatraz760]

His race engineer needs to stop asking him questions about dry tyre choice. The mediums were clearly the best yet his race engineer implied softs is the only way to beat lewis.

[@foldionepapyrus3441]

@@Alcatraz760 Exactly, ask the driver the right question - do want the mediums or hards, both of which are a far better race tyre for the length of stint coming up, neither of which would be a bad choice - at least if you can get the hard into the window it will last that stint length flat out, where the medium probably needs some management. Not asking in effect if he wants to win follow the Merc onto the worst strategy.

[@TheOtherNeutrino]

Crazy to think that before this year's British GP, his last win at Silverstone was the 2020 race where he won despite having to do the last lap on 3 good tyres.

[@johnbeer4963]

It's nice to be happy for a Hamilton win again, instead of rolling my eyes like I do today for Verstappen, because he was the dominant driver winning everything and I always lose my liking for those

[@chrisreadman4282]

Lewis made the difference. No mistakes. Gr 63 was struggling made mistakes. Mv 33 was slow until the last stint. LN4 too many errors. McLaren messed up OP81. Think he would have won if they did the two stack stop. He lost a full pit stop to lando. N finished few secs behind in end

[@mingin001]

McLaren so focused on Lando they forget Oscar, McLaren let Oscar out to late in Q3 and then did not double stack

[@Rhitzz21]

McLaren could have won 4 races in a row. Imagine how different both standings would be if that had happened. Guess that's why they say, that only the best driver and team win the championship. The ones that make the least mistakes.

[@drugoviic]

here's my list 1. Great qualifying to start 2nd crucially ahead of Lando and Max 2. Choosing more downforce than George that meant he could George overtake when it started raining and could stay ahead 3. Great decision making by the team, the pit stops timing each time was perfect 4. Great tyre management, he managed to take his softs to the end while pushing hard, without destroying them like Lando 5. Talent, He was fast and built a gap to Lando and managed to stay ahead of two faster cars i also think George retiring gave put lewis at a disadvantage as max now had to get through only Lando

[@forestranger312]

Whilst I agree with some of what you say you’ve missed the one vital difference which allowed Hamilton to win. The soft tyre for the final ten laps. Pitting him when they did gave him one out lap on the fastest tyre which was the soft. He gained the vital nearly two seconds on that out lap coupled with the 1 1/2 secs Lando lost in the pit stop. This enabled Hamilton to get out in from of Lando. If either of those things hadn’t happened Hamilton would have been behind Lando and used up his softs getting by or trying to. Vercrashen would have caught them both and won the race. So the soft tyre was the only choice to win the race for Mercedes with a slower car on mediums and hards in dry conditions. You made no mention of the amazing out lap from Hamilton which got him in front, all thanks to the softs.

[@devinfleet1834]

Il say it… if Russell had no issues, I think the outcome would have been very different. Russell was well clear of the field in the dry

[@paulheinrich7645]

Excellent analysis!!! Good Job!

[@richhalsall488]

Not mentioning the timing of Lewis and Bono to pull the trigger on both stops. Or mentioning James Allison oversight to redeveloping the Merc kinda sucks to not see here

[@Azmania3000]

I love how the thumbnail insinuates the Lando takes all the credit for Hamiltons win 😂

[@Nick-qx1vf]

10:27 - shout out Jeremy Clarson in the background who predicted the Hamilton win. Genuis as ever

[@emmanueljamir]

i remember a couple of weeks ago when this channel posted about mercedes’ improvement and people said you were exaggerating. but mercedes has only improved since!

[@nestorlarez336]

Mclaren have the fastest cars, but their drivers are below Verstappen and Hamilton, by far.... The only way to win is be perfect in pits and strategy....Today they were.....off...Again...

[@Vitor-rn3my]

MCLAREN sabotaged Piastri? since he was faster they had to get him out of contention

[@karthikpenumetch9300]

One of the reasons: Lewis Hamilton

[@JohnWiku]

Biggest reason, russle for DNF'ed 😂😂

[@gauravmalltarlok5354]

@@JohnWiku Hamilton was ahead of Russel anyways lmao.

[@karthikpenumetch9300]

@@JohnWiku Hamilton was 10 seconds ahead of Russell before that you nonce

[@connorestes9814]

@@gauravmalltarlok5354yeah i was already cringing after the race thinking of all the people that are gonna say the only reason Lewis won is because George dnf‘ed. He was already ahead of him before that & was clearly showing that he was far superior in the mixed track conditions the drivers were faced with. Sure, McLaren had some blunders in there but I just as much dislike the notion that this race was mclarens to lose & Lewis wouldn’t have had the slightest shot at beating them had the strategy been executed properly. He was so much faster in that last stint on the same, one lap older tyres & could’ve definitely caught lando had he mirrored Lewis. If you can’t see that the overall performance of Hamilton was top-tier & he would’ve been fighting for the win even without strategical mistakes on McLarens behalf you‘re just blinded by an all to familiar prejudice regarding Lewis capabilities imho. That Merc was flying yesterday & Lewis execution was flawless bar none. He nearly had not a single mistake & clearly outperformed the Lando & co. - whether that be strategically or on racecraft. Keeping a cool head in really tense situations as these, changing conditions nearly by the minute, is what makes champions & elite drivers & lando, as much as I respect & am rooting for him, just can’t seem to stay calm & make the right decisions.

[@Siegfried_drachentoter]

Well yes and McLaren’s bottled hard

[@DavidJohnson-dc8lu]

Norris asked for soft tyres it is clearly heard on the radio. The right tyres to be on was the mediums for all the drivers, Max, Lewis and Norris were all on the wrong tyres. Lewis's experience just prevailed. Only driver to get the tyres right was Piastri.

[@re14437]

Best video in a while. Thanks!

[@brodierivers9912]

Really nice video style with the talking clips at the track 👍

[@nukers1234]

It's fasinating to see that MB managed to get a victory with both their drivers before Red Bull this season

[@c0r5e]

3:00 McLaren reacted to Hamilton's fresh softs with a used soft. Let that sink in

[@pooyakhalili406]

I hope Mercedes can keep its form and fight for wins regularly

[@ackroyd11]

Love the new style of being in front of the camera

[@MrBeerlove]

fantastic analysis, great job

[@scottmeredith3359]

F1 media must be thrilled to be able to sweep their idiotic takes from Austria under the rug with this major storyline from Lewis

[@StephenBoyd21]

REALLY looking forward to the rest of the season. This could get spicy

[@234trhbgfdert]

Great video, thanks

[@slicklace]

F1 needed that Lewis win!! 😢 it was hard to hold back the tears especially his hug with his dad!

[@George-xb5ey]

That was a phenomenal drive by Lewis what a record to have around silverstone.

[@truthfirst6670]

Predicted that Lewis would win and he did. In changing conditions he’s the best and then some. Lewis always does better in the second half of the season, so expect more wins.

[@danielmatheson7305]

Piastri was a good chance to win this.

[@simonnaughton2272]

1:10 Craig: please seek some advice on how to pronounce the word “sixth”. I’m unsure what you’re saying, but it’s not the word for the position between “fifth and seventh”. Fantastic to see Ed again. We love his insight.

[@niklassteinhauser5191]

McLaren‘s strategy department is just to bad for that good of an car

[@3rdOrderFX]

1. Bad tire choice from mclaren in the final Stent. The end.

[@allena3430]

Ferrari tactics. Mclaren screwing up Piastri and also Norris missing that pitbox, opting for softs instead of Mediums. Verstappen having poor two stints prior to his hard tyres. Russell being quick in dries and slower than Hamilton in the damped conditions. This was a great race

[@MayorSom]

Almost a week on and I'm still buzzing. I had a great week. Sir *LEWIS HAMILTON*

[@biggallcaps]

McLaren's mistakes were divided up differently between their two drivers. The late pit stop for Piastri was easily 100% the teams fault, and the audible on the tire choice and the botched pit stop position made those errors more like 50/50 between the team and Norris. The rain always makes the race interesting, but that's because it hurts younger inexperienced teams like McLaren.

[@davidjensen4957]

I can’t be the only one to have noticed that Max had DRS activated on lap 2 when he was outside the 1 sec window… right?

[@alexandershaw2378]

Also, he had DRS when both he and Lewis were weaving through the back markers while even though Lewis was within a second before the ending of the detection zone, he still didn't get it. That either means he was too dialed in to notice that he had DRS, it was malfunctioning or something fishy occurred; I have no idea which.

[@silverschannel8578]

But was he outside 1 sec in the previous drs detection zone?

[@CR-jt5pv]

Not double stacking was the craziest. It was obvious that wasn’t smart way before they did it.

[@nazo294]

Mclaren keeps piping Oscar to benefit Norris, Oscar needs to qualify better and get ahead of Lando consistently so the team doesn't keep giving him scraps. Crazy they probably will still screw him in the race if he's ahead.

[@internetcutie]

future is looking positive for Lewis still, he proves he can still win and Ferrari sets the fastest lap

[@mjdadon4eva612]

Just a tip. Fastest lap (in a race) doesn’t necessarily mean that the car is in great shape. There’s always context and in this case it was Carlos on a set of brand new Soft tyres any half decent car can get fastest lap as long as they have a new set of softs and the big boys don’t bother to go for it using the same method of Brand new soft tyres. Race pace is king. 👊🏾

[@kityhawk2000]

I'm not sure how Ferrari will be in 2026 but people doubting the wisdom of Hamiltons team switch should remember where Mercedes were when he signed for them in 2012. Everyone was saying he'd never win with them and that he was only going for the money.

[@phil6844]

Landos mindset is shot you can tell by the post race interview, that was the main factor.

[@johnbirt9180]

SilverSTONE not SilverSTUN please!

[@knollbush5563]

10:55 anyone else notice Jeremy Clarkson in the background? 😂

[@johndglynn]

Mega race ❤

[@lxgxndxry24]

If you watch Lando's pit ovehead you notice a ferrari mechanic running out to where lando intended to turn in. He'd keep limited speed after using downforce and brakes to optimize but the mechanic running out kept him from doing so. Ferrari deserves a fine.

[@MrBlazemaster525]

GET IN THERE LEWIS!

[@stephenmartin8376]

Love this new format of reporting the news from the paddock

[@mikolaygrudzien8764]

McLaren needs better strategy management - not micro managing the driver but overall race strategy!

[@Alcatraz760]

If ferrari are competitive in 2025, i don't think mclaren will have any shot at 2025 titles at all unless they drastically improve their strategy department. I think the pairing of leclerc and hamilton, along with red bull and mercedes will be too much for current mclaren to win anything.

[@foldionepapyrus3441]

I agree they need to improve the tactical skills, as it really feels like they don't have any... However if they keep making leaps while the others make stumbling steps towards a faster car they could end up winning every race with the sort of margin of the Merc or RB dominance periods no matter how they screw up tactically as there is no doubting both of their drivers have enough skill to deserve an F1 seat...

[@antoniohagopian213]

Leclrec is trash. He keeps showing he's a one time pony

[@Hazeman.]

Now and next year it's 4 team that very competitive = Mercedes, Mclaren, RedBull & Ferrari

[@whogivesafack-ch3lj]

​@@antoniohagopian213he's severely overrated. He's really good but he's on sainz level not on verstappens level. The only guy that can beat max over a season is lewis. Lando drops the win too often, Oscar still isn't a finished product, Russell is really good but he's never been in that position. If I had to rank the driver max would be first with lewis slightly below him and everybody else is in a league of their own. They aren't far off and may be as fast as anybody on a day but to beat max you have to be perfect for the whole season. Yes lewis win was impressive but what max did yesterday shows you why he's the benchmark

[@martin.mp4]

i feel like norris waits too much when pitting, it isnt the first time he goes for one more lap and it doesnt end well

[@michael-masi-2021]

God did George in with his water. That's racing. McLaren gifted him that win by being terrible.

[@craigxfleming8806]

Facts

[@upon-fe2720]

It wasn't a gift. He worked his arse off for it. Norris had a quicker car and new softs on than Lewis and could not keep up. The main factor in Lewis's win today is his ability to drive in all conditions better than anyone else in the field. One of his greatest win and an absolutely astonishing achievement for a 39 year old. The amount of driver errors today in the top of the pack was plentiful. Hamilton made one error when both George and himself ran over a corner before getting onto inters. The fact is nobody was good enough for the win today except Hamilton, only Max had any chance, Piastri also had a good drive but couldnt make moves work in the second stint.

[@michael-masi-2021]

@@upon-fe2720 gifted win. Must have felt cathartic to the old man after 954 days, but it means very little to anybody. TeamLH are cracking bottles of champagne "the king is back" 👑. He got lucky.

[@JustSomeGuyWithNoMaidens]

​@@michael-masi-2021He didn't get lucky. He was faster than McLaren when it was dry and when they were on inters. The only time he was slower was in the mixed conditions when they were still on slicks. And he made the correct call for when to pit just like Verstappen did. You're just a hater

[@michael-masi-2021]

@@JustSomeGuyWithNoMaidens but everyone knows Russel would have bested him, had god not intervened and messed up his water system. Like I said, team LH are celebrating the Return of The King like it's a Tolkien Novel... It was one nicely gifted win. Calm down .

[@WRXMAN-ms2mm]

A perfect storm of mistakes by team McLaren and their lead driver. Mercedes and Lewis made less mistakes and capitalized when needed.

[@Andrew-rd4ig]

Well done, Lewis Hamilton 9 race wins in the British Grand Prix that is crazy no one will ever Do that in the history of F1 again, Lewis Hamilton the king of the British Grand Prix, but you’ve got to feel sorry for Lando Norris after the race and George Russell

[@harry4454]

Records are there to be broken

[@CosmicSeeker69]

feel sorry for George - Not for Lando and his team shambles

[@Siegfried_drachentoter]

It probably will be broken let’s be honest - careers are spanning longer and longer

[@lui__v]

I’m a depressed Ferrari fan, and tbh I don’t really care for Hamilton, but when it comes to F1, true fans can always appreciate a good race, and Sunday was a exactly that, a good race

[@Tyler_Evans0411]

If Russell didn’t retire McLaren wouldn’t have even been on the damn podium

[@1itim]

Piastri would have won if double stacked.

[@Uranswer-yu5kp]

This was a great race. Truly a bunch of back and forth in the front for the top teams. With that said Ferrari keeps destroying races for Leclerc. But I also feel that Leclerc’s lack of experience also allows for his engineer to dictate way too much without enough driver input. Even when they ask Leclerc, his responses are that of a young driver with a lot to learn.

[@harry4454]

It’s his 7th year he’s got a lot of experience

[@Uranswer-yu5kp]

@@harry4454 actually he’s been in F1 for 6 years and 5 for Ferrari. Leclerc is a talented driver. Compared to Lewis he’s not even in the same league, but let’s remember that he didn’t start stringing wins and championships till 2014. That was 7 years after he started and had a great car under him.

[@harry4454]

@@Uranswer-yu5kp I guess 2007 and 2008 didn’t happen. Also 2010, guess the McLaren wasn’t an absolute machine just unreliable in 2012

[@Uranswer-yu5kp]

@@harry4454 take it as you may. 🤷‍♂️