Ármannsson Wins, Norris Suffers Heartbreaking Home Retirement

Qualifying:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Diff.
1	88	Robert Kubica		1:23.855	1:23.553
2	47	Lando Norris		1:24.327	1:24.241	+0.688
3	39	Sho Tsuboi		1:24.387	1:24.250	+0.697
4	18	Sebastian Vettel		1:24.988	1:24.766	+1.213
5	56	Einar Ármannsson		1:25.321	1:25.183	+1.630
6	94	Pascal Wehrlein		1:25.302	1:25.490	+1.749
7	20	Kevin Magnussen		1:25.467	1:25.763	+1.914
8	23	Jules Bianchi		1:26.312	1:25.498	+1.881
9	57	Dean Stoneman		1:25.816	1:26.049	+2.263
10	1	Victoria Desai		1:26.109	1:25.976	+2.423
11	63	George Russell		1:26.420	1:25.991	+2.438
12	7	Charles Leclerc		1:26.011	1:25.996	+2.443
13	60	Ritomo Miyata		1:26.146	1:26.098	+2.545
14	10	Alessio Lorandi		1:26.694	1:26.421	+2.868
15	70	Pastor Maldonado		1:27.300	1:26.998	+3.445
16	55	Carlos Sainz, Jr.		1:27.190	1:27.071	+3.518
17	26	Robert Shwartzman		1:27.581	1:27.115	+3.562
18	4	Robin Frijns		1:27.392	1:27.276	+3.723
19	29	Roger Ibe		1:27.633	1:27.838	+4.080
20	95	Beitske Visser		1:27.941	1:27.754	+4.201
21	33	Max Verstappen		1:27.840	1:27.757	+4.204
22	81	Malik Zidan		1:28.281	1:28.041	+4.488
23	98	Colton Herta		1:28.740	1:28.994	+5.187
24	80	Raven Roth		1:29.542	1:29.169	+5.616
25	11	Terry Hawkin		1:30.904	1:30.589	+7.036
26	21	Théo Pourchaire		1:31.348	1:31.437	+7.795

Report:

The British Grand Prix is the only Formula 1 event that has featured on every calendar of the series and thus, most fans look forward to it. Of course, British drivers have won in the United Kingdom before (e.g. Peter Collins, James Hunt or Jack Christopherson) and hopes were high.

Lando Norris was more than willing to provide, he beat one of the ROOKIE Racing drivers in qualifying and dominated affairs on Sunday. This domination came to a bitter end shortly before the checkered flag: the suspension of his Caterham broke to the disappointment of the British public.

As Einar Ármannsson inherited the victory and Sebastian Vettel re-extended his championship lead to double digits, ROOKIE Racing and Ferrari both got double-points finishes, the first time this happened since the German Grand Prix. The final point went to Toyota, who still stay ahead of Ferrari.

In contrast, the 1-2 team of the last British Grand Prix were having a miserable time. Red Bull’s upgrades have left its car an aerodynamic mess, Red Bull has not scored any points since Canada. While Williams is not a threat, getting the places lost to Ferrari and Toyota back is going to be a challenge

Race:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	56	Einar Ármannsson		57:42.474	5	10
2	18	Sebastian Vettel		+2.396	4	8
3	88	Robert Kubica		+16.090	1	7
4	23	Jules Bianchi		+16.587	8	5
5	39	Sho Tsuboi		+30.567	3	4
6	1	Victoria Desai		+41.620	10	3
7	10	Alessio Lorandi		+51.056	14	2
8	94	Pascal Wehrlein		+97.313	6	1
9	26	Robert Shwartzman		1 Lap	17
10	20	Kevin Magnussen		1 Lap	7
11	57	Dean Stoneman		1 Lap	9
12	7	Charles Leclerc		1 Lap	12
13	29	Roger Ibe		1 Lap	19
14	63	George Russell		1 Lap	11
15	60	Ritomo Miyata		1 Lap	13
16	33	Max Verstappen		1 Lap	21
17	95	Beitske Visser		1 Lap	20
18	81	Malik Zidan		1 Lap	22
19	80	Raven Roth		1 Lap	24
20	11	Terry Hawkin		2 Laps	25
21	21	Théo Pourchaire		2 Laps	26
22	70	Pastor Maldonado		Motor	15
1	47	Lando Norris		Suspension	2
18	55	Carlos Sainz, Jr.		Transmission	16
19	4	Robin Frijns		Transmission	18
Ret	98	Colton Herta		Transmission	23

Fastest Lap:

Lando Norris – 1:26.056

Infinite Improbability Drive Of The Race:

Robert Shwartzman – came close to scoring points for Williams again

Reject Of The Race:

Red Bull-Ferrari – only one year after their 1-2, the Austrian team had no chance.