Pastor Maldonado Controls Wet Saturday Race

Qualifying:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	29	Pastor Maldonado		59.478
2	66	Pascal Wehrlein		59.641
3	63	Diego Álvarez Torrente		1:00.199
4	33	Einar Ármannsson		1:00.205
5	31	Romain Grosjean		1:00.369
6	34	Valtteri Bottas		1:00.439
7	32	Alexander Albon		1:00.805
8	62	Jules Bianchi		1:01.065
9	28	Daniel Melrose		1:01.197
10	24	Kevin Magnussen		1:01.315
11	1	Sebastian Vettel		1:03.285
12	30	Dean Stoneman		1:03.299
13	2	Lewis Hamilton		1:03.483
14	91	Max Verstappen		1:03.487
15	90	Daniel Ricciardo		1:03.588
16	27	Dave Cassidy		1:03.600
17	55	Artem Markelov		1:03.621
18	67	Mike Rockenfeller		1:03.934
19	22	Jordan Davies		1:04.944
20	23	Pierre Gasly		1:04.951
21	21	J. R. Hildebrand		1:06.541
22	6	Santiago Urrutia		1:07.258
23	5	Marvin Kirchhöfer		1:07.454
24	119	Felix Rosenqvist		1:08.052
25	118	Carlos Sainz Jr		1:08.085
26	56	Sergey Sirotkin		1:08.178

Report:

Two British heroes are active in Formula One: Lewis Hamilton and Dean Stoneman are following the path of former classic British drivers like Stirling Moss and Peter Collins, keeping the British legacy of racing healthy.

However, the first British GP of 2019 was not kind to them. Heavy rain in qualifying and miscalculations by their teams forced them to start lower than tenth. Despite a drying track, they were unable to advance much.

Things looked different for Pascal Wehrlein, who got flushed to second place on the grid and managed to hold on to seventh despite an inferior car. Comparisons to Daniel Melrose’s amazing pole last year were drawn.

Speaking of Melrose’s pole, his team at that time performed brilliantly. Holden were great in qualifying and carried that performance over to the actual main event. Alex Albon even achieved his career highlight of fourth.

Race:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Points
1	29	Pastor Maldonado		44:34.271	15
2	33	Einar Ármannsson		+41.072	12
3	63	Diego Álvarez Torrente		+42.874	10
4	32	Alexander Albon		1 Lap	8
5	34	Valtteri Bottas		1 Lap	6
6	31	Romain Grosjean		1 Lap	5
7	66	Pascal Wehrlein		1 Lap	4
8	2	Lewis Hamilton		1 Lap	3
9	1	Sebastian Vettel		1 Lap	2
10	30	Dean Stoneman		1 Lap	1
11	90	Daniel Ricciardo		1 Lap	0
12	91	Max Verstappen		1 Lap	0
13	67	Mike Rockenfeller		2 Laps	0
14	62	Jules Bianchi		2 Laps	0
15	23	Pierre Gasly		3 Laps	0
16	56	Sergey Sirotkin		3 Laps	0
17	6	Santiago Urrutia		3 Laps	0
18	118	Carlos Sainz Jr		4 Laps	0
19	119	Felix Rosenqvist		4 Laps	0
DNF	24	Kevin Magnussen		Accident	0
DNF	22	Jordan Davies		Engine	0
DNF	28	Daniel Melrose		Engine	0
DNF	21	J. R. Hildebrand		Oil Leak	0
DNF	55	Artem Markelov		Collision	0
DNF	5	Marvin Kirchhöfer		Collision	0
DNF	27	Dave Cassidy		Collision	0

Fastest Lap:

Pastor Maldonado – 47.832

Infinite Improbability Drive Of The Race:

Holden – a breathtaking response to a double-DNF last race.

Reject Of The Race:

Dave Cassidy – risked way too much at the start in the rain and ended up ruining Williams’ day.