BRITISH GRAND PRIX

You'll notice there aren't as many notes about this race. You might think that means that this was an uneventful weekend. Um, exactly the opposite.

There are fewer notes because I couldn't look away from the TV for even a second without missing something amazing. This was, easily, the best race of the season so far. This is what Formula 1 is all about.

Okay, so unfortunately, yes, Hamilton won in the end. My one goal for this weekend was for the home race curse to come through just once when I actually needed it - instead of targeting Charles in Monaco and Daniel in Australia - but, instead, Mercedes seems to have all the luck, as usual.

But let's not forget to reflect on the blessings from this weekend. First and foremost, the racing was actually good. This is way more important than the actual outcome and it draws attention to the fact that, up until this race, there's been something missing this season. It reminds me that I may have been settling for boring races and they should all be more like this one.

Second, Bottas stole pole from Hamilton at his home track. Yes, I was dying for Bottas to hold onto that lead, and he would have if it wasn't for that ridiculous safety car from Giovinazzi spinning off at exactly the wrong moment. How does everything always play into Hamilton's favor??? ...

Finally, we got to stare at 007-themed Red Bull cars all weekend and there's nothing I love more than a Bond - Red Bull crossover. Thanks, Aston Martin!

I can't wait to be back at Silverstone next year.

Free Practice 1 

- I love the British Grand Prix. It’s so nice that so many people who love this sport are at home 

- Obsessed with the 007 on the Red Bull wings. Apparently it’s there because it’s the 1007th world championship race

- This pit lane is so small. Like if it had just 2 more feet it would be great 

- Grosjean just spun around and knocked off his front wing at the end of the pit lane and everyone is just like ???????

- Bottas accidentally stopped at Grosjean’s box in the pit 

- New surfaces on the track means everyone is struggling for grip and everyone is spinning 

- Kimi’s engine went pop and shut down and now it’s a red flag to remove the Alpha from the track 

- Grosjean really struggling, spin on his first timed lap out It’s raining and combined with the slick of the new surfaces it’s incredibly slippery 

- Who are these sickos who have a "# Team Cyril" flag in the stands 

- People are in Charles’ way and I’m going to need these people to move 

Free Practice 2

- I LOVE the 007 theme for the Red Bull cars and wings for the British Grand Prix 

- Red Bull put 00 in front of Max and Pierre’s numbers on their tv screen to be more Bond which I love 

- Charles reporting tire degradation on front left and everyone trying to figure out what’s happening 

- Everybody flying off on one corner because of wind 

- Hamilton going over the grass a lot which was my favorite part so far 

- This front left deg problem is happening on everybody so it’s not just Charles

- Virtual safety car because Daniel’s car just complete power loss 

- Daniel riding his car back to the side of the track as he steers it 

- Charles radioed in and demonstrated the exact sound the tires were making 

Free Practice 3

- it’s rainy and moist

- Not a lot going on here at all 

- Charles fastest at the end 

Quali

- Charles put it at the top of the times by a long shot in Q1 

- Out in Q1: Kubica, Russell, Stroll, Kvyat and kMags at the last minute when Perez just got through 

- Out in Q2, Gio, Raikkonen, Sainz, Grosjean, and Perez 

- There has got to be something wrong with Seb’s car because he reports that he can’t get the DRS open and then pits and puts him on the fastest tire on the softs and then had him go out and go as fast as he can and he just made it through on the last second but if he’d made a single mistake he couldn’t have made it to Q3

- Bottas stole pole from Hamilton YESSS and then Charles in 3rd!

- It looked like Charles was gonna roast everyone at the last minute but then he didn’t 

- that little girl’s face when Hamilton didn’t get pole was priceless

Race 

- Bottas stays in front at the start

- Both Haas cars rubbed against each other and both got rear punctures and they’re still in race but now they’re both last

- Hamilton desperately trying to get ahead and does for a minute but then Bottas stole it back YES he kept a cool head and just took it back right away

- Lando bumped Gasly at the start 

- Kmags retires on lap 8 from the earlier contact with Grosjean 

- Max and Charles are so evenly matched and it’s INSANE. The future is NOW.

- Gio took it into the gravel and Hamilton pits under safety car and so Seb pits too 

- Hulk shredded Perez’s wing

- There has been the most insane racing between Charles and Max that I’ve ever seen in my life 

- Grosjean also retired like forever ago but I didn’t even see it because so much was happening 

- Charles passing Gasly was pure champion stuff and everyone is so impressed how clean it was 

- Max got past Vettel and then Seb hit the back of Max and they both went flying into the gravel and then amazingly they both got back on the track. And Max was in the air and stuff and it was amazing 

- Seb had a 10 second time penalty 

- They told Hamilton to pit and he didn’t. If only his tires had exploded

- After all that Ham won and it was so over dramatic 

- This was, by far, the best race of the year so far. I simply couldn't take my eyes off the TV. THIS is what Formula 1 is all about.

Post-Race

- Charles in 3rd said this was his favorite race of his Formula 1 career so far because the racing between him and Max was so good. That just makes my heart so happy.