Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 British GP preview, facts and stats

 
2021 British Grand Prix
Silverstone Circuit
16-18 July 2021

 
The 10th round of the 2021 Formula One season takes place at the Silverstone Circuit, for the British Grand Prix.
 
 

We head to Silverstone for a weekend with a full house of 140,000 passionate F1 fans and in the middle of a hard-fought championship. The circuit is just ten minutes from our home in Brackley and 45 minutes from Brixworth – and it will be a huge boost to be racing in front of so many enthusiastic supporters.
 

The first weekend with the new sprint qualifying format brings a fresh challenge for all teams. With just a single one-hour practice session ahead of the Friday qualifying session, and the cars’ configuration fixed from the beginning of standard qualifying on Friday, whoever can get up to speed quickest will carry an advantage through the weekend. We will be adapting our approach and running plans to ensure we are best prepared for every aspect of the new challenge.
 

This year we’ll be racing on the Hamilton Straight for the first time, which will be a special moment for Lewis and the whole team. I can’t think of another example of an active driver being honoured in this way by a circuit – it’s testament to what Lewis has achieved in this sport so far in his career. But I know come Saturday and Sunday, his only focus will be fighting for maximum points in this colossal championship fight.
 

Valtteri enters this weekend full of confidence: he performed strongly in both races in Austria, with two podium finishes, and is eager to continue making up ground in the drivers’ championship table.
 

Silverstone is an incredible track, fast and flowing, and one that we hope should suit our car better compared to Spielberg. We also have a few small updates on the car, and we look forward to seeing how they perform. We know we need to give Lewis and Valtteri the car to perform at Silverstone and everyone at Brackley and Brixworth is working flat out to deliver it.
 

 
    
Stat Attack: Great Britain and Beyond
 
2021 British Grand Prix Timetable

 
Session          Local Time (BST)          Brackley (BST)          Stuttgart (CEST)
Practice 1 (Friday)          14:30-15:30          14:30-15:30          15:30-16:30
Qualifying (Friday)          18:00-19:00          18:00-19:00          19:00-20:00
Practice 2 (Saturday)          12:00-13:00          12:00-13:00          13:00-14:00
Sprint Qualifying (Saturday)          16:30-17:00          16:30-17:00          17:30-18:00
Race (Sunday)          15:00-17:00          15:00-17:00          16:00-18:00

 
 
Race Records – Mercedes F1 at the British Grand Prix
 
Starts          Wins          Podium Places          Poles          Front Row          Fastest Laps          DNF

Mercedes          13          8          16          10          16          7          1

Hamilton          14          7          10          7          8          4          0

Bottas          8          0          3          1          2          0          0

MB Power          29          13          33          15          24          11          16

 




 
Technical Stats – Season to Date (Bahrain Pre-Season Test to Present)
 
 
Laps Completed          Distance Covered (km)          Corners Taken          Gear Changes          PETRONAS Fuel Injections

Mercedes          3,065          14,769          46,456          144,659          122,600,000
Hamilton          1,573          7,549          24,018          74,226          62,920,000
Bottas          1,492          7,219          22,438          70,433          59,680,000
MB Power          12,066          56,495          211,383          570,519          481,280,000

Mercedes-Benz in Formula One

Starts          Wins          Podium Places          Poles          Front Row          Fastest Laps          1-2 Wins          Front Row Lockouts

Mercedes (All Time)          236          118          247          129          237          89          58          77

Mercedes (Since 2010)          224          109          230          121          217          80          53          75

Hamilton          275          98          171          100          165          56          N/A          N/A

Bottas          165          9          61          17          41          17          N/A          N/A

MB Power          506          205          523          213          419          184          89          114

 
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