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Drivers are out of their cars and most are without helmet, balaclavas and with their suits tied round their waist.
Clearly a restart is not imminent.
Clearly a restart is not imminent.
Massa's car has now been pushed off the grid back into the pits.
Debris is being cleared from the Wellington Straight still, and there's a big dent in the barrier where Raikkonen hit.
Hulkenberg is told that the race will be "restarted behind the safety car".
Plenty more replays of the Raikkonen incident show that Massa spun his Williams on the straight in a bid to avoid the Ferrari, but was still clipped by it as it pirouetted down the track.
Hamilton and Vettel banged wheels as they swept out of Village and into The Loop.
Vettel asks Red Bull to check the front-left corner as a result. "I don't think it's damaged but have a good look," he adds.
Vettel asks Red Bull to check the front-left corner as a result. "I don't think it's damaged but have a good look," he adds.
Amid all the mayhem, Vergne and Perez had made contact on the straight between Abbey and the infield complex, firing the Force India off.
A small moment to reflect on how nice it is to be at Silverstone, with proper corner names instead of numbers.
Hamilton got ahead of Vettel as the German ran wide through Abbey and had to back off slightly as they ran through Farm towards Village. Not that it counts for anything now.
That couldn't have been a worse opening 30 seconds for Massa.
EDD STRAW: "Good efforts by both Massa and Kobayashi to avoid t-boning Raikkonen's Ferrari. Yes, Massa still clipped him with the left-rear wheel, but could have been significantly worse."
Chilton - who had got up to 10th - came into the pitlane under that red flag and looks like he'll now have to take the restart from there.
Vergne is asked if he has damage on the front wing. The Frenchman isn't sure but Toro Rosso tells him to pit.
Rosberg led Button, Magnussen, Hamilton, Vettel, Hulkenberg, Ricciardo, Kvyat, Bottas and Chilton after that manic first lap...
Safe to say the McLarens, Hamilton, Bottas and Marussia will be frustrated. All to do again.
Safe to say the McLarens, Hamilton, Bottas and Marussia will be frustrated. All to do again.
As the shattered Ferrari spun back across the track, it collected Massa's Williams.
A replay shows that Raikkonen ran wide onto the run-off out of the Loop, lost control on the grass as he tried to rejoin and slammed into the barriers under the bridge.
Without a lap completed, that should require a full restart.
Raikkonen has been picked up by the medical car.
Red flag
The red flag has now come out.
Raikkonen is slowly getting out of a destroyed Ferrari.
Massa, after being collected by Raikkonen, is limping around with a shredded rear tyre.
Yellow flag
That's brought out an immediate safety car.
Crash
Raikkonen has a big shunt on the Wellington Straight coming under the bridge and collects Massa.
Magnussen has also passed Vettel, while Hamilton is up to fourth already ahead of the Red Bull.
Looks like Massa has been left on the grid.
Rosberg gets a very good start to lead as Button jumps Vettel for second.
Lights out
Lights out and away we go for the British Grand Prix!
Everyone is in place. We're ready to go.
Rosberg takes his place at the head of the field and waits for the other 21 cars to join him in position.
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Rosberg says the clutch was "under engaged" but Vettel is told by Red Bull that everything looks fine on his car.
Nerves rising as they make their way round. The start, as ever, is so important.
Nerves rising as they make their way round. The start, as ever, is so important.
EDD STRAW: "Will be interesting to see how the Force Indias are on race pace. Looked poor on Friday, but the team reckons that was down to the wind level.
"So those at Force India are optimistic of having the usual strong race pace today. With Hulkenberg fourth on the grid and Perez seventh, could be a big points haul on offer if the team is right about the improvement in speed."
"So those at Force India are optimistic of having the usual strong race pace today. With Hulkenberg fourth on the grid and Perez seventh, could be a big points haul on offer if the team is right about the improvement in speed."
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Hulkenberg reports "too little" initial torque, which Force India almost hears as "too much". The German probably wouldn't be delighted if he had even less to start with, so he reiterates his point more clearly.
Rain watch - it's dry for now, with a 30 per cent chance of rain during the race.
BEN ANDERSON: "Eyes will be on Ferrari and Williams to see what progress they can make from lowly grid positions.
"Their cause has already been aided by a grid penalty for Esteban Gutierrez and qualifying exclusion for Pastor Maldonado.
"The power of the Mercedes engines in the Williamses means they have a good chance of making decent progress on this track."
"Their cause has already been aided by a grid penalty for Esteban Gutierrez and qualifying exclusion for Pastor Maldonado.
"The power of the Mercedes engines in the Williamses means they have a good chance of making decent progress on this track."
The grid is clear now. Tyre warmers are off. We're away for the formation lap.
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Dashboard angst for Maldonado: "The light on the screen is very poor, I can't see the numbers."
A random British GP fact to savour: Some British drivers were lucky enough to record their first grand prix victory at their home race.
They include Stirling Moss driving a Mercedes in 1955, Tony Brooks racing a Vanwall in 1957 (shared with Stirling Moss) and Johnny Herbert in 1995 when handling a Benetton.
It's probably a stretch to add Max Chilton in a Marussia to that list this weekend. But what a race it would be if we did.
They include Stirling Moss driving a Mercedes in 1955, Tony Brooks racing a Vanwall in 1957 (shared with Stirling Moss) and Johnny Herbert in 1995 when handling a Benetton.
It's probably a stretch to add Max Chilton in a Marussia to that list this weekend. But what a race it would be if we did.
EDD STRAW: "Seems that only Alonso and Raikkonen are starting on the hard-compound Pirellis."
You'll hear this race being trumpeted as the 50th British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Strictly speaking, it's the circuit's 50th grand prix. A subtle but significant difference for fans of statdom.
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Another potential challenger for good points could be Toro Rosso.
The squad looked in good shape in qualifying, but its drivers slumped to the bottom end of the top 10 after electing not to run in the final part of Q3.
Jean-Eric Vergne told BEN ANDERSON that the team wanted to sacrifice higher grid positions in favour of fresher tyres for today’s race.
"We wanted to gamble and save some new tyres for the race," he said. "We're in a good position to score points and this may give us an advantage. We're aiming to beat the two Force Indias and at least one of the McLarens."
The squad looked in good shape in qualifying, but its drivers slumped to the bottom end of the top 10 after electing not to run in the final part of Q3.
Jean-Eric Vergne told BEN ANDERSON that the team wanted to sacrifice higher grid positions in favour of fresher tyres for today’s race.
"We wanted to gamble and save some new tyres for the race," he said. "We're in a good position to score points and this may give us an advantage. We're aiming to beat the two Force Indias and at least one of the McLarens."
By: Pablo Elizalde, Scott Mitchell, Jonathan Noble, Edd Straw, Matt Beer, Ben Anderson
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