Britain news wrap-up
AUTOSPORT brings you a Monday morning summary of the biggest headlines from throughout the Formula 1 weekend
The British Grand Prix did take place last weekend, and Sebastian Vettel won it in commanding style, but it would have been easy to overlook this as the row between the FIA and FOTA escalated beyond comprehension at Silverstone.
The bombshell news that FOTA had committed to launching a breakaway series in 2010, and the variously conciliatory and aggressive responses from both sides, inevitably dominated the entire weekend, which ended with matters far from resolved either way.
Amid the political chaos, new uncertainty about the British GP's future too - as the danger of the race falling off the calendar all but vanished, but the prospect of it staying at Silverstone after all grew stronger, although Donington Park remained bullish too.
On track, the story was Red Bull's dominance and Brawn and Jenson Button's first notable slump, and whether that would become the pattern for the next phase of the season.
THE ACTION
Red Bull duo dominate first practice
Vettel stays on top in second practice
Rosberg fastest in final Britain practice
Vettel storms to British GP pole
Vettel leads crushing Red Bull one-two
THE BIG STORIES
Alonso ready to follow teams out of F1
FOTA teams to launch breakaway series
Ecclestone urged to broker peace deal
Drivers sad to see Silverstone go
Donington gets legal document boost
FIA to launch legal action against FOTA
Mosley believes split unlikely to happen
Button says Red Bull will be hard to beat
Mosley unlikely to step down amid crisis
Ecclestone open to Silverstone return
FOTA beginning work on new series
Domenicali: KERS a costly flop for F1
Ecclestone open to Silverstone return
Hamilton accepts blame for incident with Albon in F1 Brazilian GP
Ferrari drivers called to F1 stewards over Brazilian GP collision
Charles Leclerc was angry at himself for "stupid" qualifying error
Inaugural FE champion Piquet Jr interested in contesting Extreme E
Fernando Alonso takes maiden rally-raid podium ahead of Dakar 2020
McLaren hints at Formula 1 tests for IndyCar drivers O'Ward, Askew
Sainz: McLaren is more than 'best of the rest' in F1 2019 now
Will Alonso's Indy failure end the age of versatility?
What Apple TV’s F1® coverage delivers for fans in the U.S.
What other tracks should return to the F1 calendar? Our writers have their say
What's behind McLaren's fresh A-B F1 team angst?
The new challenge a BTCC legend is taking on in 2026
Subscribe and access Autosport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
Top Comments