The combination behind the Silverstone racing battles Hamilton called "F1 at its best"

OPINION: The late battling in the British Grand Prix wowed Formula 1 fans and surely represents the best racing action of the season so far. And there was a cocktail of factors that created the action, from which Carlos Sainz emerged as a popular new winner

Alex Kalinauckas Jul 6, 2022, 9:19 AM

Upd: Jul 6, 2022, 10:53 AM

“That was very reminiscent of the karting days. And I feel that that's Formula 1 at its best.”

That’s how Lewis Hamilton reflected on the brilliant 10-lap blast to the end of the British Grand Prix. Carlos Sainz, having decisively defied Ferrari’s instruction to try and make up for its baffling call not to pit leader Charles Leclerc for the fresh softs most ended up on, immediately seized his chance to finally take his first F1 race win.

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Author Alex Kalinauckas

Alex Kalinauckas is Autosport's Grand Prix Editor, covering every Formula 1 race since the start of 2020. After completing a master's degree in journalism at Goldsmiths College University of London in 2014, he worked for a range of motorsport and technology publications while covering national racing as an Autosport freelancer.

A lifelong motorsport fan - no one in his family can explain quite how or why such a development first occurred - Alex joined the Autosport staff in April 2017 as the magazine’s Assistant Editor covering Formula 2 and GP3, before being made Formula E correspondent and Autosport.com’s Plus Editor in March 2018. He lives in north-east London and is constantly frustrated by the Central Line.