Slow, compared to previous times. Was it cold-ish, damp-ish weather or did they do something to the track?
Mercedes-Benz W12 E Performance lap time at Silverstone GP (post 2011)
Mercedes-Benz W12 E Performance finished a flying lap of Silverstone GP (post 2011) in 1 minute and 26 seconds.
Vehicle was not on road-legal tyres.
| Track | Silverstone GP (post 2011) |
| Type | flying start |
| Vehicle | Mercedes-Benz W12 E Performance |
| Driver | Lewis Hamilton |
| Team | Mercedes-AMG |
| Time | 1:26.023 |
| Qualifying result | 1st of 20 |
| Average speed | 247 kph (153 mph) |
| Date recorded | July 17, 2021 |
| Submitted | 2 years ago by FastestLaps |
| Views | 77 |
Reference:
FIA Formula One - British GP Qualifying
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | W12 E Performance | 1:26.02 | |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull RB16B | 1:26.21 | +0.2 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | W12 E Performance | 1:26.33 | +0.3 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari SF21 | 1:26.83 | +0.8 |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull RB16B | 1:26.84 | +0.8 |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari SF21 | 1:26.85 | +0.8 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren MCL35M | 1:26.90 | +0.9 |
| 8 | Lando Norris | McLaren MCL35M | 1:26.90 | +0.9 |
| 9 | George Russell | Williams FW43B | 1:26.97 | +0.9 |
SpeedKing 2y ago
The cars are slower this year because they have less downforce..
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.fia-outline-proposed-downforce-changes-for-2021.5HSlKqiM9wWNPRYHzPSqqu.html
FastestLaps 2y ago @SpeedKing
I think they were not as slow everywhere. 2 seconds difference is big difference.
