2026 British GP Race Review
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Why was Charles Leclerc’s win at the 2026 British Grand Prix so significant for Ferrari?
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Hello and a very warm welcome to the Late Breaking F1 podcast presented by Harry Eid, Sam Sage, and me, Ben Hawking, reviewing, of course, today the British Grand Prix, a slightly different review from us because we are fresh off of the track that we were at. We were at Silverstone. I wouldn't say fresh. Fresh, yeah, fresh. We were kind of stinky off the track. I was I was going with it, all right? Don't tell me. We are hot, we are sticky, the bus was an inferno of wheels. It took forever to get back. And now we're immediately doing a review. I I can't believe uh it doesn't seem right that this is the first time in our friendship, in our podcasting years that we have been to a British Grand Prix together.
Yeah, it is quite bizarre. But hey, we made it. We decided to go big for our first one together and went to Austin and then did it the other way. Yeah. Yes. And then finally got went to the one that's down the road. Yeah. Yeah. Um very happy to be bringing you this review today, of course. Um before we start, um, a massive thank you to everyone that we saw uh around the track and thank you for coming up and saying hello and having a chat with us. Um it's always an absolute uh a pleasure and a privilege to talk to you um when we can get out. out to a track and um the the kind comments that you have about the show, uh why you listen, how you listen, uh it's really it's really great to hear and um that feedback is is massively appreciated by by all of us.
We just love our egos being inflated. Haha it is the most surreal thing in the world to actually meet someone that listens to you regularly and they go, Yeah, you make me laugh. And I'm like, no, don't be silly. That's not that's not true. Favourite one from today, and I've already forgotten the name of the m the kind man that came up to us, but him and his son uh said that well, he said that his son liked the show from a few years ago because Sam said once that Perez was a poo. And you know what? That is because of an analysis story. You're in. The other thing I wanted to bring up is, um, and this will lead us, of course, nicely into our lead topic today, is that we seem to be something of a good charm for Ferrari and indeed Charles Leclerc.
Uh unless I'm wrong here, the last time before today that Charles Leclerc won, we were there for correct. In Austin two years ago. Yeah. And we're here today to witness Charles Leclerc uh beating George Russell into into the win. Uh third place went to LeCleur's teammate, of course, Lewis Hamilton. So second on the grid to first in the race. Um pretty impressive stuff from a from a man who needed it. Leclerc, more than anyone, I think, in front in that top four or five, needed a proper result. He was downing out against his teammate, fiving a row he had lost to Lewis Hamilton the first time since Sebastian Vettel in twenty nineteen that that had happened to him. And it didn't look good at the start of the weekend either.
Sprint qualifying went the way of Hamilton. The sprint race comfortably the way of Hamilton. And then he started to turn it around. He's beggaring the main qualifying comfortably as well across all three sessions. And then when the race gets underway It looks as though Hamilton can't really ever muster up a proper challenge to go against Charlotte Cler. And that's what he needs. He's stated so many times that he hasn't got the feel of the car. He's uncomfortable. He's not sure what's going on. It's confusing. He bounces back and he gets his first ever British Grand Prix wing. Felt like something was missing and maybe he found it today. Yeah, I I agree.
And you were saying this as we left the track earlier, that at the start of that race when it Leclerc started to pull away from Hamilton, it was they were like, Oh, hello, there there's actually something
Here, this isn't just a good start and then he falls back. Yeah. Um yeah, and whilst you know there was a bit of uh good luck al along the way for Charlotte Claire, he had some great pace this afternoon.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Why was Charles Leclerc’s win at the 2026 British Grand Prix so significant for Ferrari?
0:00–9:57
2
How did Antonelli’s pole position turn into a point‑less weekend and what went wrong with his pit strategy?
9:57–19:47
3
What were the key moments that allowed Leclerc to build and protect his lead over Hamilton and the field?
19:47–28:15
4
Why did the race end under a safety car instead of a one‑lap shootout after Verstappen’s crash?
28:15–36:30
5
How did Mercedes’ decision to keep Russell out on older medium tyres affect his race outcome?
36:30–44:49
6
What impact did the late‑race safety‑car protocol and lap‑car handling have on the final result?
44:49–50:42
7
How did McLaren’s performance compare to Ferrari, Red Bull and Mercedes this weekend?
50:42–57:14
8
What are the listeners’ “Driver of the Day” picks and the show’s final thoughts on the British GP?
57:14–1:02:55