F1: Five things to look forward to at the British GP

Modified Jun 27, 2013 09:48 GMT

Sebastian Vettel (2nd right) of Germany and Infiniti Red Bull Racing celebrates with his race engineer Guillaume Rocquelin (2nd left), second placed Fernando Alonso (left) of Spain and Ferrari and third placed Lewis Hamilton (right) of Great Britain and Mercedes GP following the Canadian Formula One Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on June 9, 2013 in Montreal, Canada. (Getty Images)

Pirelli tyres are laid out in the paddock during practice for the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix at the Bahrain International Circuit on April 19, 2013 in Sakhir, Bahrain. (Getty Images)

2. Mercedes Tyre Trouble

The high speed, abrasive surface and steep turning means that the tyres suffer a lot of wear and tear at Silverstone. The Mercedes team has been putting up courageous performances in the qualifying but they are languishing because of the wear and tear their tyres suffer during the race.

Hamilton talked about the problem ahead of the race and said, “I definitely feel we’ll be competitive through the weekend but I don’t know where the time is being lost on Sunday. For some reason the Red Bulls and Ferrari seem to have 0.3-0.5 secs on long-run pace. I don’t know where that is.”

Their trouble is compounded by the penalty imposed upon them by the FIA for their controversial Pirelli tyre testing.

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