The Formula One world champion Lando Norris and seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton have doubled down on fears voiced by Max Verstappen that this weekend’s British Grand Prix will be a fundamentally different experience, with their cars struggling for power on the high-speed circuit.
Silverstone has long been revered and relished among drivers as one of the great challenges on the F1 calendar – a flat-out blast of straights and high-speed corners where they can push to the limit. However, under the new regulations, which have proved controversial since they were implemented and are generally unpopular with the drivers, the energy management now required will impact negatively at the track, as they struggle to recharge enough electrical power to remain at top speed.
