During qualifying for both races over the British Grand Prix weekend, one curious detail caught the eye: both Mercedes drivers completely lifted off the accelerator just a few metres before crossing the finish line. It's unusual behaviour, because drivers normally try to cross the line with the throttle pinned to squeeze out every last hundredth of a second.
Paradoxical as it may seem, there are situations in which lifting off the throttle before the finish line can actually be an advantage by exploiting certain nuances of the regulations. After qualifying, Kimi Antonelli mused about the counter-intuitive nature of what he was having to do.
