Lewis led the first eight laps from pole; after a tyre failure, he dropped to last place and then fought back to P4. “Of course, I’m disappointed by this race and I would have loved to deliver the win this afternoon for all the British fans here at Silverstone”, said Lewis. “The race started so well for us; I felt comfortable out in front and was managing my pace. The tyre problem was such a shame and from then, it was just a case of giving it my all and battling as far up the field as possible. I had some good overtaking moves and, given another lap, I might have got Fernando and ended up on the podium.”
With this afternoon’s result, the team had climbed to second place in the Constructors’ Championship on 171 points. This total, after eight races, exceeds the team’s total points scored in the entire 2012 season (142). “Nico didn’t put a foot wrong”, said Ross Brawn. “He drove extremely well, looked after the tyres like he needed to and was in the perfect place to pick up the pieces when others ran into trouble.
It got very tense in the final laps, but Nico showed he had the speed to respond and the composure to bring the car home.
As for Lewis, he showed exactly what he’s made of. He was driving beautifully at the front of the field and slowing pulling away when he suffered the tyre failure. Then he went from dead last on lap nine to fourth at the finish – and he was lapping incredibly quickly with a damaged car in the final laps.”
It got very tense in the final laps, but Nico showed he had the speed to respond and the composure to bring the car home.
As for Lewis, he showed exactly what he’s made of. He was driving beautifully at the front of the field and slowing pulling away when he suffered the tyre failure. Then he went from dead last on lap nine to fourth at the finish – and he was lapping incredibly quickly with a damaged car in the final laps.”
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