BRITISH GP SILVERSTONE RACE 04

DANIEL RICCIARDO RACE DRIVER #3

Daniel Ricciardo showed promising pace from the first three races of the season with two eighth place finishes to show for it. Now it’s time for Silverstone where the Australian made his Formula 1 debut in 2011, as he aims to give it his all

Q&A What do you enjoy most about racing at Silverstone? What would you say about the first three races? I love racing at Silverstone. It’s a special one for me especially We have had eighth every race. It’s not too bad, but we know as it’s where I first raced a Formula 1 car back in 2011. That we’ve had more speed than just the 12 points to show for in all feels quite long ago now, but I do remember it well. Silverstone three of the races. We had a couple of reliability issues, which is a great track, it’s quite epic at full whack with a nice flow to I think we’re on top of now and a couple of qualifying sessions it. It’s high-speed throughout and you have to be quite brave where we’ve just lacked a tenth here or there. For these next in a few places and get the car to stick. We all love Maggots few races, we have to target better points and I think that’s and Becketts, they are amongst the best corners of the entire certainly achievable. It’s very close between a handful of teams season and that’s a lot of fun. and we are not far from one of those top five, top six finishes. It’s coming, let’s go!

How confident are you heading into this race? We do have a couple of updates ahead of Silverstone. I think it’s pretty evident we’ve made a good step with the car this year, but so have other teams, and we have to keep progressing and developing in order to achieve better results. Silverstone is one of those tracks which is flowing with mainly medium to high-speed corners. I’m looking forward to testing out some of these new upgrades and hopefully finding a bit more performance.

It’s very close between a handful of teams and we are not far from one of those top five, top six finishes. It’s coming, let’s go!

Daniel Ricciardo

ESTEBAN OCON RACE DRIVER #31

It’s been an eventful opening to the season for with plenty of pace and potential on offer. The Frenchman is targeting a better haul of points from the next batch of races, beginning in Silverstone this weekend.

Q&A

What stands out at Silverstone? How would you evaluate the first three races? Silverstone is a really fun circuit to drive. In a Formula 1 car, We have a clear area that we need to work on. We learnt any fast sequence of corners are a fantastic experience and, a lot from the first races of the season. We know we have at Silverstone, you get that throughout. We all talk about improved a lot, but we also know there are more things to Maggots and Becketts, but they are so much fun to drive in keep on top of and get better. The potential is there, it’s a modern car. They are just awesome. It’s a challenging lap, just about extracting those little details and maximising but a track where a lot if it is down to the driver. It’s about everything. I want to pick up more points from these next nailing every corner and carrying momentum through the races and I’m sure we can do it. We have a couple of new whole lap. There are a few overtaking spots there, so I’m sure upgrades to try out, so we’ll see what they bring and aim to there will be some great racing and we’ll be aiming to be get the most from our package. fighting for those points places.

I have some nice memories from racing Formula 3 in Silverstone. I was on pole, got three podiums and won a race there in 2014 and then I also took a podium in GP3. Another thing to consider at Silverstone is the weather! We’ve had some interesting weather so far this season and Silverstone won’t be any different. Rain or dry, I’m sure we’ll be ready for the challenge.

I want to pick up more points from these next races and I’m sure we can do it.

Esteban Ocon

UPGRADES AND PROCESSES , CHASSIS TECHNICAL DIRECTOR , DP WORLD F1 TEAM

It’s been a mixed start to the season for the team as it prepares for the British Grand Prix. Chassis Technical Director Pat Fry outlines the challenges of Silverstone and explains the various upgrades to the Renault R.S.20 for this weekend.

Q&A

What are the main challenges of Silverstone? What upgrades is the team planning to bring to the Renault R.S.20? Silverstone is a mixture of medium and high-speed corners. The old part of the We are bringing a number of updates to the car this weekend as well as running a circuit is fantastic, especially the run through Maggots, Becketts and Chapel. It’s a different downforce level. It’s a reasonable update and it will be interesting to see great circuit for highlighting potential car performance problems and identifying how it performs here at Silverstone. I wouldn’t say it’s enough to shake up the order what works well and what doesn’t. You need a good level of efficiency in the car and but it’s a good upgrade at this stage of the season. Silverstone is a good circuit it’s also quite a power sensitive circuit. The last race in Hungary was at the extreme to test these things, it has enough straights for measuring the aero performance maximum downforce. Silverstone, however, is more about having an efficient car as well as a great mixture of corners so we can really gauge the effect on the cars that works well in the high-speed corners. In the past, our car hasn’t been suited to handling. One thing to consider is the wind, it can be very windy there and it will be this sort of track but, this year, the signs are there that we’re heading in the good to see how we have improved in these conditions since testing in Barcelona. If right direction. it’s dry, we’ll have an idea of what’s going on.

How would you assess the team’s performance so far this year? The results we’ve had so far, are probably where we deserve to be at the moment. It’s been good to see we’ve improved the car and we’re amongst the teams to have made the most progress from last year. There’s obviously a lot of work to do and we have to keep developing. Reliability has been disappointing and it’s frustrating to have those problems. We’re working hard on this and we need to improve all of our processes from quality assurance through manufacturing and the build phase all the way to the implemented on the car.

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“I had great memories at Silverstone last year when I took my first Academy drivers and are aiming to return Formula 2 pole position. I’m happy to be back there, it’s near where I live, so it’s kind of a second home track to me! It’s a really cool and to the FIA Formula 2 podium in Silverstone this weekend. physical track and, in general, I really like it. So far, this season has been up and down. There are lots of points I need to grab, so I’ll Things did not go to plan for the pair in Budapest with Zhou taking three points from the just go and attack it.” two races and Christian leaving empty handed. GUANYU ZHOU

Zhou recorded his first Formula 2 pole position at Silverstone last season as he hopes to replicate that and return to the podium.

“I’ve not had the best past results at Silverstone. It’s not my favourite track, but that can change and I’m looking forward to driving the circuit in a Formula 2 car. We have two weekends there, so if the first one doesn’t go to plan, we have another chance. Budapest wasn’t such a great weekend, so we’re looking to improve what went wrong. The championship fight is still on and I’m in a good position in third place after some points in Austria. This season is long and it’s important to keep the momentum of scoring points.”

CHRISTIAN LUNDGAARD

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“It’s been a tough start to the season after the first three rounds. Renault Sport Academy duo and return to racing this weekend as The team and I have some stuff go through to make sure our car is there for the next three races. It’s going to be nice having a home the FIA Formula 3 Championship heads to Silverstone. race back-to-back. I’m really excited as it’s a track I feel comfortable at and I tend to do quite well there. I want to bounce back and turn things around for our championship. We need some good results Max has not had luck on his side from the first three rounds as he looks to bounce back on under our belt, and I know we’re capable of it. We’re going to keep home turf. pushing on, keep up the hard work and we’ll get there.”

Oscar took two second place finishes in Hungary to extend his lead at the top of the MAX FEWTRELL championship to 26 points from the opening six races. Oscar claimed two wins at Silverstone last year on his way to the title. “I can’t wait to get to Silverstone. It was nice to have a week off to recharge a bit, but I’m looking to carry my momentum for the rest of the season. Having two weekends there will be nice as my apartment is 30 mins from the track, so it is almost a “home race away from home”. I had a very successful trip there last year, and I can’t wait to drive around there in a Formula 3 car, it’s one of my favourite tracks.”

OSCAR PIASTRI

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“I think it was a solid weekend. We struggled for pace and we were never really fast enough but to have a podium and extend the championship lead is good. We have a lot of work to do and some Renault Sport Academy Driver maintained his advantage at the top of the things to analyse before the next race. I’m happy with the first two Formula Renault Eurocup Drivers’ Championship after claiming 28 points at Imola rounds and we have a big break now and we’ll aim to come back at the weekend. stronger. Big thanks to the team and sponsors for their support so far this season.”

Caio began the season well in Monza earlier in July with a win and a third place. The

Brazilian added another podium in Imola with second in race one before settling for fifth CAIO COLLET place in race two to move onto 68 points for his season tally.

Hadrien David was in the points in race one following a superb run from sixteenth to ninth. “It was a very tough weekend, probably one of the toughest I’ve had In race two, Hadrien finished narrowly outside the top ten in twelfth. as a racing driver. I missed free practice because of car issues and that meant we missed out on valuable track time. It is when we are in such a tough situation that we progress the most. To go from sixteenth to ninth was definitely a solid race, but not what we came for. It’s time to analyse what went wrong. We will be back.”

HADRIEN DAVID

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