Hamilton showed he ‘learned to hit an apex at 37’ at Copse

In brief

Hamilton and Verstappen exchange barbs over Silverstone collision

A pointed remark by Hamilton about his duel for position with Charles Leclerc in last weekend’s British Grand Prix prompted a response from Verstappen yesterday.

Hamilton and Verstappen collided at Copse in the race 12 months ago. The Mercedes driver was judged “predominantly to blame” for the collision by the stewards who noted he had “room available to the inside” when contact was made between him and Verstappen on his outside.

During Sunday’s race Hamilton successfully went through Copse side-by-side with Leclerc. “He’s a very sensible driver, clearly a lot different to what I experienced last year,” Hamilton said of the Ferrari driver in an interview with Sky.

Asked for his response to this by Dutch journalist Erik van Haren, Verstappen replied: “I think it’s great that, when you’re 37 years old, at some point you understand how to get the apex. So he will learn.”

AlphaTauri need rain to be competitive this weekend – Gasly

Pierre Gasly says AlphaTauri’s car is unlikely to suit the Red Bull Ring. “The more high-speed corners we have, the more we struggle because we don’t have the load,” he said. “The low-speed corners like Baku, for example, we seem to be more competitive.

“So on paper this one is not going to be an easy one. But that’s why if it rains it brings the minimum speed lower, which is always better for us. So we’ll see.”

Perez welcomes change in luck

Sergio Perez felt like he deserved a change in luck at the British Grand Prix, after the appearance of the Safety Car helped him to finish second, having fallen to the back of the field early on.

“I felt like I [was] definitely back into the game,” Perez said. “It’s probably the first time, definitely in [this] season that a Safety Car helps me so I was happy with it.”

Happy birthday!

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