PRACTICE DEBRIEF: A Williams threat at Silverstone? Friday’s intriguing performance picture for the British Grand Prix

Formula 1 teams faced a more conventional Friday at Silverstone after Austria’s Sprint weekend, with teams using two hours of dry running to test a flurry of development parts and upgrades before turning their attention to nailing their set-up for the weekend. Here’s what we learned on the Friday of the British Grand Prix weekend.
Red Bull lead the way once again
Red Bull’s RB19 is such an impressive machine, it’s a favourite everywhere it goes. With oodles of downforce, it proved to be a menace around Silverstone’s high-speed turns.

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