“We want to tell that amazing, remarkable story,” said Reeves, who was hosted by Ross Brawn, now F1 managing director of motor sports. “There is so much to talk about from the outside, a friend of me was telling me the story and I was so struck by it.
“So we were like, ‘let’s tell that story’ and it’s been really great to be able to learn more about what was going on in Formula 1 that year.
“It wasn’t just the cars, new regulations, FOTA [Formula One Teams Association] the breakaway series, there was just so much happening in F1 at that time.
“The world of F1 was just extraordinary, it’s always extraordinary, but in that year with Brawn GP, I think something really special happened.”
Reeves has been spending time with Button to prepare for the documentary, which doesn’t yet have a release date.
AlphaTauri caused Max Verstappen damage
Yuki Tsunoda spun into Pierre Gasly at Village
He may have missed out on pole — more of which later — but Max Verstappen looked ready to disappear into the distance at the British Grand Prix, as soon as he got the opportunity.
That moment came when Perez ran wide on lap 10 and Verstappen powered past, down the Hangar Straight.
But just two laps later, the Red Bull slowed and Sainz regained the lead, shortly followed by team-mate Leclerc.
Verstappen had around a 20% loss of downforce
The cameras didn’t pick up the expressions in the Red Bull garage when Christian Horner & co realised that the sister team was to blame.
Yuki Tsunoda and Pierre Gasly’s clash at the Village Loop left a shower of carbon fibre on the track and Verstappen could only aim directly at it as he spotted it too late to take avoiding action.
The damage to his floor was so severe that he thought he had a puncture and pitted but this was no quick fix. “The car is 100% broken” was Verstappen’s verdict when he got back on track.
After the race, any hope that Tsunoda and Gasly would escape the wrath of Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko evaporated, when Horner pulled out his phone and showed journalists a picture of Verstappen holding the AlphaTauri debris that had been wedged in the floor.
He said that Verstappen had around a 20% loss of downforce which makes his seventh place all the more creditable.
Protestors invade an empty circuit
After getting wind of a plan to protest on track during the Grand Prix, Northamptonshire Police pointed out the life-threatening repercussions of walking in front of cars travelling at 200mph.
It didn’t register with a group of anti-oil protestors who plotted to gain international TV exposure by sitting in the middle of the Wellington Straight at the start of the race.
Footage from a spectator shows their plan unfolding.
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— Sam Kelly (@Ilovecats363829) July 3, 2022
Perhaps their slow progress across the grass was trepidation, or maybe confusion as the cars trundled by under red flag conditions, the race already disrupted by the collision between George Russell and Zhou Guanyu.
As the cars filed into the pits, marshals dragged the protestors to the side of the circuit where officers met them.
Police announced seven arrests as a result, with the protestors taken into custody.
“Everyone has the right to speak out on issues, but no one has the right to put lives in danger,” said Stefano Domenicali, F1 CEO. “The actions of a small group of people today were completely irresponsible and dangerous.”
Mick Schumacher’s post-race radio
Mick Schumacher’s future in F1 is under threat but his P8 in Silverstone should go along way to staying on the grid
At long last, Mick Schumacher has scored points in F1 after 31 races and his post-race radio was some of the most heartwarming stuff one will hear.
