All about GP Great Britain: "Verstappen will have to fight behind Hamilton" NOW

Reliability

Van Valtteri Bottas, Hamilton's teammate at Mercedes, has no such expectations for Van der Garde . "It's not really his way, but Bottas like Sochi and the Red Bull Ring are better Bottas, so I think Verstappen will compete for second place with Sebastian Vettel, of course Max is on track."

In Austria Mercedes with rare reliability issues, Van der Garde expects to be resolved in a week.

"Bottas had a problem with the gearbox, it's just a matter of installing a new one." Hamilton failed because of a hydraulic problem. Within Mercedes, they have so much know-how that they will find the cause in a few days. "

Verstappen

Verstappen booked in Austria not only his fourth victory in his career, but also for the first time in his career in three Grand Prix. On the podium After a third place in Canada, a second place in France and his victory at the Red Bull Ring, Verstappen hopes to continue his series at Silverstone

In 2016, Verstappen finished second in Great Britain. crossed the line in third place but took a spot thanks to a time penalty for Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg, who received unauthorized instructions via the team radio to solve a problem with its gearbox. Mercedes-duo Hamilton-Bottas and Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen. "Verstappen, like Hamilton, is someone who is good in fast turns," Van der Garde thinks. "On this track, you can really make a difference."

Silverstone

Last year, Van der Garde won another race at Silverstone in the European Le Mans series. The curcuit which is about 75 kilometers northwest of London is, according to him, very complete

"It has everything, a number of very fast turns, but also a technical part and some fast nodes that you must send If you have done a ride here, you really think "Wow, it was cool!" For many drivers, it's one of their favorite circuits, they drive here with a lot of fun. "

The British GP is on the schedule for the 69th time and will be held for the 52nd time at Silverstone, making it a classic in the world. Formula One Schedule "There is a wonderful atmosphere around the track, a bit similar to Austria last weekend, and many English are sitting at the campsite."

"A few years ago, the track was slightly modified." Van der Garde says. "I think Silverstone will stay on the calendar for at least ten years."

Weather

The lovers of the rain come this year not to their liking in Britain. The temperature is non-British at about 30 degrees and the probability of precipitation is nil according to the forecasts.

"It's good for Mercedes," Van der Garde thinks. "They are fast on harder compounds in this time." In the British GP, Pirelli makes the blue belt last for the first time.

Verstappen, Bottas, Daniel Ricciardo, Nico Hulkenberg and Sergey Sirotkin are the only ones to bring two sets of hard tires, the other drivers have the minimum number of

"I do not think this hard tire will be used during the race, "explains Van der Garde. "Unless it's very hot and the tire wear is as bad as in Austria."