Team

Driver	Team	Price	Boost	Pts
Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	$25.4M	⚡ 2×	46
Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	$24.5M	—	33
Isack Hadjar	Red Bull Racing	$12.7M	—	23
Franco Colapinto	Alpine	$9.8M	—	27
Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	$8.9M	—	22

Constructor	Price	Delta	Pts
Ferrari	$25.7M	—	92
Racing Bulls	$11.1M	—	55

Squad value $118.1M · $1.6M in bank (platform-confirmed) · Chip: None (Limitless banked) · No penalty (full hold) · 298 pts

Race Summary

Charles Leclerc won the British GP from P2 on the grid, splitting the podium with Russell (+0.427) and a home-race Hamilton (+0.772) for a Ferrari P1–P3. The weekend’s headline for us was Antonelli’s collapse: pole, a sprint win and the GP fastest lap, then a disaster in the Grand Prix from P1 to P15 — precisely the session our 2× boost was committed to. The saving grace was the sprint format: pole plus the sprint victory left a positive base of 23 that the boost doubled to 46, still our top score. Combined with Ferrari’s season-best 92 (Leclerc win + Hamilton podium) and strong two-race hauls down the order, the team banked 298 — the season’s second-best round behind only R02’s 437.

Driver Notes

Driver	Grid	Finish	Pts	Notes
Kimi Antonelli ⚡ 2×	P1	P15	46	Base 23 × 2× = 46, our top score — but a nervy one. Took pole, won the sprint from P2, and set the GP fastest lap (1:31.777), yet the Grand Prix unravelled from P1 to P15 out of the points. The boost was pre-committed to his GP ceiling and the race went the other way; the sprint win + pole cushioned the base enough that the 2× still added value rather than compounding a bad GP. Cause of the GP drop needs checking (see Key Intel).
Lewis Hamilton	P3	P3	33	Home-race podium — held P3 from P3 on the grid, +0.772 off the win as Leclerc and Russell scrapped ahead. Backed it up with P2 in the sprint (from sprint pole). A clean, reliable two-race return; only downgraded by teammate Leclerc taking the GP win.
Isack Hadjar	P5	P5	23	Q3 (P5) and held station to P5 in the GP for a strong points finish; quieter P9 in the sprint. The dependable both-sessions Red Bull floor again — exactly what the slot was bought for.
Franco Colapinto	P19	P9	27	The recovery-drive thesis paid off in full. A Q1 exit and P19 start turned into P9 in the GP — a huge position-gain and overtake haul — his best return for us. Silverstone’s overtaking suited him exactly as the picks file argued; the $9.8M hold vindicated.
Liam Lawson	P10	P6	22	Gained four in the GP (P10→P6) for points plus position bonuses, added P8 (a point) in the sprint, and out-raced Lindblad for the head-to-head. Anchor of the Racing Bulls double-score and the best pts-per-dollar in the squad again.

Constructor Notes

Constructor	Pts	Notes
Ferrari	92	Season-best constructor haul: Leclerc’s GP win (25) + Hamilton’s P3 podium (15), both through to Q3, plus sprint points (Hamilton P2, Leclerc P5). Hamilton double-counts through this slot — the backbone of the team, inflated by the win.
Racing Bulls	55	Lawson P6 + Lindblad P7 both in the GP points, both into Q3, plus sprint points. A season-high from the mid-tier constructor and still the best value in the portfolio at $11.1M.

Key Intel

• Antonelli pole → P15 GP collapse — a dominant sprint/qualifying weekend that fell apart in the Grand Prix. Cause needs confirming (reliability vs incident); if it’s the Mercedes hot-weather/reliability gremlin resurfacing at Silverstone, it re-opens the captain-slot question the last two rounds had closed. He scored no GP points but the sprint win keeps his championship lead — expect it to tighten.
• Leclerc back to winning form — took the British GP from P2 and led a Ferrari P1–P3 with Hamilton. First Ferrari win since Hamilton’s Barcelona victory; Silverstone pace was genuine. The Hamilton-over-Leclerc captain call is worth revisiting after Leclerc’s P1 — though Hamilton’s floor remains the safer pick.
• Boost mechanic — flag to verify. The 2× doubled Antonelli’s full weekend base (23 → 46) despite a P15 GP finish, which reads broader than the “Grand Prix race score only” rule in the brief. Confirm exactly what the platform multiplies on a sprint weekend before committing the next boost — it materially changes captain math.
• Colapinto excels at overtaking circuits — P19→P9 here after P16→P15 Austria and P13→P10 Barcelona. The recovery profile is a real, repeatable edge on high-passing tracks; hold confirmed.
• Verstappen retired (P20, 46 laps) — another Red Bull trouble weekend; the upgrade package didn’t travel to Silverstone. Not on our team; stays off the boost radar.
• Russell P2 again — Mercedes’ race pace remains front-running even as Antonelli’s individual weekend blew up.

Result Notes

• 298 is the season’s second-best round (behind only R02’s 437) with no negative scores anywhere — the full-hold squad delivered across both sprint and GP.
• The boost got lucky. Committed to Antonelli’s GP ceiling, it instead rode a P15 GP finish; only the sprint win + pole kept his base positive so the 2× still landed on our top scorer (46) rather than doubling a loss. Under a strict GP-race-only reading it would have been the wrong call — hence the mechanic flag above.
• Full hold paid off — the picks-file case that no affordable transfer improved the squad held: Colapinto (27), Hadjar (23) and Lawson (22) all returned strongly from the slots a transfer would have churned.
• Chip status: None used — Limitless stays banked for R12 Dutch or R16 Singapore. Remaining: Wildcard · Limitless · No Negative.
• Transfers: 0 of 2 used (full hold). 1 free transfer rolls to R10; no penalty.
• Season total: 2,216 pts (R01: 190 · R02: 437 · R03: 202 · R04: 260 · R05: 261 · R06: 187 · R07: 158 · R08: 223 · R09: 298).
• Price changes heading into R10: Colapinto ↑↑ (P19→P9, standout) · Ferrari ↑ (Leclerc win) · Lawson ↑ (P6) · Hadjar ↑ (P5) · Racing Bulls ↑ (both in points) · Hamilton ~↑ (home podium) · Antonelli ↓ risk (P15 GP despite pole + sprint win). Reassess the captain/boost after the Antonelli GP failure and whether Silverstone re-opens a Mercedes reliability watch.