A topsy-turvy race can always spring a surprise or two. One surprise from the British Grand Prix was that Manor managed to achieve their best result this season by quite some margin and their best two car finish in the history of the team since 2010. The race did not pass without drama however, as a crash and a spin late on in the race could well have thrown away this result. There were no points this time, unlike the 2014 Monaco Grand Prix, but the team did come pretty close this time.
2015 British Grand Prix Manor Review
No. 28 Will Stevens
Grid: P19
Race: P13
Stevens looked comprehensively the quicker of the two Manors all weekend long. He was over two seconds clear in qualifying, and was ahead in the race until the rain fell. Stevens managed to spin off at the tricky Luffield section of the circuit on dry tyres and brushed the Armco, breaking his front wing. He was however able to get the car back to the pits and repair the damage. This did cost him the all-important position to his team mate at the end of the day, and given how high both cars finished due to the attrition in the field, it was a mistake which could have possibly cost him position to his team mate in the championship come the end of the year.
No. 98 Roberto Merhi
Grid: P20
Race: P12
Merhi’s race also didn’t go completely smoothly, he managed to have a spin whilst the track was damp on some parts but dry on others. Nonetheless, he looked far more competitive in the race compared to qualifying and he did not damage his car when it mattered. He managed to go even better than he did in Austria where he got his then best result of the year, by going 12th this time around. Just two more retirements ahead of him and he could have finished in the points.
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