However, on the Silverstone track, the performance of the Red Bull cars is essentially equal to Ferrari.
This is not good news for Ferrari, as at the beginning of the season, the performance of Red Bull cars was noticeably inferior to Ferrari.
But now, nearing the midpoint of the season, the Ferrari is evenly matched with Red Bull, which only proves that Ferrari's upgrades haven't been as fast as Red Bull's.
Afterwards, Leclerc and Verstappen both attempted some offensive and defensive maneuvers on the track.
However, after the first lap ended and the positions of six drivers in front were sorted out, there were no changes in ranking.
Yet, during the tussle with Verstappen, Leclerc's left front nose wing endplate got knocked off.
Perez also broke his right front endplate from entangling with Leclerc during the race start.
But despite this, both drivers continued racing with their damaged endplates.
