A tyre barrier has been extended at the Maggots/Becketts section of Silverstone after Daniil Kvyat’s 180mph crash there last week.

On lap 13 of the British Grand Prix, Kvyat spun his AlphaTauri at high speed due a right rear puncture and hit a metal barrier almost head-on – although fortunately the Russian was uninjured having initially sat motionless in the badly damaged car.

But any driver who goes off at the same place during the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix weekend will have a softer impact due to the extension of the tyre barrier.

It features among the subtle changes the FIA have implemented for the second race of Silverstone’s F1 double-header.

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