British Grand Prix ends under safety car after Verstappen crash, software problem blamed

The 2026 British Grand Prix finished behind the safety car after Max Verstappen's late crash, with a software problem preventing a final lap shootout.

• Max Verstappen's late crash prompted the safety car, which led the field for the final four laps.
• A software problem indicated the safety car would return to the pits, but the race ended under the safety car, drawing boos from the crowd.
• Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff said he would have preferred the same rules to have been applied in 2021, but praised the FIA for following the regulations.
• The FIA applied the procedure for lapped cars to unlap themselves, which required one lap to complete before racing could resume, ending the race.