F1A&G posts tagged Silverstone
Jim Clark, Graham Hill, Richie Ginther, Jackie Stewart and (2nd row) John Surtees at the start of the 1965 British Grand Prix at Silverstone. This was Clark’s 4th straight British GP win. Copyright © Sutton Images, courtesy of ESPN F1. Read More …
Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel and Christian Horner reflect on the team’s 2-3 finish, after flawed pit work, at the 2011 British Grand Prix. Read More …
So says Tonio Liuzzi of HRT on the wet 2011 British Grand Prix at Silverstone in his ESPNF1 column. “All the cars were suffering with massive aquaplaning and one of the straights had so much water on it that we couldn’t even go full throttle. To be honest, the first lap was not so much down to driver skill but driver balls!” Read More …
Mark Webber flies past the new Silverstone “Wing” complex in the 2011 British Grand Prix. Via FlagWorld.com News, and Getty Images/Clive Mason. Read More …
Lewis Hamilton plans on launching the greatest comeback in F1 history in front of his home fans this weekend. The former champ knows he has to win Sunday’s British Grand Prix to have any hope of regaining the drivers’ crown. Read More …
From this coming weekend’s 2011 British Grand Prix onwards, the Team Lotus F1 race cars will be wearing new Caterham livery in response to the team’s acquisition of the sports car brand back in April. Read More …
One of the most infamous accidents in Formula One history occurred at Woodcote corner during the 1973 British Grand Prix at Silverstone. This was before the passage through Woodcote had been slowed by chicanes. It was a fast and difficult right hander, which Jackie Stewart once described as “without doubt one of the most important corners in the F1 world.” Read More …
British GP 2010 — Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, originally uploaded by First Stop Tyres. Read More …
Defending World Champion Jenson Button may go into Sunday’s British GP at Silverstone as a favorite, but he has not forgotten the time when his life spent more time in the fast lane than his Read More …
The BRDC (British Racing Drivers Club) spent £7 million to add a new “Arena” section to the fabled Silverstone circuit. But the real fear was that F1 would cancel the British GP, as Bernie Ecclestone has repeatedly threatened over the years. Read More …