Wimbledon, Girls’s Euros, Tour de France, England vs. India… these are a few of the high occasions that make up the UK’s summer time of sport, however the record wouldn’t be full with out the British Grand Prix.
Britain is probably the most represented nation on the F1 grid with 4 drivers and lots of the groups and employees primarily based a stone’s throw from Silverstone.
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton is probably the most profitable driver on the British Grand Prix with 9 victories, however has but to face on the rostrum as a Ferrari driver.
As F1 reaches the midway level within the season, Hamilton and Oliver Bearman are the one two Brits to not have received or podiumed this yr.
McLaren’s Lando Norris trails Australian teammate, Oscar Piastri, by 15 factors within the championship, with three wins and 9 podiums, as Mercedes’ Brit George Russell has one win and 5 podiums.
So… who will prevail this weekend?
Climate forecast
For these arriving on the circuit on Thursday, count on solar with temperatures round 22°C.
Temperatures will rise to 24°C on Friday, with cloud and humid circumstances anticipated. Saturday and Sunday are set to be overcast with showers anticipated.
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Circuit stats and historical past
Like many British racing circuits, Silverstone is a former airfield and is as previous as Components 1 itself (75 years previous).
The circuit hosted the inaugural grand prix in 1950, the place Nino Farina received for Alfa Romeo and took a clear sweep of pole, race win and quickest lap.
Since then, Silverstone has lengthy been the battle floor for drama, upsets and controversy on monitor as just lately as 2024 when Lewis Hamilton, in a race for the ages, dramatically ended a successful drought which stretched again to 2021.
Since 1950, the British Grand Prix has been held at Aintree and Manufacturers Hatch, with latter and Silverstone alternating editions between 1964 and 1986 when the Northampton-based circuit turned unrivalled and stays that approach since it’s anticipated to remain on the F1 calendar for the forseeable future.
Silverstone is a high-speed circuit with drivers spending round 80% of the lap at full throttle. It has had many modifications through the years, however the iconic corners of Maggots, Beckets, and Abbey stay favourites of followers and drivers alike.
Circuit: Silverstone Circuit; Towcester, United Kingdom
First F1 race: 1950
Laps: 52 laps of 5.9km. Whole distance 306km
Lap file: 1:27.097, Max Verstappen (2020)
Most wins: Lewis Hamilton with 9 (2008, 2014-2017, 2019-2021, 2024). Different winners from the present grid:
Most poles: Hamilton with seven (2007, 2013, 2015-2018, 2020). Different pole sitters from the present grid:
Alonso (2005-2006)
Verstappen (2021, 2023)
Sainz (2022)
George Russell (2024)
What makes it particular: Silverstone hosted the primary F1 championship race in 1950 and it stays a key a part of the calendar at the moment. Excessive-speed corners and overtaking alternatives imply it presents a few of the finest racing on the calendar.
What the drivers say about it: “The perfect high-speed monitor on the earth.” — Lando Norris
The place to look at from: Becketts grandstand. An F1 automobile’s change of path via Maggots, Becketts and Chapel is one thing each fan ought to witness. Sometimes you will additionally see the aftermath of an overtaking transfer into Copse because the drivers proceed to go wheel-to-wheel.
What occurred final yr?
Hamilton received in dramatic vogue in combined circumstances, ending a victory drought that stretched again to the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
The Mercedes driver beat his previous foe Max Verstappen by 1.4 seconds, and in doing so took his ninth win on residence soil at Silverstone — probably the most for any driver at a single circuit in Components 1 historical past.
Who will win?
McLaren laid down a transparent tempo marker in Austria however issues needs to be nearer at Silverstone, particularly if the promised rain materialises via the weekend.
Norris received Piastri’s residence race to kick off the season and we’re backing the Australian to repay the favour this week.
As for the remainder? Arduous to say. The rain might assist convey Mercedes into the competition, whereas Max Verstappen thrives in these circumstances. However this seems like an ideal spot for Hamilton’s first Ferrari grand prix podium — he has produced a few of the most interesting magic of his profession in entrance of the Silverstone crowd.
How the championships look
Piastri stays championship chief after Austria, 15 factors forward of McLaren teammate Norris and has 5 wins to Norris’ three.
4-time champion Verstappen has some catching as much as do after crashing out of the Austrian Grand Prix — he sits 46 factors behind Norris in third.
Within the constructors’, it is a battle for second as McLaren dominate by 207 factors, whereas Ferrari transfer up one level forward of Mercedes, on 210 factors.
The right way to watch the GP
For followers within the U.S. solely, watch on ESPN and ESPN+.
Within the U.Ok. stay broadcast protection is on Sky Sports activities F1 and BBC Radio 5 Dwell.
For information, evaluation and updates, observe the protection with ESPN’s F1 crew Nate Saunders and Laurence Edmondson at Silverstone and on social media.
Session instances under in BST (British Summer time Time).
Friday
Free observe one: 12:30 – 13:30 BST
Free observe two: 16:00 – 17:00 BST
Saturday
Free observe three: 11:30 – 12:30 BST
Qualifying: 15:00 – 16:00 BST
Sunday
Race begins: 15:00 BST (stay textual content commentary build-up from 13:45 BST on ESPN.co.uk).
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