I was lucky enough to spend last weekend as a guest of the BRDC – the British Racing Drivers’ Club – for the Silverstone Classic event across three days, featuring historic cars of various vintages. The BRDC were excellent hosts, and spending time in their clubhouse, with superb views of the track, as well as…
I’ve posted a few photos from the various sessions that made up the 2014 British Grand Prix at Silverstone, and here are some of the big event itself, the actual race on the Sunday afternoon. It is fair to say that it was a rather unusual race, with a red flag during the first…
Qualifying for the 2014 British Grand Prix was quite a memorable session, notable for its varying weather conditions that impacted the track and therefore the position of the drivers. There was dry, warm, wet, and windy weather at various times during the hour. Williams had not enjoyed the best weekend of the year, with both…
One of the highlights of the British Grand Prix each year is the appearance of the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, commonly known as the Red Arrows. I commented on their appearance at the 2013 Grand Prix, and eagerly awaited their arrival this year. The nine pilots in their BAE Hawk aircraft perform for…
Free Practice 3 for the 2014 British Grand Prix, on the Saturday morning, was a wet affair, with rain having fallen overnight and through the morning, on and off. The GP3 session that was the first session of Saturday saw plenty of spray thrown up, and seemed very different from the warm, windy but generally…
Friday afternoon at most Grand Prix weekends – with the notable exception of Monaco – is time for the drivers’ second practice session, so last Friday saw Free Practice 2 for the 2014 British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The session was eagerly anticipated by the crowds given that FP1 had been full of action that…
The first session where the Formula One cars appeared on track at Silverstone this year was, as always, Free Practice 1 at the 2014 British Grand Prix. It was an interesting session for a number of reasons. There were a series of test and reserve drivers getting their chance in an F1 car, including Daniel…
Aerial shows have become something of a tradition at the British Grand Prix, culminating in the Red Arrows making their normal appearance just before the race on the Sunday each year. Previous years have seen fixed wing aircraft, helicopters, parachutists, and all sorts of various shows in the skies. Friday’s air show at the 2014…
The Formula One Young Driver Tests 2013 are being held at the UK’s Silverstone, the current home to the British Grand Prix, making the event remarkably accessible for the very many UK Formula One fans. The event has also been reasonably priced, at £15 for a day or £35 for the three days, helping to make…
The 2013 British Grand Prix Drivers Parade was of the traditional style with the twenty two Formula One drivers parading around the circuit on the back of a truck, with a media team interviewing them as they went around. There have been a few changes at some races recently, with both Austin in 2012 and…
The Second GP2 Race at the 2013 British Grand Prix on the Sunday morning (the 30th June) before the British Grand Prix itself had plenty of expectation, with the first GP2 race of the weekend delivering a British winner in the form of Sam Bird. Julian Leal started from pole, after the normal reverse grid…
The First GP2 Race at the 2013 British Grand Prix was on Saturday afternoon after F1 Qualifying, and was a dramatic event from the start. Marcus Ericsson started from pole, and got off to a great start, with the Russian Time car of British driver Sam Bird picking up some wheel spin, allowing Felipe Nasr to pass…