Poll: British Grand Prix 2022, Silverstone - Race 10

Rate the 2022 British Grand Prix out of ten

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Silverstone Circuit

When was the track built?​

Little did those laying the perimeter road to the RAF Silverstone airfield in 1942 know that they were setting down what would become one of the world’s greatest race tracks. But, well, they were! The Silverstone circuit was first used for a proper motor race in 1947 – although sadly, a local sheep lost its life during the proceedings…

When was its first Grand Prix?​

Silverstone was the first Grand Prix, hosting the inaugural Formula 1 World Championship round on May 13 1950. Old campaigner Giuseppe Farina, who’d take that year’s title, won the race in his Alfa Romeo 158.

What’s the circuit like?​

At the 2018 British Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton compared a flat-out lap around Silverstone to flying a fighter jet, which should tell you all you need to know about the Northamptonshire circuit. Despite numerous layout changes over the years, Silverstone has always maintained its essential character as one of the fastest tracks on the F1 calendar, while historic corners like Maggotts, Becketts and Abbey provide some of the biggest challenges for racing drivers anywhere in the world.

Why go?​

It’s hard to stop the goose bumps from prickling as you walk around one of the great cathedrals of motorsport, while in terms of atmosphere, the British fans are always reliably raucous – this is the country that invented football (that’s soccer, mind), after all.

Where is the best place to watch?​

The Becketts grandstand has to rank highly on the ultimate list of places to watch an F1 car in action – believe us, your eyes will be on stalks when you see how quickly the drivers zip through Maggotts and Becketts. Further along the track, the Stowe grandstands will place you at one of the best overtaking spots, while watching the drivers chuck their cars into that corner on their own is nearly as good.

Weekend Schedule

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TV Schedules

Sky F1

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Channel 4

British Grand Prix Free Practice 1 (Live) - Friday 1st July - 12.55PM Channel 4
British Grand Prix Free Practice 2 (Live) - Friday 1st July - 3.55PM Channel 4

British Grand Prix Qualifying (Live) - Saturday 2nd July - 2.10PM Channel 4
British Grand Prix Qualifying (Highlights) - Sunday 3rd July - 2.10AM Channel 4

British Grand Prix Race (Live) - Sunday 3rd July - 2.30PM - Channel 4
British Grand Prix Race (Highlights) - Monday 4th July - 12:05AM - Channel 4

Track Information

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Weather Forecast (as of Tuesday 28th June 2022)

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Without serious issues for both Ferrari and Red Bull I can't see anything but a Red Bull win (Max likely) - that said the forecast is looking a bit more unpredictable for the weekend, I'd love to see a bit of rain mix things up.
 
Emlyn_Dewar said:
I personally enjoy the lack of Mercedes on the top, I don't foresee it lasting much more than a few weeks.
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Personally I don't see Merc ever being back on top this season, the car is fundamentally broken, as one o the drivers said last race it can't be sorted with "setup changes".
Its pretty clear they still don't fully understand what's wrong with it (or how to fix it) - 5th/6th unless something happens to Red Bull / Ferrari (and in fairness well clear of whoever is the 4th team at the moment) but that's about it.

Who know's though, I just hope some weather spices it up, I don't think I remember an exciting dry British GP in recent years
 
Mr Jack said:
Think he's referring to Nissany hitting Hauger in the first place.
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Ah fair enough, looked like Nissany just didn't realise he was there
jonneymendoza said:
what’s worrying is that these lot are literally kids! So if the halo wasn’t there, a very very young person would have lost there life
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Exactly, I have to admit I thought the Halo looked stupid initially but there's been a fair few incidents now where its almost certainly saved lives
 
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