Silverstone Circuit: Guide to F1 track – including corner names and history

The British Grand Prix is under way in the conclusion to the European triple-header. This year three British drivers will be hoping to take the win on their home soil at the iconic Silverstone Circuit. The contingent will be joined by a fourth driver in 2025, with Haas announcing the signing of Oliver Bearman ahead of the grand prix weekend. Silverstone is the home of the British Grand Prix and …Keep reading

Circuits to have hosted the F1 British Grand Prix since its debut

The British GP has become synonymous with its now permanent home of Silverstone circuit, which is widely regarded as one of the best tracks in the world.Silverstone, which lies in Northamptonshire, also hosted F1’s inaugural race in 1950 but it has not been the venue for every British GP since.In fact, it’s only been the permanent host since 1987 as the British GP alternated its venue …Keep reading

British Grand Prix: What is the weather forecast for the F1 race at Silverstone?

Formula 1 will return to Silverstone this weekend for the iconic British Grand Prix. The race marks the end of a triple-header, which has seen races in Spain and Austria in the last couple of weeks.The circuit, which is located in Northamptonshire, has hosted the event consecutively since 1987 but has intermittently hosted the race since 1948. Several teams have bases close to Silverstone, with …Keep reading

F1’s Austria track limits solution deployed at Silverstone too

The Silverstone track has been updated with elements of the solution deployed at the Red Bull Ring to try and solve Formula 1’s track limits problem.A week ago, the FIA’s new arrangement of adding gravel and reducing kerb size to stop drivers automatically running out wide without consequence beyond a lap time deletion was revealed at the Austrian Grand Prix venue.Now F1 has decamped to …Keep reading

Prema “talking” with F1 driver Sargeant over 2025 IndyCar switch

Prema Racing team principal Rene Rosin has confirmed that he’s had talks with Williams Formula 1 racer Logan Sargeant about joining his new IndyCar team next year.The most successful junior team of recent years on the European single-seater ladder will make its debut in America’s premier open-wheel series in 2025, running two cars.American Sargeant, 23, raced with Prema in Formula 3 in Europe …Keep reading

Verstappen couldn’t “give a s***” on criticisms, only cares about Norris friendship

Max Verstappen couldn’t “give a s***” about criticisms he faced after Formula 1’s Austrian Grand Prix, saying his only care is his friendship with Lando Norris.The Red Bull driver and his McLaren rival came to blows at the Red Bull Ring last week after a frantic battle between the pair for the lead ended with them clashing on lap 64. The incident at Turn 3 ended up with both drivers …Keep reading

F1 champion Hamilton “interested” in MotoGP amid Gresini buyout links

Mercedes Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton says he is “interested” in a business venture in MotoGP, amid links to a buyout of the Gresini Racing team.Earlier this week, rumours emerged that Hamilton was in talks to take over the Gresini Racing team that currently fields MotoGP legend Marc Marquez.Autosport understands that this is not on the cards, but reports in Autosport’s Italian sister …Keep reading

British drivers to have won the British Grand Prix

Not every F1 driver is lucky enough to have a home grand prix, as many world champions spent an entire career without racing in their native country.That is especially true for Finnish trio Mika Hakkinen, Kimi Raikkonen and Keke Rosberg, as the Scandinavian country has never hosted an F1 race.So, those from the United Kingdom should count themselves lucky as the British Grand Prix has been a …Keep reading

Which F1 driver has taken the most wins and podiums at their home grand prix?

Fourteen of the current Formula 1 drivers have home races across the 24-race calendar in 2024. Although all the drivers will be hoping for wins across the year nothing is more coveted than taking a win at their home grand prix.Three British drivers are on the grid this season, with Lewis Hamilton, Lando Norris and George Russell all hoping to stand on the podium at the British Grand Prix. In 2023 …Keep reading

How do Perez’s struggles compare to Verstappen’s other F1 team-mates?

Sergio Perez’s Red Bull performances are under scrutiny once more amid his latest Formula 1 slump, but how do his struggles compare to Max Verstappen’s previous team-mates?From qualifying less than a tenth off Verstappen on a true drivers’ circuit like Suzuka, Perez’s recent deficits to his team-mate are becoming a point of concern for Red Bull as rival teams pose a greater challenge.Perez was …Keep reading