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Under dark clouds and immense expectation, Lewis Hamilton has won the British Grand Prix, his margin over the nearest driver being over 60 seconds. Joining Lewis on the podium were Nick Heidfeld of BMW and Rubens Barrichello of Honda. Both Ferrari’s suffered from lack of pace and poor strategic decisions from either the team, the drivers or both. Heikki couldn’t capitalise on his maiden pole position from yesterday and finished in fifth ahead of Fernando Alonso. Continue Reading

With Heikki Kovalainen going for his first race victory and Mark Webber in the mix with his Red Bull RB4, the 2008 British Grand Prix is set up for a belter of a race. Hamilton and Raikkonen are right behind and Heidfeld has improved as Kubica faulters in tenth. It will be David Coulthard’s last British Grand Prix in a Formula One car and he will want to leave Silverstone on a high, and Jenson Button sits towards the back with a under-performing Honda RA108. Continue Reading

Here’s what the grid for tomorrow’s British Grand Prix will look like. Currently there are no penalties that I know of so therefore no demotions as of yet. If anything does happen I will update the grid accordingly. It looks very interesting with Kovalainen on pole for the first time and Mark Webber hoping for some serious points. Hamilton and Raikkonen will no doubt duke it out and try to use their strategies to get ahead of the Red Bull, but unfortunately for Ferrari, Massa is way down in seventh. Continue Reading

As some of you may be aware by now, Silverstone has lost the British Grand Prix from 2010 onwards. A deal was struck between the new Donington Park owners and Bernie Ecclestone and with a promise of £100m investment in the Leicestershire circuit, Bernie gave them the gig. Silverstone has an impressive history with Formula One; they hosted the very first round of the modern day Formula One championship. Their last race in 2009 (for now) will also be their 43rd, but one-time European Grand Prix hosts have won and will host the race between 2010 and 2019. Continue Reading

The FIA has announced that from 2010 onwards, the British Grand Prix will be held at the Donington Park circuit in Leicestershire. The announcement has come at the start of the now-penultimate Silverstone-hosted British Grand Prix, and after a continous run of 21 races (41 in total), Bernie Ecclestone and the FIA have decided to secure the country’s race and move the venue. Donington has vowed a £100m investment programme for the track and it will host the British event for at least ten years. Continue Reading

The most recent British driver to have won the British Grand Prix still drives in Formula One today and like 19 others, will compete on Sunday for the victory. His name is David Coulthard, and while this may be his final season at the top of the motor racing world, and while he isn’t likely to win again, Coulthard’s name is in the record books for twice succeeding in victory at the Silverstone circuit. Both at the wheel of a McLaren, Coulthard first won in 1999 and repeated the feat the following year. Continue Reading

Born in Romford in 1964, Johnny Herbert took his maiden victory at Silverstone in 1995 driving for Benetton, just one year after Damon Hill had an emotional win for Williams. The victory wasn’t expected in the lead up to the race but it was enjoyed and celebrated by just about everybody in the paddock; Herbert was a popular driver who against all the odds had managed to get himelf into Formula One and a relatively competitive car alongside world champion Michael Schumacher. Continue Reading

As the British Winners Of The British Grand Prix series draws to a close (three drivers remain) we enter a time that I am more familiar with; the mid-nineties onwards. Following Nigel Mansell’s superb victory in 1992, home fans would only have to wait two years to witness another Brit winning on home soil, this time being championship contender Damon Hill. Continue Reading

Perhaps the most famous of all British winners of the British Grand Prix gets his turn under the spot light today, and BlogF1 will look at the four victories Nigel Mansell took at the Brands Hatch and Silverstone circuits during his career at the top of motor racing’s pinnacle series. All of Mansell’s British victories came at the controls of a Williams car, starting in 1986 and finishing with Nigel’s championship-winning season in 1992. Continue Reading

Born in Northern Ireland in 1946, John Watson entered Formula One in 1973 and enjoyed a twelve year career, spending six years with the McLaren team. Watson won four of his five races with the Woking-based team and importantly for this series of posts, this included the 1981 British Grand Prix at Silverstone. John’s British win was his second victory but from the first lap, many thought he wouldn’t have a chance of standing on the top step of the podium. Continue Reading