Official 2024 British Grand Prix Thread ***SPOILERS***

[silentbrown]

NoddyonNitrous said:

ANPR at the P&R?

I think so. Had to enter reg. no. for Turweston P&R.

My first time at a GP. How long does it take to get in and out each day?

[rallycross]

I recon it’s going to be a wet race so Lewis or Sainz could pull off a surprise here

[ChocolateFrog]

Petrus1983 said:

Williams have just launched a new livery for the race - it looks brilliant.



It's made up of just over 1,000 names (guessing employees).

That does look good.

I've always had a fondness for Komatsu too ever since the Killdozer.

Not that that's particularly relevant, it's Norris that needs the armour.

[moffspeed]

amongst PH'ers a 59% confidence rate that a McLaren driver will win at Silverstone this weekend.

Jeddah 16 months ago. Lando finishes 17th for the second consecutive GP. Piastri finishes 15th with a previous DNF to his name. In qualifying both drivers had already experienced a Q1 knock out after these first two GPs of the season.

What a brilliant turnaround, it's great to see, particularly as it has put some interest back into F1.

[HighwayStar]

oyster said:

HighwayStar said:

thegreenhell said:

I'm always amazed that people have the ability to know what something is like despite saying they never watch it.

?

HighwayStar said:

I haven’t bothered with CH4 coverage for a few years, it’s just RB PR.

If you haven't watched something for years, how do you know it's just RB PR?

Ch4 is on series record at Chez Star… I’ve dipped in occasionally to see enough of Coulthard & Webber to know they are not impartial/objective. Hence not watching CH4 coverage on a regular basis. I tend to swerve Horner when he’s on Sky but I made a point of watching his post race interview… cannot fault him as TP, as a man.. nah. I’d think the same no matter the team or driver he was representing. Coulthard backing up RB/Horner all the way. No. Matter. What. Makes CH4 a difficult watch.

[Stealthracer]

Yes it's a shame you can't fast forward live telly, otherwise I'd be doing that whenever Horner or Coulthard appears.

Also of course Eddie "when I had the team" Jordan.

[nordboy]

Be an interesting weekend I hope. Saying that, seems like the weather may well play as much as a part in the result as anything else.

How does a UK driver 1,2,3 sound? Can't remember a time where that was a (admittedly very faint) possibility before.

[Piginapoke]

moffspeed said:

amongst PH'ers a 59% confidence rate that a McLaren driver will win at Silverstone this weekend.

Jeddah 16 months ago. Lando finishes 17th for the second consecutive GP. Piastri finishes 15th with a previous DNF to his name. In qualifying both drivers had already experienced a Q1 knock out after these first two GPs of the season.

What a brilliant turnaround, it's great to see, particularly as it has put some interest back into F1.

It’s an incredible turnaround, all the more so as the team knew it was behind where it needed to be when it launched the 2023 car. All upgrades have seemed to make the car better, great credit to Stella and the technical team.

I still wonder if Piastri will eventually get the edge over Norris but both are top tier.

[SpudLink]

nordboy said:

Be an interesting weekend I hope. Saying that, seems like the weather may well play as much as a part in the result as anything else.

How does a UK driver 1,2,3 sound? Can't remember a time where that was a (admittedly very faint) possibility before.

It was a possibility in '95 with Herbert in the Benneton, Hill and Coulthard in the Williams.

Admittedly, that was 30 years ago.

[blackmme]

SpudLink said:

It was a possibility in '95 with Herbert in the Benneton, Hill and Coulthard in the Williams.

Admittedly, that was 30 years ago.

I guess it was also a possibility in 2008, Lewis, Jenson and DC. Lewis went on to win rather well, Jenson's teammate finished on the podium and DC had a podium two races before in Canada.

[Drew106]

Technically, any year were there has been at least 3 British drivers, there's been a possibility of an all Brit podium.

This year certainly seems more likely. SkyBet have it at 15/2.

[thegreenhell]

There were some years in the 90s when we got close with Mansell, Hill, Couthard, Herbert, Irvine, Brundle and Blundell all having multiple podiums. There was at least one year there where we had five different British podiumers in one season, but never more than two at once.

I think the last time we got all three was in 1968 with Stewart, Hill (G) and Surtees at Watkins Glen.

Amazingly, Clark, Hill and Surtees swept the British GP podium three year in a row, 63-65.

Edited by thegreenhell on Thursday 4th July 10:15

[moffspeed]

thegreenhell said:

There were some years in the 90s when we got close with Mansell, Hill, Couthard, Herbert, Irvine, Brundle and Blundell all having multiple podiums. There was at least one year there where we had five different British podiumers in one season, but never more than two at once.

I think the last time we got all three was in 1968 with Stewart, Hill (G) and Surtees at Watkins Glen.

Amazingly, Clark, Hill and Surtees swept the British GP podium three year in a row, 63-65.

Edited by thegreenhell on Thursday 4th July 10:15

There's always a Scotsman in there somewhere…

If we're looking for an all-English podium then we head back to Porto ( Portuguese GP) of 1958 with Moss, Hawthorn & Lewis-Evans. Amazingly there had also been English lockouts at Silverstone that year (Collins,Hawthorn & Salvadori) and Spa (Brooks, Hawthorn & Lewis-Evans).

As far as I can make out the last all-nation podium lock-out belongs to France at the San Marino GP of 1983 - a garlic-fest for Tambay, Prost & Arnoux.

[Byker28i]

Stealthracer said:

Yes it's a shame you can't fast forward live telly, otherwise I'd be doing that whenever Horner or Coulthard appears.

Also of course Eddie "when I had the team" Jordan.

Back in Jordon days, I was at Silverstone as a guest of West Surrey Racing F2 testing. Jordon were there on the south circuit testing with Barachello and Irvine, so must have been 1994? - 30 years ago!

We tried to get south to see them, marshalls stopped us, when we saw Irvine in an Espace...waved and he stopped, chatted, we ended up as guests at Jordon for a couple of hours. Eddie was 'don't get in the way, no photo's, ask anything, enjoy yourself. Food - drink etc over there...'. Perfect host. He's always been a character, but works hard on it these days I think.

Irvine dropped us off in the F2 pits at lunchtime, having annoyed the marshalls by giving us two laps in the Espace, sideways mostly...

[callyman]

moffspeed said:

There's always a Scotsman in there somewhere…

If we're looking for an all-English podium then we head back to Porto ( Portuguese GP) of 1958 with Moss, Hawthorn & Lewis-Evans. Amazingly there had also been English lockouts at Silverstone that year (Collins,Hawthorn & Salvadori) and Spa (Brooks, Hawthorn & Lewis-Evans).

As far as I can make out the last all-nation podium lock-out belongs to France at the San Marino GP of 1983 - a garlic-fest for Tambay, Prost & Arnoux.

1968 for a 'British' podium, USA GP, Watkins Glenn. 1st Jackie Stewart, 2nd Graham Hill, 3rd John Surtees.

[oldaudi]

I think my parking issue has been answered. Silverstone sent an email overnight to register my car together with a Parking sheet to print. Perhaps its ANPR (although not seen that before at Hinton) or a manual check during the day. Anyway, all sorted.

[MrBig]

anonymous_user said:

Copse is going to be interesting if Lando gets anywhere near Max going through it

I'd be more worried about being anywhere near Hamilton

[Mark-C]

Is Ollie Bearman doing FP1 in the Haas this weekend?

[Tim the pool man]

Killer2005 said:

It'll be a first wet Silverstone for me then, been 3 times and it's always been dry.

The only time I've ever had a ticker for the British GP was in 2000, I was staying with my brother who had just bought a new Jaguar XKR "Silverstone Edition" and scored tickets with the deal.
We woke early to dismal weather and reports of gridlock and "if you aren't already in you won't be getting in"! so we abandoned the drive from Surrey as a lost cause

IIRC one driver (Mika Hakkinen?) had to commandeer a Police motorcycle to get to the track (may have been an urban myth?)

[paulguitar]

Tim the pool man said:

The only time I've ever had a ticker for the British GP was in 2000, I was staying with my brother who had just bought a new Jaguar XKR "Silverstone Edition" and scored tickets with the deal.
We woke early to dismal weather and reports of gridlock and "if you aren't already in you won't be getting in"! so we abandoned the drive from Surrey as a lost cause

IIRC one driver (Mika Hakkinen?) had to commandeer a Police motorcycle to get to the track (may have been an urban myth?)

That was the season Bernie switched Silverstone to April as a punishment for something.

The Mika story is true.