The Official Silverstone GP thread 2014 ****SPOILERS****

[007 VXR]

Cant belive know one has started a thread for this yet.
I'am heading down on wednesday for the week, Can't Wait

[dalenorth]

Me too, I'm gonna get rat arsed. Oh and maybe watch a bit of racing too!

[djgritt]

I'm heading up on Friday, annoyingly. Girlfriend is a Teacher and can't get the Friday off to allow us to get there earlier.

007 - are you also going as part of the VXR Power Event group?

[007 VXR]

djgritt said:

007 - are you also going as part of the VXR Power Event group?

[djgritt]

[007 VXR]

djgritt said:

[kybo]

^ I hate you all!! Can you tell I'm not going this year.

Hamilton for the win
Button second
Chilton third

All English podium

realistically, it'll be a battle between mercedes and Williams I reckon, but favouring Hamilton for the win!!

have a good guys and gals!!

[007 VXR]

Lewis for the win
Nico
Vettel

[mollytherocker]

I will be going to practice on the Friday. I need to hear these new cars.

[Daston]

First ever live F1 race for me

Getting there Friday morning, should have the tent up just in time for FP1.....so very excited!!!

Am I right in thinking its no glass bottles on the campsite?

[Targarama]

If Lewis doesn't win then I want to see Massa take the flag. I hope its a dry race.

[007 VXR]

Daston said:

First ever live F1 race for me

Getting there Friday morning, should have the tent up just in time for FP1.....so very excited!!!

Am I right in thinking its no glass bottles on the campsite?

correct, no glass bottles.

[vonuber]

I was there back in 2010, and the car that consistently got the second loudest cheers and airhorns (after Hamilton) every lap was this one:



Glad i got to see him racing in the flesh, even if it was past his peak.

[alfa phil]

Another here, going to there first live F1 race, all be it qualifying on Sat , the programme looks like a fun packed day, any recommendations on what to take ect,ect. taking the park and ride from Milton Keynes, looking fwd to it no end.

[VolvoT5]

It will be interesting to see if the gap between Merc, Williams and the rest stays closer at Silverstone or if it opens up again. It was nice having a reasonably competitive race Austria but I can't help but feel a combination of things masked Merc's true pace and made things seem closer than they really are.....

If the gap is genuinely closer then I hope Williams will adopt a more aggressive strategy and try for the win this time.

I would also like to see Kimi get his act together - his season so far has been embarrassing and such a contrast to the last 2 years at Lotus. I would really like to see him in F1 for a bit longer but at this rate I wouldn't be surprised if Ferrari are trying to get him out of the door before the season is over.

[suffolk009]

1 Nico
2 Lewis
3 Ricky

Neither McLaren make it into Q3, both finishing mid field (which makes me sad).
Vettel will have another rubbish weekend.
Chilton will finish near the back.

There will be almost nothing in the media about the Caterham rumours, whilst there will be endless speculation about the driver market. Sky coverage will continue it's obsession with the drivers.

Great stuff. For sure.

[MGJohn]

suffolk009 said:

1 Nico
2 Lewis
3 Ricky

Sky coverage will continue it's obsession with the drivers.

F1 driver obsession is a great turn off for me. It's mainly been about the cars and racing for me, the drivers being alsorans with my priorities.

All things being equal which they rarely are, this should be an ideal venue for Hamilton to perform well and I wonder if Herr Vettel will go for his fourth DNF this season...

Who knows and that for me makes it even more interesting.

Used to regularly attend. The last Brit GP I attended was at Brands Hatch which I prefer to Silverstone. If the Kent venue had the same level of development that Silverstone has had, could it be used again? I'd go again if it was reinstated.

The last GP I and my friends attended would have been Silverstone but stuck in the traffic for ages we agreed to turn around and we spent a pleasant day on nearby canals instead.

[Mikey G]

Not going this year
Have treated myself to the test days instead so I at least get to see and hear the cars this year...

[anonymous-user]

MGJohn said:

F1 driver obsession is a great turn off for me......

Stop being obsessive about them then.

[MGJohn]

REALIST123 said:

MGJohn said:

F1 driver obsession is a great turn off for me......

Stop being obsessive about them then.

Another waste of time post from you.

From now on I shall ignore your comment. Your accusations are both inaccurate and unreal for a realist .. so please .... Shaddup!

Yes, I have a dislike of one or two drivers but, it's not an obsession and merely based on what I see and hear. Nothing will change that. So, lets not kick over that particular Fan Boy anthill ..... yet again as it gets us nowhere.

My obsession has always been about the cars, the circuits and the track action. If my dislike happens to coincide with a driver you may hold in high esteem, tough mammories! Like all here, I have opinions and nothing the likes of you say will change them. Please understand that if you can.