Official 2025 British Grand Prix Thread ***SPOILERS***

[Piginapoke]

After a fabulous Austrian Grand Prix we're at Silverstone- a fast, demanding circuit that allows F1 cars to show what they can really do.

Silverstone's fast corners should suit the McLaren MCL39 down to the ground, especially if it's hot. Mercedes usually go well here but they don't seem to be able to get on top of the tyres, and Antonelli starts with a 3 place penalty. Lewis and Ferrari seems to be making some progress with the new floor, and Max and Red Bull should be close.

Pirelli are bringing tyres one step softer than usual to offer more choice on strategy- that could spice things up a bit.

I'm away cycling and watching Le Tour later this week so will probably miss it all!

Here s to a great race.

Date(s): Friday 4 July to Sunday 7 Junly2025.

UK Broadcast Timings (and track time)

All sessions are live on Sky F1 and Channel 4.





2024 Highlights: Wet dry race, Lewis win

https://youtu.be/yPvoKz6tyJs?si=9oeaMdU2F9QWTqP6

Tyres:

Medium compounds C2-C4



2024 Result:

Edited by Piginapoke on Monday 30th June 06:52

[Petrus1983]

Thanks PiaP. I went for Norris too - winning your home GP is something special so fingers crossed.

[Piginapoke]

Petrus1983 said:

Thanks PiaP. I went for Norris too - winning your home GP is something special so fingers crossed.

Norris is a a mercurial driver isn't he- either up or down. Last weekend will do him a world of good- I think he'll fly.

[Sandpit Steve]

Woo, Silverstone! Usually a good race, and the biggest crowd of the entire year. Top three teams in the championship all have a British driver, so there has to be a reasonable chance of hearing God Save the King before the champagne gets sprayed!

Too much to ask Ferrari to let Lewis turn the PU up to 11 just for qualifying and the race?

Thanks PIAP as always for the first post.

[Still Mulling]

Thanks, PiaP! Here’s to a Lando win at home.

[Gary29]

I reckon Lando will really 'come of age' here, another dominant weekend, and lay down a serious WDC marker. Oscar will push him all the way to the wire again though.

[General Price]

Number 10 next weekend.

[PRO5T]

Just a not for those watching on Sky, the coverage starts as usual on a Thursday night with a live show at 6pm-usually a bit of fun.

[Sandpit Steve]

PRO5T said:

Just a not for those watching on Sky, the coverage starts as usual on a Thursday night with a live show at 6pm-usually a bit of fun.

F1TV are doing their usual “Weekend Warmup” magazine show live on Thursday evening too, suspect there’s plenty of fun and games planned in front of the early bird crowd in the main stand. 19:30 local time for that one.

[Byker28i]

Its probably Lando, or Piastri, but the ever hopeful in me has voted Lewis

Who's going then? Friday is wear yellow day to remember Eddie Jordan

[90CHPAXL]

Gone for Lando, brit at home, on the back of a win, in the strongest car. Can't be too bad at the bookies?

Will be hungover for this and likely festering on the sofa. Can't wait...

[Still Mulling]

Byker28i said:

Friday is wear yellow day to remember Eddie Jordan

Nice touch.

[Pintofbest]

Really looking forward to this - planning to be there for FP2 onwards on Friday for a few hours then all day Sat and Sun. Travelling in each day as we are only 7 miles away but the logistics of getting dropped off and taxi's home is starting to tax my brain a little too much at the moment!

[Driveline Shunt]

Thank you, as ever, PIAP. Enjoy the Tour, can't wait for that to start - shame its the last one I'll be able to watch live on tv.

Back on topic, how the hell did Logan Sargeant finish 11th last year?!

[TikTak]

Driveline Shunt said:

Back on topic, how the hell did Logan Sargeant finish 11th last year?!

Rain and few front runners having issues.

Plumped for Piastri. Expect Lando to get in his head about winning the home GP and drop a mistake or 2.

Russell to be best of the rest if it stays cool, but judging by how much I'm sweating already, who knows, might even rain.

[Tim the pool man]

Just "voted" and thought this must be the only F1 forum in the world where the same number of people picked LH to win as OP!

[Piginapoke]

Tim the pool man said:

Just "voted" and thought this must be the only F1 forum in the world where the same number of people picked LH to win as OP!

Plus not 1 vote for Verstappen!

[Derek Smith]

Thanks, PiaP. My start to the weekend. I appreciate your efforts.

It's my home GP race and the home of GP racing. It had better be a good one, or there will be words.

[Byker28i]

Tim the pool man said:

Just "voted" and thought this must be the only F1 forum in the world where the same number of people picked LH to win as OP!

We're all optimists

[Byker28i]

Still Mulling said:

Byker28i said:

Friday is wear yellow day to remember Eddie Jordan

Nice touch.

Rolled out my old Jordon t-shirt with the 7up logo, from years ago when we used to race the engineers at karting.