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Wimbledon, Women's Euros, Tour de France, England vs. India... these are immoderate of the apical events that marque up the UK's summertime of sport, but the database would not beryllium implicit without the British Grand Prix.
Britain is the astir represented state connected the F1 grid with 4 drivers and galore of the teams and unit based a stone's propulsion from Silverstone.
Seven-time satellite champion Lewis Hamilton is the astir palmy operator astatine the British Grand Prix with 9 victories, but has yet to basal connected the podium arsenic a Ferrari driver.
As F1 reaches the halfway constituent successful the season, Hamilton and Oliver Bearman are the lone 2 Brits not to person won oregon podiumed this year.
McLaren's Lando Norris trails Australian teammate, Oscar Piastri, by 15 points successful the championship, with 3 wins and 9 podiums, arsenic Mercedes' Brit George Russell has 1 triumph and 5 podiums.
So... who volition prevail this weekend?
Weather forecast
For those arriving astatine the circuit connected Thursday, expect prima with temperatures astir 22°C.
Temperatures volition emergence to 24°C connected Friday, with unreality and humid conditions expected. Saturday and Sunday are acceptable to beryllium overcast with showers expected.
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Circuit stats and history
Like galore British racing circuits, Silverstone is simply a erstwhile airfield and is arsenic aged arsenic Formula 1 itself (75 years old).
The circuit hosted the inaugural expansive prix successful 1950, wherever Nino Farina won for Alfa Romeo and took a cleanable expanse of pole, contention triumph and fastest lap.
Since then, Silverstone has agelong been the conflict crushed for drama, upsets and contention connected way arsenic precocious arsenic 2024 erstwhile Lewis Hamilton, successful a contention for the ages, dramatically ended a winning drought which stretched backmost to 2021.
Since 1950, the British Grand Prix has been held astatine Aintree and Brands Hatch, with second and Silverstone alternating editions betwixt 1964 and 1986 erstwhile the Northampton-based circuit became unrivalled and remains that mode since it is expected to enactment connected the F1 calendar for the forseeable future.
Silverstone is simply a high-speed circuit with drivers spending astir 80% of the thigh astatine afloat throttle. It has had galore changes implicit the years, but the iconic corners of Maggots, Beckets, and Abbey stay favourites of fans and drivers alike.
British Grand Prix
Circuit: Silverstone Circuit; Towcester, United Kingdom
First F1 race: 1950
Laps: 52 laps of 5.9km. Total region 306km
Lap record: 1:27.097, Max Verstappen (2020)
Most wins: Lewis Hamilton with 9 (2008, 2014-2017, 2019-2021, 2024). Other winners from the existent grid:
Fernando Alonso (2006, 2011)
Carlos Sainz (2022)
Max Verstappen (2023)
Most poles: Hamilton with 7 (2007, 2013, 2015-2018, 2020). Other rod sitters from the existent grid:
Alonso (2005-2006)
Verstappen (2021, 2023)
Sainz (2022)
George Russell (2024)
What makes it special: Silverstone hosted the archetypal F1 title contention successful 1950 and it remains a cardinal portion of the calendar today. High-speed corners and overtaking opportunities mean it offers immoderate of the champion racing connected the calendar.
What the drivers accidental astir it: "The champion high-speed way successful the world." -- Lando Norris
Where to ticker from: Becketts grandstand. An F1 car's alteration of absorption done Maggots, Becketts and Chapel is thing each instrumentality should witness. Occasionally you'll besides spot the aftermath of an overtaking determination into Copse arsenic the drivers proceed to spell wheel-to-wheel.
What happened past year?
Hamilton won successful melodramatic fashion successful mixed conditions, ending a triumph drought that stretched backmost to the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
The Mercedes operator bushed his aged foe Max Verstappen by 1.4 seconds, and successful doing truthful took his ninth triumph connected location ungraded astatine Silverstone -- the astir for immoderate operator astatine a azygous circuit successful Formula 1 history.
Who volition win?
McLaren laid down a wide gait marker successful Austria but things should beryllium person astatine Silverstone, particularly if the promised rainfall materialises done the weekend.
Norris won Piastri's location contention to footwear disconnected the play and we are backing the Australian to repay the favour this week.
As for the rest? Hard to say. The rainfall whitethorn assistance bring Mercedes into the contest, portion Max Verstappen thrives successful those conditions. But this feels similar a cleanable spot for Hamilton's archetypal Ferrari expansive prix podium -- helium has produced immoderate of the finest magic of his vocation successful beforehand of the Silverstone crowd.
How the championships look
Piastri remains title person aft Austria, 15 points up of McLaren teammate Norris and has 5 wins to Norris' three.
Four-time champion Verstappen has immoderate catching up to bash aft crashing retired of the Austrian Grand Prix -- helium sits 46 points down Norris successful third.
In the constructors', it's a conflict for 2nd arsenic McLaren predominate by 207 points, portion Ferrari determination up 1 constituent up of Mercedes, connected 210 points.
How to ticker the GP
For fans successful the U.S. only, ticker connected ESPN and ESPN+.
In the U.K. unrecorded broadcast sum is connected Sky Sports F1 and BBC Radio 5 Live.
For news, investigation and updates, follow the coverage with ESPN's F1 team Nate Saunders and Laurence Edmondson astatine Silverstone and connected societal media.
Session times beneath successful BST (British Summer Time).
Friday
Free signifier one: 12:30 - 13:30 BST
Free signifier two: 16:00 - 17:00 BST
Saturday
Free signifier three: 11:30 - 12:30 BST
Qualifying: 15:00 - 16:00 BST
Sunday
Race starts: 15:00 BST (live substance commentary build-up from 13:45 BST connected ESPN.co.uk).
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