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8 races in, and we are now on to the British Grand Prix. This is one of my favourite circuits. Tons of turns and lots of room for good over-taking. Let's go ahead and go over the circuit info.
Silverstone Circuit is located in Silverstone, Northhamptonshire & Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. It was opened in 1943, while the first Formula 1 Grand Prix there wasn't held until 1950.
The circuit has a capacity of 90,000+ and is 3.660 Miles in length. It runs Clockwise and the race lap total is 52. The current version of the circuit has 18 turns.
The weather is usually a bit rainy, and last year's qualifying was delayed for over 90 minutes, but nothing can keep the fans from this GP Weekend. It's got a beautiful atmosphere and draws in the biggest of crowds.
Let's take a look back at the 2013 British GP.
While Britain's own Lewis Hamilton took pole, he was unable to win after he was 1 of 4 drivers to have a tyre explode during the race.
This ended up being Nico Rosberg's second win of 2013, while Mark Webber finished in Second and Fernando Alonso came in Third.
Retirements included Romain Grosjean, Sergio Perez, Sebastian Vettel and Jean Eric Vergne. Vettel had suffered from a Gearbox Failure while Grosjean had handling problems.
Vergne and Perez's retirements were due to tyre punctures. Massa and Hamilton were the other two to suffer from tyre punctures.
Testing happened a few days later in order to ensure that Pirelli's tyres would be safe in time for the German GP. The tyre company had been testing new compounds during the season.
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Article Written By: Amy Hawk.
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