British Grand Prix - 30 June

Summer has truly arrived in Britain ... Wimbledon, Glastonbury and the British GP !

Silverstone hosted the very first F1 World Championship event in 1950 at the former wartime bomber base.

My greatest memory will always be 1991 ... watching race winner Nigel Mansell stop to give Aryton Senna a 'ride back' to the pits. TV commentators were James Hunt and the legendary Murray Walker

Click image for larger version.  Name: Senna-Mansell.jpg  Views: 265  Size: 34.0 KB  ID: 1505 ... 1991 Senna ran out of fuel on the last lap.


2013 qualifying honours went to the Mercedes team once again. Lewis Hamilton took pole postion with Nico Rosberg in second position.