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[Risil]

It's race day! After a weekend mostly notable for high temperatures, Mercedes being very fast and Sergio Perez being confined to quarters, we come to Sunday, where such meagre talking points will be vitiated, humiliated and exploded by events, competition and results.
 
Lucky us!
 
Here's the line-up from qualifying. Not featured in this table: Hamilton spun in Q2 (much good that did the rest of the field); Supersub Hulkenberg dropped out of the second session after a scruffy lap; Leclerc, Norris and arguably Gasly overperformed, Vettel and Albon underperformed. But enough rubbish. What is qualifying? A miserable little pile of secrets.

 

Here's a nonstylized map of the circuit:

 

Please, somebody fill us in on the tyre situation before I eat my own arm in despair.

 

UK types: by Act of Parliament the race is live on Channel 4 as well as Sky. Thank you, Ken Clarke! It's getting underway at 2pm BST. Enjoy!

[FirstnameLastname]

Who can take 3rd place?! Exciting!

[TomNokoe]

Well done, Risil.

 

Assorted graphics, etc

 

 

 

 

Edited by TomNokoe, 02 August 2020 - 10:43.

[Dhillon]

Who can take 3rd place?! Exciting!

Max,

I am super exited for 4th. & rooting for Hulk.

[PlayboyRacer]

Who can take 3rd place?! Exciting!

Even that's not exciting given Max has that locked down lol.

[SophieB]

Thanks TomNokoe and Risil.

 

I live about 60 miles from the track and it has just been raining so here’s hoping.

 

[sportyskells]

I think one Porsche might get a meatball flag

[monolulu]

Well I’m excited for the race  ! Just so disappointed not being there this year.

[TomNokoe]

Thanks TomNokoe and Risil.

 

I live about 60 miles from the track and it has just been raining so here’s hoping.

I was doing my own (very very basic) thread but noticed Risil had got the ball rolling.

 

As the crow flies, apparently I also live 60.476 miles from Silverstone, but no rain here

[tom]

Im excited but in NZ so midnight race...so off to bed for an hour.
Hope to dream of the mercs tangling and max/leclerc/hulk podium.
Lets spice this season up a bit.

[SophieB]

Looking at the photo of Silverstone makes me wonder what current active airport would make the best track if you just kicked the planes out and went for it.

[MasterOfCoin]

Looking at the photo of Silverstone makes me wonder what current active airport would make the best track if you just kicked the planes out and went for it.

The Cleveland track and the Sebrink track were pretty good...

[blackmme]

We are currently enjoying our Virtual British GP and so far so good, despite not sitting at Stowe all our usual routines are in place. 

First beer whilst enjoying the F2 race and now 2nd beer whilst watching the Porsche Super Cup and wondering why anyone bothers with the Porsche’s because at least at Silverstone it is the most boring form of Motorsport invented by man!

To really immerse us my wife is going to charge me £12 for a terrible burger and then at 1:30 I’m going to queue up for 20 minutes outside my own downstairs toilet 

 

regards Mike

[ExFlagMan]

Probably very few, unless you want drag strip style circuits.

 

Most current airports just have a couple of runways, and the old WW2 style perimeter roads are not common.

[BRG]

Here's a nonstylized map of the circuit:

 

 

My god!  When did they demolish the Wing and move back to the old pits?  Overnight? 

[Risil]

Looks better already, doesn't it?

[BRG]

Probably very few, unless you want drag strip style circuits.

 

Most current airports just have a couple of runways, and the old WW2 style perimeter roads are not common.

I reckon I could set up a pretty amazing circuit at Heathrow, if only we could rid of all those pesky airliners.

[JimmyClark]

Looking at the photo of Silverstone makes me wonder what current active airport would make the best track if you just kicked the planes out and went for it.

When I'm bored I like mocking up tracks in Google Maps. Airports are particularly good for this, and one of my favourites in Vaerlose in Denmark. It would be a super fast and racy circuit, and easy distance from Copenhagen if they wanted to revive the Danish GP idea!

[keshav]

How are the conditions? Cold?

[Goron3]

The first British GP I won't be attending since 2010. Strange feeling.

 

Who'll get fourth? Long runs on Friday were kind of pointless given how much colder it is today. Hopefully that leads to some discussion points.

[Risil]

How are the conditions? Cold?

It's about 20 degrees outside.

[ExFlagMan]

I reckon I could set up a pretty amazing circuit at Heathrow, if only we could rid of all those pesky airliners.

 

But the locals would complain about the noise!

[PayasYouRace]

Looking at the photo of Silverstone makes me wonder what current active airport would make the best track if you just kicked the planes out and went for it.

 

The perimeter taxiways of RNAS Yeovilton would be good.

[TomNokoe]

Who'll get fourth? Long runs on Friday were kind of pointless given how much colder it is today. Hopefully that leads to some discussion points.

Stroll

[JimmyClark]

Is it just me or do race days generally become cooler than other days? Even mother nature wants Mercedes to win.

[ANF]

Pit stop time loss, I believe, is 18.5–20.5 seconds.

[jjcale]

Stroll

 

Its a lot of laps - LS should be 3rd not 4th if he does his job properly ....

[TomNokoe]

Is it just me or do race days generally become cooler than other days? Even mother nature wants Mercedes to win.

Forecast for next week

Fri 32c
Sat 31c
Sun 24c

[Gary Davies]

The perimeter taxiways of RNAS Yeovilton would be good.

Nice idea. But the (probably) wealthy folk living here might get a large harrumph going. 

[PayasYouRace]

Nice idea. But the (probably) wealthy folk living here might get a large harrumph going. 

 

They're used to all the noise there anyway.

[keshav]

Its a lot of laps - LS should be 3rd not 4th if he does his job properly ....

You think Stroll will be able to get Max?

[Ali623]

If the front three could just take themselves out at the start that'd be great.

[Marklar]

If the front three could just take themselves out at the start that'd be great.

As experiment they should put them to the back of the grid next week. That would actually make an interesting race

[ANF]

[ARTGP]

You think Stroll will be able to get Max?

 

[PayasYouRace]

Just seen the trophies on Instagram. They're very nice.

[GoldenColt]

Just seen the trophies on Instagram. They're very nice.

https://www.instagra.../p/CDYrIGyjDG-/

[noikeee]

As experiment they should put them to the back of the grid next week. That would actually make an interesting race

For the first ten laps.

[Risil]

Nice. Odd that they're giving out 70th anniversary trophies for this week's British GP and not the official Anniversary GP next weekend?

[SophieB]

Hamilton musing on the absent fans “they’re still *there*...they’re just not *here* “ sums up the grimness and the seed of hope in the whole grim situation.

[Risil]

I'm liking this fully masked up punditathon on Channel 4. Coulthard looks uncomfortable though!

[SilverArrow31]

Nice. Odd that they're giving out 70th anniversary trophies for this week's British GP and not the official Anniversary GP next weekend?

Those were probably designed before the anniversary gp existed. Got a feeling without Covid this race essentially would of been the celebration weekend.

Edited by SilverArrow31, 02 August 2020 - 12:10.

[Risil]

I am seriously suspicious of Charles Leclerc's obviously precision engineered messy haircut. What a dandy!

[Izzyeviel]

Is it just me or do race days generally become cooler than other days? Even mother nature wants Mercedes to win.

 

Mother nature knows most don't watch F1 and will be looking forward to a nice day in the sun in their garden or a enjoying a bbq. can't have good weather for those.

[RedBaron]

Lance Stroll explaining on SkyF1 that he was 'thrown into F1 at a young age' 

[Risil]

Lance Stroll explaining on SkyF1 that he was 'thrown into F1 at a young age'

Somewhat revealing.

[jdanton]

Somewhat revealing.

That whole interview was gag worthy

[Jordan44]

Great piece on Moss. Such sportsmanship doesn't exist in modern F1. Sporting directors are essentially paid to deceive the stewards as much as they can. Win at all costs

Edited by Jordan44, 02 August 2020 - 12:22.

[GoldenColt]

Somewhat revealing.

AMuS's Michael Schmidt has said on multiple occasions how Lance isn't realizing his own but his father's dream of being an F1 driver. Apparently he himself is rather uninspired by his job.

[JeePee]

A shame they demolished the old layout. Could have driven on that one next week otherwise.