- CIRCUIT:
Silverstone Circuit
- EVENT:
Grand Prix of Great
Britain
- LENGTH: 5.138 km
- RACE
DISTANCE: 60 laps
(308.280 km)
- POLE
POSITION: 1:24.804
(M. Hakkinen)
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- Ever since the first
race on this former RAF aerodrome in 1948, this circuit has always
been a favorite with the drivers. Its special feature is its
curved starting grid followed immediately by the first corner,
Copse. From flat out in 6th, it's down to 5th, then downhill
before coming back into top gear for the superb sequence of Maggotts
and Becketts. The best drivers combine speed and ideal trajectory
to shoot out of Chapel and reach maximum circuit speed at the
end of Hangar Straight before taking the blind Stowe corner in
4th. The Club bend requires some gentle acceleration. The descent
to bridge is taken flat out with an empty tank, or slightly easing
off the acceleration if the tank is full, again a question of
striking the right balance. Finally, Brooklands and Luffield,
a tricky sequence taken in 2nd until Woodcote corner, then up
to maximum speed, except when it's raining. It's a demanding
circuit that requires plenty of concentration. Every mistake
is a costly one and there are plenty of opportunities to make
them.
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