Formula One British Grand Prix
Silverstone
- Date: 21/06/09
- Circuit Length: 5.141km
- Race Distance: 308.355km (60 laps)
- Winner 2008: Lewis Hamilton – McLaren
Circuit Guide
BMW on Silverstone:
Technical Insight – Willy Rampf
“If you want to be quick at Silverstone you have to be driving a car with extremely good aerodynamic balance. The track is characterised by its many medium and fast corners, and it is important for the drivers to carry as much speed out of them as possible. Maggots-Becketts-Chapel is one of the finest combinations on the F1 calendar. The track surface is pretty rough, which means that tyres come in for a good deal of punishment. We tend to opt for the harder tyre compounds here for that reason.”
Drivers eye – Robert Kubica
“Silverstone has a lot of tradition and the circuit is excellent. Good downforce is important, especially in the fast first sector. Later on in the lap you get a few slow corners. The circuit is a good mixture from a driver’s point of view and asks a variety of different questions. The wind conditions are always a big factor here and can have quite a significant impact on the car in the first sector. The British weather is unpredictable.”
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