Official 2019 British Grand Prix Thread ***SPOILERS***

Official 2019 British Grand Prix Thread ***SPOILERS***

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Piginapoke

Original Poster:

4,712 posts

184 months

Saturday 6th July 2019
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Here it is, Silverstone, a return to the venue of the 1st race of the 1st Formula 1 World Championship. Rather sadly, this could be the last.

It was here that I first saw Senna race in 1988 in the MP4/4. I saw Damon win in 1994, something his dad could never do. And now Liberty are taking all this away for £££.

Even if it’s had a few changes to slow things down, it’s still a proper Grand Prix circuit. Silverstone is what an F1 car is designed for and, whoever wins, enjoy maybe the last opportunity to see an F1 car properly on the edge.

Date(s): Friday 12 July 2019 - Sunday 14 July 2019

UK Broadcast Timings (and local time)

All sessions are live on Sky F1; Qualifying and Race live on Channel 4:





Live timing for all sessions available here:

https://www.formula1.com/en/f1-live.html

Lap times, PU component use, technical reports and Stewards' decisions for the weekend will appear here:

https://www.fia.com/championship/events/fia-formul...

Weather forecast:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2637827

Tyre Choices:



2018 Qualifying Result:



2018 Race Result:



2018 race highlights:

https://youtu.be/_HkmYvKVx58

Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel passed the Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas to win a British Grand Prix full of action as Lewis Hamilton fought up from the back of the field to take second.

Hamilton drove superbly to recover from a first-lap collision with Vettel's team-mate Kimi Raikkonen, and the result hinged on two late-race safety cars, when world champion Hamilton's Mercedes team took a strategic gamble.

Unlike rivals Ferrari and Red Bull, Mercedes chose not to pit both their drivers for fresh tyres at the first safety car.


The Moose

22,818 posts

208 months

Saturday 6th July 2019
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Thanks for starting the thread thumbup

It would be a shame to lose Silverstone from the calendar, but your intro is a bit melodramatic!

thegreenhell

15,021 posts

218 months

Saturday 6th July 2019
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I'm going to go out on a limb here and predict a Mercedes 1-2...

Drive Blind

5,074 posts

176 months

Saturday 6th July 2019
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seems like silverstone has been losing the F1 for about 25 years - yet it's still here

Piginapoke

Original Poster:

4,712 posts

184 months

Saturday 6th July 2019
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The Moose said:
Thanks for starting the thread thumbup

It would be a shame to lose Silverstone from the calendar, but your intro is a bit melodramatic!
I'm really sad!!

sandman77

2,357 posts

137 months

Saturday 6th July 2019
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We should be well and truly back into the optimum operating temperature of the Mercedes this weekend. Back to business as usual then.

HustleRussell

24,599 posts

159 months

Monday 8th July 2019
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Thanks for starting the thread, OP.

However, your lamentations about the Silverstone deal are not only OTT but incorrect.

Piginapoke said:
And now Liberty are taking all this away for £££.
Liberty aren't taking anything away, in fact it is Silverstone themselves who have exercised the option to break contract- even though that contract is unchanged from the one they agreed with Bernie Ecclestone's F1 several years ago. For 'reasons', they signed a long term deal in which the hosting fee ratcheted up incrementally for the duration. Surprise, surprise before too long the hosting fee was too high for the event to continue without making a crippling loss. Hence Silverstone have now gone cap in hand to Liberty who appear to be willing to consider some concession to retain the British Grand Prix at Silverstone- but not at any cost.



HUI

1,025 posts

247 months

Monday 8th July 2019
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Piginapoke said:
Here it is, Silverstone, a return to the venue of the 1st race of the 1st Formula 1 World Championship. Rather sadly, this could be the last.

I
Date(s): Friday 12 July 2019 - Sunday 14 July 2019

UK Broadcast Timings (and local time)

All sessions are live on Sky F1; Qualifying and Race live on Channel 4:
The Channel 4 TV Guide for Friday & Saturday says that they are showing all practice sessions live too..

https://www.channel4.com/tv-guide/2019/07/12

https://www.channel4.com/tv-guide/2019/07/13

Mrs Hui

Liamjrhodes

214 posts

140 months

Monday 8th July 2019
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The GP this weekend will be my first F1 race. ended up costing me a small fortune but extremely excited.
Hopefully its a good race with a scrap, if not for 1st/2nd then for the rest of the field!

budgie smuggler

5,351 posts

158 months

Monday 8th July 2019
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Liamjrhodes said:
The GP this weekend will be my first F1 race. ended up costing me a small fortune but extremely excited.
Hopefully its a good race with a scrap, if not for 1st/2nd then for the rest of the field!
The atmosphere is great, enjoy!

KingNothing

3,159 posts

152 months

Monday 8th July 2019
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Looking forward to it, have tickets for Beckett's.

Sheetmaself

5,650 posts

197 months

Monday 8th July 2019
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Just going down on Friday this year, but i am going as a guest so hopefully that will make up for it!

rdjohn

6,126 posts

194 months

Tuesday 9th July 2019
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For the first, and only, time this year, I will not be distracted by the poor SKY team efforts.

The only downside is the C4 have invited Eddie along to ruin their show.

TheDeuce

21,128 posts

65 months

Tuesday 9th July 2019
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rdjohn said:
For the first, and only, time this year, I will not be distracted by the poor SKY team efforts.

The only downside is the C4 have invited Eddie along to ruin their show.
Eddie Vs crofty. Who irritates you the fastest? smile

Matt_Zeus

150 posts

95 months

Tuesday 9th July 2019
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First time going to the F1. Only could afford General admission with Woodlands camping but can't wait.

Deesee

8,327 posts

82 months

Tuesday 9th July 2019
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This should be a Ferrari win, it will be close, Mclaren again to lead the midfield, possible 3rd row lock out followed by Lando Mania, perhaps a car on the second row if Max takes a new PU for an assault on Germany/Hungary.

Interesting to see how Renault get on with the upgraded aero on the high speed Silverstone layout, they placed well at Bahrain (ok before the freak double DNF) and Canada, think they might be in for a decent haul of points.

Deesee

8,327 posts

82 months

Tuesday 9th July 2019
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Matt_Zeus said:
First time going to the F1. Only could afford General admission with Woodlands camping but can't wait.
Have a great time, its something you'll never forget!

Adrian W

13,830 posts

227 months

Tuesday 9th July 2019
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HustleRussell said:
Liberty aren't taking anything away, in fact it is Silverstone themselves who have exercised the option to break contract- even though that contract is unchanged from the one they agreed with Bernie Ecclestone's F1 several years ago. For 'reasons', they signed a long term deal in which the hosting fee ratcheted up incrementally for the duration. Surprise, surprise before too long the hosting fee was too high for the event to continue without making a crippling loss. Hence Silverstone have now gone cap in hand to Liberty who appear to be willing to consider some concession to retain the British Grand Prix at Silverstone- but not at any cost.
I have to wonder, why are the costs so high, tickets cost a fortune, Corporate pricing is astronomical, it would be great to see where the money goes, I have a feeling there are some silly salaries here.

HustleRussell

24,599 posts

159 months

Tuesday 9th July 2019
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Deesee said:
This should be a Ferrari win, it will be close, Mclaren again to lead the midfield, possible 3rd row lock out followed by Lando Mania, perhaps a car on the second row if Max takes a new PU for an assault on Germany/Hungary.

Interesting to see how Renault get on with the upgraded aero on the high speed Silverstone layout, they placed well at Bahrain (ok before the freak double DNF) and Canada, think they might be in for a decent haul of points.
Ferrari win is a bold prediction, I think Mercedes are going to be quicker.

Alfa Romeo and Racing Point, among others, are going to bring significant upgrades. I think Racing Point in particular should be leaping up the order because they will be releasing a lot of potential which has been bottled up since last year's financial upset. I think we may even see Lance Stroll break his stunning streak of Q1 exits (14, is it? or 15?)

Alfa Romeo could be convincingly top 10 again?

Silverstone presumably puts quite a lot of energy through the tyres so could we see HAAS have one of their 'flashes of brilliance'?

It should be an interesting grid thinking about it.

StevenB

777 posts

196 months

Tuesday 9th July 2019
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Adrian W said:
HustleRussell said:
Liberty aren't taking anything away, in fact it is Silverstone themselves who have exercised the option to break contract- even though that contract is unchanged from the one they agreed with Bernie Ecclestone's F1 several years ago. For 'reasons', they signed a long term deal in which the hosting fee ratcheted up incrementally for the duration. Surprise, surprise before too long the hosting fee was too high for the event to continue without making a crippling loss. Hence Silverstone have now gone cap in hand to Liberty who appear to be willing to consider some concession to retain the British Grand Prix at Silverstone- but not at any cost.
I have to wonder, why are the costs so high, tickets cost a fortune, Corporate pricing is astronomical, it would be great to see where the money goes, I have a feeling there are some silly salaries here.
Maybe the amount Silverstone pay to host the race and the reason they have triggered a break clause,as well as some large salaries :-)