FORMULA ONE - VIDEO: British Grand Prix Insights

Formula 1

VIDEO: British Grand Prix Insights

Round eight of the 2009 FIA Formula One World Championship takes place at the Silverstone Circuit...

SPEED Staff | Posted June 17, 2009 Silverstone (GBR)

Great Britain Grand Prix Insights on SPEEDtv.com (Image: SPEED)

Round eight of the 2009 FIA Formula One World Championship takes place at the Silverstone Circuit which is close to the majority of the teams’ headquarters. Half the circuit is located in Northamptonshire and the other half in Buckinghamshire. The circuit is constructed on the site of a former World War II airfield, RAF Silverstone, and its three triangle format runways lie within the outline of the present track. Host to the Silverstone Classic, the British round of the FIA International GT Championship and several premier British Championships including British Touring Cars and British Superbikes the circuit remains popular among motor sport fans in Britain and worldwide.

Silverstone is one of the fastest races on the calendar and the flat circuit is made up of a series of long straights connected by fast open corners making for a physically demanding challenge for the drivers. Copse is the fastest corner around Silverstone with Formula One cars taking the bend at speeds of up to 285 km/h. The circuit can be reasonably tough on engines and drivers spend around 68 per cent of the lap at full throttle.

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