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A little over 66 years ago, on 13 May 1950, 24 cars assembled to form a grid on the ex-runway asphalt of Silverstone, Northants and begin the motor racing odyssey that is the Formula 1 World Championship. Alfa Romeo dominated that first F1 race, completing a podium lock-out via Nino Farina, Luigi Fagioli and Reg Parnell: theirs, indelibly, was the first chapter in a narrative that still hold us in thrall as it continues to enrich its plot with exotic new locations (Baku, anyone?) and stirring new heroes (think Max Verstappen). Then, as now, the challenge was the same: be fastest, be first – and for the drivers that meant, as it still does, availing yourself of the best machinery. In 1950 that was a ride in an Alfa 158;…

Formula 1 board member Sir Martin Sorrell has outlined a bold new vision for the sport that is being regarded by some insiders as a template for how the business will function in the future with Bernie Ecclestone no longer at its helm. The multimillionaire businessman, 71, said in a recent interview on the official F1 website, www.formula1.com, that the sport should be pursuing races in expanding markets and backed virtual reality as the “next big thing” in F1 media consumption. He also gave qualified backing to F1 commercial boss Ecclestone, 85, a friend but not always an ally, for many years. “The fast-growing markets – the BRICs and Next 11 – are the key,” Sir Martin said. The former refers to Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC), in three…

ALL THINGS BRITISH GP Q1 True or false: there has been a British winner of the British GP in every decade since 1950. Q2 How many classified finishers were there in last year’s race? Q3 Which driver managed to record the fastest lap in seven consecutive British Grands Prix from 1986 through to 1992? Q4 Williams claimed their 100th win at a British GP. Which driver won it, and in which year did they achieve this milestone? Q5 Where were the pits situated for the very first British Grand Prix, which was held in 1950? Q6 How many father-and-son pairings have won the race? Q7 When Lewis Hamilton won the British GP in 2014, from what position did he start? Q8 Which two drivers have won the British GP five…

Name Seagull Age c30million years Appearance Large. Feathered. Aggressive I saw a flock of seagulls once… Let me guess. Margate Winter Gardens? Bridlington Spa? Did they sing Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)? Curse you! Heading me off at the pass like that. I predict the trajectory of your pop-trivia fixation with the accuracy of a freshly wound clock. What a sub-optimal simile. Surely a freshly wound clock is no more accurate than one in any other state. For accuracy in a timepiece, you need a caesium oscillator. Or a Rolex – I’m sure Sir Jackie Stewart could sort you out… Well, that’s my rhetoric shot down like the proverbial seagull. Ah yes. What of these avaricious avians? One tried to pirate my fish and chips once while…

“Revson won the 1973 British GP after Scheckter spun and eliminated nearly half the field” Was it the fascination of watching my cousin, John Way, double de-clutching and heel-and-toeing the family Ford Cortina as we thrashed through the roads from Stowe? Or was it the breathlessness of being squeezed up to the fence on the outside of Copse, catching glimpses of red and green as the loudspeakers boomed and we stretched ever higher? The images remain: the inside front wheel of Vic Elford’s red Porsche 911 bobbing in the air as he hangs the back end out, lap after lap. Morris Nunn heading the F3 blur. Ferrari’s Mike Parkes winning the Daily Express International Trophy. I run onto the track as he begins his victory parade. I fire my Fujica…

Throughout the turbo era, Ferrari struggled to mount a consistent championship challenge. But the hiring of innovative British designer John Barnard at the end of 1986 was the catalyst that resulted in the striking lines of the Ferrari 641 when F1 returned to normal aspiration. Barnard, working from his design office in Guildford, had to overcome massive resistance from Ferrari to his plans for the radical 640, the 641’s predecessor. It was initially designed with a paddle-shift gear-change mechanism, but interference from within the Scuderia pushed Barnard to the limit. Even with help from Nigel Mansell, who drove three laps of Fiorano with a paddle-shift and said, “I never want to drive with a gearstick again,” Barnard had to invoke his contract terms to be able to have the final…

When I was very young I knew nothing about Formula 1. I hadn’t encountered it yet. So my earliest memories of watching grands prix are from when I was aged around six or so, around the time my dad bought me my first kart. He was a huge fan of Alain Prost. At that stage in your life you’re still learning a lot about the world, but I’d say the 1986 F1 season was the first I remember watching: the red-and-white McLarens were striking, and usually running up front. The championship went down to the last race, but I remember that earlier in the year at the German Grand Prix, Alain had to try to push the car across the finishing line after running out of fuel on the last…

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BRITISH GP RACE DATA Circuit Name Silverstone First GP 1950 F1 races held 49 Circuit length 3.660 miles Race distance 190.262 miles (52 laps) Direction Clockwise Winners from pole 17 TIMETABLE (UK TIME) Friday 8 July Practice 1 10:00-11:30 Practice 2 14:00-15:30 Saturday 9 July Practice 3 10:00-11:00 Qualifying 13:00-14:00 Sunday 10 July Race 13:00 Live coverage Sky Sports F1 and Channel 4 A LIVING, BREATHING PIECE OF FORMULA 1 HISTORY Formula 1 without Silverstone is unthinkable. The circuit hosted the first world championship event here in 1950, when petrol was still being rationed in the UK. It was a beacon of escapism in an age of austerity. Its days as a bomber airbase now long gone, it is the home of British motorsport, and an evolving challenge. A revamp…

Well done – for what? Having just watched the inaugural grand prix in Azerbaijan, I had mixed emotions. Yes, it was exciting that F1 was racing somewhere new and exotic. And yes it was a fresh challenge for teams and drivers. But at the same time it all seemed rather false. There was a noticeable lack of a crowd that gave a pretty flat atmosphere on the TV pictures I watched – so different to the British GP, where the sides of the track are clearly full of flag-waving fanatics! The flat-out straights produced incredibly high top speeds, but it was full of 90° corners, which aren’t such a great driving challenge. It was described as being like Macau, but in reality came nowhere close. F1 is a global championship…

Claire Williams, OBE Deputy team principal who adores Silverstone Her first job was as a press officer at the circuit, but Claire has always loved the Northamptonshire track and explains why it has such a hold on her affectionst (p64) Adam Warner Superb lensman with a great eye for detail Adam made the trip to Barbados to photograph Lewis Hamilton’s exploits at the island’s inaugural Festival of Speed. See the results on pages 42-48 Jenson Button The McLaren racer meets his all-time Formula 1 hero The 2009 world champion and current McLaren driver explains, on page 56, why he believes Alain Prost, winner of three world titles with McLaren, is the greatest Chris Medland First the British GP, then the BBC… now F1 Racing After graduating Chris worked for the…

26.05.16 The FIA announces that drivers will now be permitted only one helmet livery change per season 26.05.16 Jules Bianchi’s family launch legal action against the FIA, Marussia and the Formula One Group to establish the truth about their son’s fatal crash at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix 28.05.16 Pirelli sign off 2017-19 tyre-supply contract (p26) 28.05.16 FIA chooses halo over aeroscreen as F1’s designated cockpit safety device (p22) 29.05.16 Red Bull and Toro Rosso sign two-year Renault engine deal 09.06.15 Heineken announce sponsorship deal with FOM…

HAAS SET FOR ENGINE UPGRADE The Haas team are likely to run Ferrari’s new turbocharger configuration from the British GP onwards. Ferrari introduced the engine update, which cost two development ‘tokens’, on their own cars in Canada . “You can always use more power, but if you’re not quite prepared it’s better not to have it,” said team principal Guenther Steiner. “So the plan at the moment is to have the upgrade for Silverstone.” HEINEKEN EYES TEAM LINK-UP F1’s new sponsor Heineken may work with one or two teams as part of their marketing programme. “It’s what we call ‘the team experience’, and for a regular fan,” said Heineken’s global head of media and digital marketing, Gianluca di Tondo. “I want to bring a lucky few to the garage. I…

“This is F1 and these young upstarts have no respect for their ‘superiors’ – as is their right” We’ve had a bit of a moment. This guy, Max, he’s overturned the form book. Suddenly, Sebastian Vettel looks as if he’s been in F1 for 100 years. In fact, it’s not even ten. There is something about driving for the oldest team in F1 that makes their drivers look like the establishment, like members of the House of Lords. Seb is starting to sound a little like Lord Vettel of Modena. His outburst against Kvyat in Russia was a classic, as if he had just been assaulted by a filthy vagabond. He was equally affronted by Danny Boy Ricciardo’s audacity in thrusting one up the inside of Turn 1 at the…

“Magnificent Max! Viva Verstappen! I thought I’d seen it all in Formula 1, but I very clearly hadn’t…” To become a grand prix driver is something that few achieve. To win an F1 race in your very first year is rare indeed. Precious few have done so, but since I’ve been lucky enough to see most of them, here are my top-six first-year winners. In date order, the first is Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentina’s five-time world champion, and winner of three of 1950’s seven races. Next is the great Jackie Stewart, who not only won the 1965 Italian GP in his debut year but who also went on to win three world championships. Then it is Emerson Fittipaldi who won the 1970 American GP at Watkins Glen for Lotus and…

F1 cars have many sophisticated electronics and sensors on board – what are they all used for? There are two fundamental uses of electronics on a Formula 1 car. The first is for control and the second is for data acquisition. The control systems are largely electro-hydraulic, with the flow of the high-pressure hydraulic systems controlled by servo valves. A servo valve (also known as a Moog valve) is a sophisticated device that can divert a high-pressure, high-flow hydraulic circuit in proportion to a very small electrical current, making it possible to control devices such as the clutch, gearbox and differential in response to computerised control algorithms. As well as controlling certain aspects of the vehicle, electronics is at the heart of the sophisticated data acquisition and analysis that brings…

“Max won his debut grand prix for Red Bull… Carlos has still to reach the podium” So, in the matte-blue corner, we have 18-year-old Dutchman Max Verstappen; in the gloss-blue corner, Spain’s Carlos Sainz, 20. Further salient differences? About 0.01s per lap – which could, according to astute observers of driver form, go either way depending on circumstances. Yet the former won his debut grand prix for Red Bull, in the process becoming the youngest winner in Formula 1’s 66-year history; the other has still to reach the podium. Both are sons of famous fathers, although the older, original Carlos Sainz scaled greater motorsport heights: two world rally titles, plus a Dakar rally victory. Jos Verstappen, meantime, somehow failed to deliver the grand prix results his F3 successes promised as…

A novice F1 driver can be understandably reserved when dealing with the media. Under the pressure of proving themselves worthy of a race seat, some are guarded when they know they will be quoted – and, indeed, often misquoted. Not so Jolyon Palmer, who has remained honest and engaging even after a reserve role at Lotus evolved into a fully fledged Renault drive. And since his father, Jonathan, also raced in F1, Palmer is well equipped to deal with all the peripheral duties expected of a grand prix driver. Sitting in the corner of the very yellow Renault motorhome on its first race appearance of the season at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Palmer is full of optimism. And armed with a pile of readers questions, he insists he is primed…

What does it take to put together a major international sporting event like the British Grand Prix? Sheer hard work by hundreds of individuals who toil diligently in the months and weeks leading up to the event. From the guys who paint the kerbs on Silverstone’s fabled curves, to the Red Arrows flyboys who thrill the masses with their aerial displays, they’re all vital to the successful running of this showcase weekend. As Williams’ deputy team principal Claire Williams explains on page 64, when you turn up to the British GP, you expect everything to be working perfectly. And it – almost always – does, thanks to months of planning and hard work. Here we acknowledge a chosen few of those dedicated men and women involved in making it the…

1964 The Formula 1 Constructors’ Association (F1CA) is formed by Lotus, BRM, Brabham and Cooper to represent constructors’ interests in the sport. 1972 Brabham owner Bernie Ecclestone becomes involved in F1CA. He and March co-founder Max Mosley push for a greater share of prize and starting money from race promoters. 1974 F1CA issues its own pit passes to team staff. 1975 Ecclestone and Mosley play hardball over prize funds in European GPs at a meeting with the FIA. 1976 World Championship Racing, a race-promotion company is formed to counter Ecclestone’s growing power. WCR and FOCA fight to secure three-year GP contracts with race organisers. 1977 Ecclestone secures the backing of Enzo Ferrari for F1CA’s cause and wins the battle with WCR. Ferrari suggests renaming F1CA as FOCA, ‘fica’ being an…

Manor Racing have collaborated with team partner Rebellion Timepieces to create an exclusive competition in which F1 Racing readers will get the chance to win a Rebellion watch Rebellion are soon to announce the launch of their limited-edition Manor Racing watch, and one of these very special timepieces, worth £6,000, will be gifted to the winner of this competition. The watch will also be available to purchase from rebellion-timepieces.com HOW TO WIN For your chance to win this fantastic prize, visit www.f1racing.co.uk, enter your name and details and answer the following question: Q In which season did the team secure their first constructors’ championship points? A 2012 B 2013 C 2014 Terms and conditions: 1 To enter, visit www.f1racing.co.uk. 2 Competition closes at 11.59pm on Sunday 24 July 2016. 3…

AUSTRIAN GP RACE DATA Circuit Name Red Bull Ring First GP 1970 F1 races held 27 Circuit length 2.688 miles Race distance 190.848 miles (71 laps) Direction Clockwise Winners from pole 7 TIMETABLE (UK TIME) Friday 1 July Practice 1 09:00-10:30 Practice 2 13:00-14:30 Saturday 2 July Practice 3 10:00-11:00 Qualifying 13:00-14:00 Sunday 3 July Race 13:00 Live coverage Sky Sports F1 Highlights Channel 4 Qualifying Saturday 2 July, 17:30 Race Sunday 3 July, 18:00 A DOWNSIZED CIRCUIT BORN OF NECESSITY Re-animated by Red Bull funding, the former Österreichring now sits at the heart of a substantial outdoor leisure facility. The circuit has a chequered past – Mark Donohue died here in 1975, and when it was revamped in the 1990s, purists bemoaned that it was a mere shadow of…

HUNGARIAN GP RACE DATA Circuit Name Hungaroring First GP 1986 F1 races held 30 Circuit length 2.722 miles Race distance 190.531 miles (70 laps) Direction Clockwise Winners from pole 13 TV TIMETABLE (UK TIME) Friday 22 July Practice 1 09.00-10.30 Practice 2 13.00-14.30 Saturday 23 July Practice 3 10.00-11.00 Qualifying 13.00-14.00 Sunday 24 July Race 13:00 Live coverage Sky Sports F1 and Channel 4 A TRACK THAT JUST KEEPS ON IMPROVING WITH AGE The tight, twisty Hungaroring has produced thrilling races in recent years, and the nearby city of Budapest is a popular destination for the teams. It is traditionally the last race before the enforced summer break, although this year F1 will travel to Germany one week later. Drivers liken the Hungaroring to a kart track with its constant…