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THE HILLS ARE ALIVE WITH THE SOUND OF V6 TURBOS Those of a certain vintage may lament that the Red Bull Ring succeeded the fast and flowing Osterreichring stapled to the Styrian foothills, but the Aus

Seventy-five years and a couple of months ago, a windswept former airfield near Towcester held the first race counting towards the world championship for drivers. Formula 1 had only recently taken on

This year’s British Grand Prix marks the 75th anniversary of the first Formula 1 World championship race, which was held at Silverstone in May 1950. Paul Lawrence looks back

AGE 40 SILVERSTONE GP STARTS 19 BEST SILVERSTONE GP FINISH 1ST (X9) 2025 CHAMPIONSHIP POS 6TH (79 PTS) Sir Lewis Hamilton has been energising the British Grand Prix crowd since the weekend of 10-11 Ju

Autosport was but a twinkle in Gregor Grant’s eye when Silverstone hosted the first world championship Formula 1 race in May 1950 – this venerable organ’s first edition didn’t fly off the printing pre

James Roberts looks at the chances of a home-grown success in this weekend’s British Grand Prix