Everything you need to know about this weekend's race!
Wednesday 1 July 2015 16:04, UK
F1 returns this weekend to where it all began in 1950 – an old World War II aerobase in Northamptonshire, more commonly known as Silverstone.
The 1950 event was staged on the perimeter roads of the base and the layout remains remarkably similar, with the Arena sector added in 2010 the only major change.
So read on below as Sky Sports provide your one-stop shop for everything you need to know about the grand prix weekend.
Track: Silverstone Circuit. Permanent circuit.
Race start time: 1pm UK time Sunday.
Laps: 52.
Track length: 5.891 km.
Tyre allocation: Medium (white) and Hard (orange).
DRS Zones: Two with separate detection spots (Between turns 5 and 6 and turns 14 and 15).
Driver steward: Nigel Mansell.
Lap record: Mark Webber - 1:33.401 (Red Bull, 2013).
2014 pole: Nico Rosberg - 1:35.766 (Mercedes).
Monday June 29
9pm – Classic F1 – Britain 1991
Tuesday June 30
9pm – Classic F1 – Britain 1994
Wednesday July 1
9pm – Classic F1 – Britain 1995
Thursday July 2
3pm – Drivers’ Press Conference – Live!
Line-up: Valtteri Bottas (Williams), Jenson Button (McLaren), Marcus Ericsson (Sauber), Pastor Maldonado (Lotus), Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari), Will Stevens (Marussia)
6pm – The F1 Show – Live from the Grid
7pm – Tales from the Vault – Champions
9pm – Paddock Uncut
9:15pm – Classic F1 – Britain 1993
Friday July 3
9:45am – British GP Practice One – Live!
12pm – GP2 Practice – Live!
1:45pm - British GP Practice Two – Live!
3:50pm – GP2 Qualifying – Live!
5pm – Team Principals’ Press Conference
Line-up: John Booth (Marussia), Eric Boullier (McLaren), Matthew Carter (Lotus), Monisha Kaltenborn (Sauber), Vijay Mallya (Force India), Claire Williams (Williams)
6pm - The F1 Show – Live!
Saturday July 4
8:45am – GP3 Qualifying – Live!
9:45am – British GP Practice – Live!
12pm – British GP Qualifying – Live!
2:35pm – GP2 Feature Race – Live!
4:15pm – GP3 Race One – Live!
8:05pm – Ted’s Qualifying Notebook.
Sunday July 5
8:05am – GP3 Race Two – Live!
9:15am – GP2 Sprint Race – Live!
11:30am – The 2015 British GP – Track Parade – Live!
12pm – The 2015 British GP – Pit lane - Live!
12:30pm – The 2015 British GP – Race – Live!
3:30pm – The 2015 British GP – Paddock Live!
6:15pm – British GP highlights.
7:15pm – Ted’s Race Notebook.
Lewis Hamilton took his second victory on home soil last year as unreliability struck Nico Rosberg, who had led the race from pole. Rosberg was the victor in 2013 and of the remaining drivers on the grid only Fernando Alonso, Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel have tasted success at Silverstone.
2014 result: 1. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes); 2. Valtteri Bottas (Williams); 3. Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull); 4. Jenson Button (McLaren); 5. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull); 6. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari); 7. Kevin Magnussen (McLaren); 8. Nico Hulkenberg (Force India); 9. Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso); 10. Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso).
Last five winners at Silverstone: 2014: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes); 2013: Nico Rosberg (Mercedes); 2012: Mark Webber (Red Bull); 2011: Fernando Alonso (Ferrari); 2010: Mark Webber (Red Bull).
Pirelli will bring the medium and hard compounds to Silverstone this weekend. The Italian firm say that Silverstone is ‘a fast and flowing circuit that puts plenty of energy through the tyres’.
Despite seeing his championship lead cut by Rosberg in Austria, Hamilton remains favourite for the race victory with Sky Bet. Check out the latest full range of race and title odds here.
