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Photos from the British Grand Prix
Silverstone, 8th, 9th & 10th July 2016

 

Day 1 - Friday

Day 2 - Saturday

Day 3 - Sunday, Page 1

Day 3 - Sunday, Page 2

 

Day 3 - Sunday, all day in our booked seats in rge ABBEY grandstand, close to Turn 1 ......

Session Grandstand or Viewing Area
8.15 GP3 Series - Race 2 Abbey
9.25 GP2 Series - Race 2 Abbey
10.35 Porsche Race Abbey
11.30 F1 Drivers' Track Parade Abbey
12.20 Red Arrows Air Display Abbey
13.00 Formula 1 British Grand Prix Abbey
NB. There were other events in between these.


See four videos at the bottom of the page.

See the full race on Youtube

 

ABBEY - Formula One - The Grand Prix Race .....

The Royal Marines band, in the rain.

 

The rain beat in onto the back row of the grandstand .....

 

The safety car is out there somewhere!

 

The rain on the track!

 

Pop-up gazebos appeared over some of the cars to keep the drivers dry.

 

Lewis Hamilton follows the safety car for the first five laps.

 

Nico Rosberg (left) and Max verstappen in the rain.

 

The race starts.

 

Lewis Hamilton in the drying wet.

 

Pascal Wehrlein (Manor) aquaplabed off at Turn 1 on Lap 7 .....

 

Pascal Wehrlein .....

 

Pascal Wehrlein .....

 

Pascal Wehrlein .....

 

Pascal Wehrlein walks away.

 

Lewis Hamilton leading.

 

Max Verstappen in P2 or P3 - he passed Nico Rosberg at some point.

 

Sebastian Vettel spinning the Ferrari, on the grass, on lap 18.

 

Another view.

 

A racing Ferrari.

 

Fernando Alonso (McLaren) slides off at Turn 1 on lap 24.

 

Alonso regaining the track.

 

Carlos Sainz spins at Turn 1 on lap 25.

 

Rio Haryanto (Manor) off the track on lap 26.

 

TV man.

 

Lewis Hamilton after winning the race.

 

We are allowed onto the track .....

 

Starting grid box for P1.

 

General scene.

 

The starting lights.

 

The podium - facing out to the right.

 

Eddie Jordan at the safety fence, Toto Wolff's back and Susie Wolff in white.

 

"Pieces to camera".

 

Eddie Jordan, Steve Jones (Channel 4 presenter( and Susie Wolff (in white).

 

The overhead pit lane camera.

 

David Coulthard (left of Eddie Jordan).

 

We are on telly!

 

Mark Webber (left of David Coulthard).

 

Red Bull Team Principal, Christian Horner, at the safety fence.

 

Sky Sports F1 presenter Tanja Bauer at work.

 

Close to the camera, the rear view of Damon Hil (centre).

 

Matthew on pole position !!!

 

Haas Team garage sign.

 

Haas Team garage sign.

 

Video 1 - The proper race begins after the safety car pulls off the race track, after running for five laps in the wet.
 
Video 2 - Lewis Hamilton starts the final lap.
 
Video 3 - Lewis Hamilton wins and drives slowly too close for us to see well from the back - he is seen to drive off into the run-pff area to get close to the crows, but it is a fleeting view!  He is the third car to appear in the clip.
 
Video 4 - Track walk after the race.  The crowd cheers as the winners appear on the podium but they are out of our sight.
 

 

Turn 1 incidents

Lap 7 - Wehrlein (Manor) aquaplaned, slewing sideways off into the gravel trap, "beached" and abandoned the car.

Lap 18 - Raikkonen (Ferrarri) went wide and ran along the tarmac runoff area to regain the track.

Lap 18 - Vettel (Ferrarri) spun at Turn 2

Lap 24 - Alonso (McLaren) slid off to hit the barrier sideways without damaging the car and then regained the track.

Lap 25 - Sainz (Torro Rosso) slid wide.

Lap 26 - Haryanto (Manor) slid wide.

Lap 28 - Hamilton (Mercedes) and Verstappen (Red Bull) went wide but regained the track.