Sunday sees the seventieth running of the British Grand Prix. This and the race in Italy are the only two events to have featured in every year of the World Championship. In fact, one could say that, if Formula 1 has a home, it’s probably Silverstone. It was here, on 13 May 1950, on the perimeter roads of the former Royal Air Force airfield, that the world championship was born. That first historic race saw a dominant Alfa Romeo fill the first three places, with the “three Fs”, Giuseppe Farina, Juan Manuel Fangio and Luigi Fagioli, watched by King George VI.
FERRARI STATS BRITISH GP
GP participations 66
Debut 1951 (José Froilàn Gonzàle 1st; Luigi Villoresi 3rd, Peter Whitehead 9th, Alberto Ascari Ret.)
Wins 17 (25,75%)
Pole positions 15 (22,72%)
Fastest laps 20 (30,30%)
Total podiums 55 (83,33%)
Mattia Binotto – Scuderia Ferrari Team Principal
“Silverstone is one of the toughest tracks of the season, providing a real test of a car’s set-up and balance. Tyres also come under a lot of strain here and the amount they wear plays a key role in how your race pans out.
We do not expect Silverstone to suit our car particularly well, but at every race, we have seen that the balance of power can change, often unexpectedly. For the British Grand Prix we are bringing a further small aerodynamic modification as we continue to push hard on the development of our car.
The weekend will also be an opportunity to increase our understanding of the recent work we did, which has seen us close the gap to our competitors on specific types of track.” – Mattia Binotto explained, as reported earlier today by the Maranello team’s official website.
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