Well I have been watching a real ( ) race in the Le Man 24 Hours for the last 21 hours, but I thought it about time to start thinking about the British GP as its only a week away.

Anyone going this year?

I am going to Friday's sessions but couldnt justify spending the money for a weekend ticket.

Anyway.

2013 British Grand Prix

28th-30th June

Silverstone.

52 Laps


Drivers Championship after 7 Rounds
  1. Sebastian Vettel - 132 pts[/*:m:y5wfgfqr]
  2. Fernando Alonso - 92 pts[/*:m:y5wfgfqr]
  3. Kimi Raikkonen - 88 pts[/*:m:y5wfgfqr]
  4. Lewis Hamilton - 77 pts[/*:m:y5wfgfqr]
  5. Mark Webber - 69 pts[/*:m:y5wfgfqr]
  6. Nico Rosberg - 57 pts[/*:m:y5wfgfqr]
  7. Felipe Massa - 49 pts[/*:m:y5wfgfqr]
  8. Paul di Resta - 34 pts[/*:m:y5wfgfqr]
  9. Romain Grosjean - 26 pts[/*:m:y5wfgfqr]
  10. Jenson Button - 25 pts[/*:m:y5wfgfqr]
  11. Adrian Sutil - 17 pts[/*:m:y5wfgfqr]
  12. JE Vergne - 13 pts[/*:m:y5wfgfqr]
  13. Sergio Perez - 12 pts[/*:m:y5wfgfqr]
  14. Daniel Ricciardo - 7 pts[/*:m:y5wfgfqr]
  15. Nico Hulkenberg - 5 pts[/*:m:y5wfgfqr]


Constructors Championship after 7 Rounds
  1. Red Bull - 201 pts[/*:m:y5wfgfqr]
  2. Ferrari - 145 pts[/*:m:y5wfgfqr]
  3. Mercedes - 134 pts[/*:m:y5wfgfqr]
  4. Lotus - 114 pts[/*:m:y5wfgfqr]
  5. Force India - 51 pts[/*:m:y5wfgfqr]
  6. Mclaren - 37 pts[/*:m:y5wfgfqr]
  7. Toro Rosso - 20 pts[/*:m:y5wfgfqr]
  8. Sauber - 5 pts[/*:m:y5wfgfqr]


*Great to see Force India reliving the 98, 99 Jordan days.

Weather is always key in Britain so the first initial weather forecast suggests... well not alot.

Keep an eye on it: BBC Weather - Silverstone

Previous Winners since 1987
1987: Nigel Mansell
1988: Ayrton Senna
1989: Alain Prost
1990: Alain Prost
1991: Nigel Mansell
1992: Nigel Mansell
1993: Alain Prost
1994: Damon Hill
1995: Johnny Herbert
1996: Jacques Villeneuve
1997: Jacques Villeneuve
1998: Michael Schumacher
1999: David Coulthard
2000: David Coulthard
2001: Mika Hakkinen
2002: Michael Schumacher
2003: Rubens Barrichello
2004: Michael Schumacher
2005: Juan Pablo Montoya
2006: Fernando Alonso
2007: Kimi Raikkonen
2008: Lewis Hamilton
2009: Sebastian Vettel
2010: Mark Webber
2011: Fernando Alonso
2012: Mark Webber

Multiple Winners of British GP (All circuits)
Jim Clark & Alain Prost - 5 wins
Nigel Mansell - 4 wins
Jack Brabham, Niki Lauda & Michael Schumacher 3 wins
Ascari, Gonzalez, Moss, Stewart, Fittipaldi, Villeneuve, Coulthard, Alonso, Webber - 2 wins

*Interesting Senna only won once at Silverstone, but I seem to remember him running out of fuel a couple of times
* 3 of the last 4 wins have been Red Bull.


Multiple Constructor Winners
Ferrari 15 - wins
Mclaren 14 - wins
William - 10 wins
Lotus - 8 wins
Red Bull - 3 wins

*Dont think Mclaren will be matching Ferrari after this season.


So there we go. Be interesting to see how Mercedes tyre issues fare with the high speed corners. Red Bull must be favourites again.