Talk:Silverstone Circuit

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Don't want to screw something up, but I'd like to see mentioned the date of the first F1 event, 13 May 1950. Trekphiler 23:05, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

Lap Record

I know it's nice to see Seb flying around earlier, but lap records only count in races. What Seb set was a qualifying record. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.110.139.35 (talk) 13:16, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

Brands Hatch?

Why are Brands Hatch winners listed in this Silverstone Circuit page? Those winners are already listed under British Grand Prix.

Indeed, why list F1 Silverstone Circuit winners here anyway? isn't it better to link to the British Grand Prix for the list. Richard Allen 15:21, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

I corrected the coordinates of the circuit. The coordinates given are for the start/finish line, taken from Google Earth.--Ciroa 17:04, 18 September 2006 (UTC)--

Old circuit images

Can we move those to a different article or something? It does seem a bit ridiculous to have so many images. Maybe just an animated GIF showing the development...

For what it's worth, I like them. DH85868993 12:52, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

Well, the previous anonymous poster seems to be volunteering to produce an animated GIF - that might be good. Until he does, let's keep the pictures, eh? -- Ian Dalziel 13:14, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

The pictures are really good, I don't think I would prefer a GIF over them. --Hamsterlopithecus (talk) 09:23, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

Wording

"however, overtaking can be difficult for less able drivers" - doesn't sound right, put Senna in a Honda NSX versus a Mclaren F1 car and he couldn't overtake, he most likely wouldn't be a less able driver than the F1 pilot, that is a factor to not overtaking, but is not the only reason, I think the line should be removed or changed to something like - - "overtaking, however, is, as ever in modern motorsport, not easy". Rdog 21:21, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

On another front, I altered the infobox to give info on the other circuits based at Silverstone. This article is about Silverstone, not the British GP. mattbuck 15:43, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

External links

I added links to BBC & official F1 site--Cheetaih (talk) 23:50, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Why not Rockingham?

It has an infield F1 track. Good stands and facilities. It keeps the Grand Prix in Northants. Smacks of elitism, not allowing Rockingham to host the race. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.162.125.117 (talk) 10:09, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

Not sure this debate even has a place here, but in reply I think that track is too crapled for F1 - F3 looks tight on that track.--Amedeo Felix (talk) 10:35, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

Woodcote Corner

Hi,

I've suggested that Woodcote Corner is merged here. It has no links, and isn't even linked from this article. It is a non-notable corner, that happens to have seen 'two incidents'.

—MDCollins 23:22, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

The article has been redirected to here. Cs-wolves(talk) 06:35, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Silverstone International F1 Airport

Hello there,

somewhere I've read that the runways of the former RAF base are still in use today which seemed reasonable seeing the recent aerial photo included in that article. So, does the circuit itself still work as an airfield off-racing-season? Or ist it even used to transport gear and personell from and to the events? The maps given here do not include the runways and the more detailed map up in the box makes it look rather unlikely that there still could be an usable aviation infrastructure. Has anyone any information on that? Regards, 194.246.46.15 (talk) 11:17, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

No. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.154.71.242 (talk) 16:14, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

Circuit modifications

I'm pretty sure that the last few series of modifications on the circuit don't fit the timeline that is featured in this article. 1991 did indeed see the redesign of the track with the addition of the three complexes, but 1994 didn't just see the Abbey chicane installed, it also saw Stowe Corner being tightened significantly. I remember footage from the 1994 and 1995 races and Stowe was being taken at very slow speeds compared to previous years. Also, the Bridge-Brooklands-Luffield-Woodcote complex stayed the same way from 1991 to 1997, and for 1998 it was reprofiled in the shape we pretty much see today (with the inner cut at Luffield being added later). Onboard footage from 1998 certainly shows that Luffield was no longer double-apex, it was just a constant-radius 180-degree corner, and from then onwards, except for very minor adjustments (like opening up exits of various corners with more tarmac run-off), Silverstone has been relatively the same.

Just thought I'd post this here as a subject of debate; what I said here is based on observation of footage from F1 races at Silverstone in the 1990s. 86.105.254.20 (talk) 07:35, 23 July 2009 (UTC)