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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 2 - Saturday Schedule, and where we saw it from.

Session Grandstand or Viewing Area
F1 Free Practice 3 Copse
Porsche Qualifying Becketts
F1 Qualifying Becketts
GP2 Race 1 Stowe
GP3 Race 1 Vale

 

 

COPSE - Formula One - Free Practice 1 .....

Does what it says on the tin!

 

As previous caption.

 

Zoomed view into the pits area.

 

They use Wonder Fuel.

 

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes (left) and Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, No. 27, white on helmet (right). (right).

 

Fernando Alonso, McLaren, No. 14.

 

Eye in the sky.

 

Nico Hulkenberg, Force India.

 

Manor.

 

Photographed from a big screen, Marcus Ericsson, No. 9, with a big crash that required the car to be rebuilt overnight.  Youtube video 1 "They had to build a completely new car in 24 hours, with everything that it takes to do that, and it was a very impressive job (HERE).

 

 

 

A definite red flag crash.

 

 

 

 

 

Cleaning the track afterwards.

 

We missed the air display by the RAF Typhoon fighter because it was over and behind our covered grandstand at Copse!

 

BEKETTS - Formula One - Qualifying .....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GP2 SERIES - Race 1 .....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Passing in progress .....

 

Passed.

 

Into the pits.

 

The Silverstone Wing.

 

The Wing from trackside .....

 

The Wing and pits on the International Start/Finish straight with the podium at the right-hand end .....

 

The Winners' Podium.