What is Silverstone?

1, the track Introduction

Silverstone overlooking the figure Silverstone is one of the world’s busiest sports car race track, Silverstone is the UK racing the birthplace of the industry. Silverstone’s predecessor was a military airport during World War II. British Silverstone, not far from Northampton, since it began in 1926 to host the British F1 Grand Prix. Silverstone is owned by the British Racing Drivers’ Club. The track will adopt a common intermediate under pressure adjustment. Since the beginning of 1948, held in the British Grand Prix, F1 World Championship and become the first venue in 1950. Although it organized the world’s first field F1 race, but Silverstone is not of course the only venue of the British Grand Prix. From the beginning of 1955, the British Grand Prix will take turns alternately organized by Aintree and Silverstone. By 1964, the British Grand Prix and the same favorite by British Brands Hatch track held alternately. Until the beginning of 1987, Silverstone really become synonymous with the British Grand Prix. Silverstone

In 1973 Judy Shuqiekete driving the car at the Silverstone Woodcote corner running game skid, resulting in eight cars collided serial accident. To this end, Woodcote bend in the track side added a chicane and then after 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, and successively to Woodcote corner made further modifications. Faced with increasingly fierce competition for F1 Grand Prix held in the country, Silverstone also constantly improving its muddy roads and in order to avoid serious traffic problems have been out of date.

Silverstone each stage has its own unique name, and each name has a certain origin. For example, “copse Corner” refers to a woods nearby; “Maggots” is derived from the name of a desert. “Becketts” very close to Thomas Becket Chapel. “Stowe” is a boarding school in the South. “Club” is the name of the famous Royal Automobile Club. “Abbey” name will have to be attributed to Luffied Abbey.

but recently the old Silverstone was consistent criticism of the insiders, some people think Silverstone is too dirty and the facilities here are very old, more important is the British Grand Prix lack of funds. F1 boss Ecclestone had proposed to abolish the British Grand Prix, but after consultation and government departments, Silverstone stayed. Including Jordan F1 team headquarters in Silverstone.

2, the basic data

Silverstone

Track Name: Silverstone UK

Address: [ 123] Silverstone Circuits Limited Silverstone near Towcester Northamptonshire NN 12 8TN – GB

track length: 5.141 km

recording track: 1 min 18 seconds 739 (2004, Michael Schumacher, Ferrari)

The total length of the race: 308.355 kilometers

The total number of laps: 60 ring

3, the track characteristics

FIG Silverstone information Silverstone has a long straight road and high-speed corners, which not only test the car’s performance, but in a test of driving skills and courage of the limits of the drivers. Silverstone is a real test of driving skills track, very bumpy track surface leads to extremely difficult to control the car when passing through the high speed corners, especially in the most difficult test of Turn 8, it is seen as a lot of drivers throughout the season 17 track the most bumpy corners, and sometimes the drivers are more likely to get the car in the corner “drift” in order to firmly occupy the best travelroute.

Silverstone quickly, have a good car requires aerodynamic device, the drivers for both cars and challenging, Abby (Abbey) bending and S-bend of a final P Liao Li bend (Priory) and Rafael (Luffeild) bent a considerable level, mid-level riders will adopt generally under pressure adjustment. This track starting line is very strange. Not every driver can see the starting lights. Because the riders lined up waiting for departure came in on a corner, so that by qualifying riders after the lights can not be seen directly, so you must pay attention to the front-runners of the movement, play it by ear.

4, curve description

describes the curve curve track name: 1- Kesi Se (Copse), 2- Becketts (The Becketts ), Pierre Charles 3- (Chapel), 4- Stowe (Stowe), 5- Vail (Vale), 6- club (club), 7- Abbey (Abbey), 8- Brigitte (Bridge), 9 – Priory (Priory), 10- Brock Island (Brock lands), 11- Rafael (Luffied), 12- Woodcote (the Woodcote)

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starting point Silverstone straight road is not long, but from the beginning of the last corner Woodcote be accelerated, so the path can still reach the bottom 6 speed 305km / h speed, fifth speed and retreat at 240km / h speed through a first Copse bend; it was followed by a long acceleration not link up to the sixth speed 272km / h, and then gradually increases the angle of three continuous curve Maggots, Becketts and Chapel, enters the fifth gear speed 272km / h speed was then reduced to 4 160km / h, and then at 5 speed 248km / h out.

The next segment is the fastest audience, the car 6 can be accelerated to speed 312km / h, and then immediately decelerate to a fourth speed 90km / h through Stowe curve, and then is accelerated to a short gear 6280km / h, and then at the second speed brake Feet 80km / h through a chicane at right angles, and the fourth gear acceleration 210km / h and the throttle in the end by bending Club, before entering 120km / h, Abbey 2nd bend, up to 6 speed 290km / h.

Next is a speed of up to 5 speed 255km / h speed right turn, the car holder 5 are the same speed 255km / h before entering the high speed 180km / h is 3 Priory curved profile; then lowered to the second speed to 85km / h Brooklands by bending, and then to maintain the vehicle speed at 3 104km / h through Luffield curve, and finally toward the end floored by Woodcote between 185km / h. Immediately decelerated to a second speed 120kph Coca Cola through the last bend, complete circle.

5, successive Champions

season champion owned vehicle fleet-owned vehicle fleet 1988 season champion Senna McLaren (McLaren) 1989 Prost McLaren (McLaren) 1990 Pross Tefalali team (Ferrari) 1991 Mansell Williams team (Williams) 1992 Mansell Williams team (Williams) 1993 Prost Williams team (Williams) 1994 Damon Hill Williams team ( Williams) 1995 Herbert Benetton (Benetton) 1996 Villeneuve’s Williams team (Williams) 1997 Villeneuve’s Williams team (Williams) 1998 Ferrari Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) 1999 David Coulthard McLaren (McLaren) 2000 McLaren Coulthard (McLaren) 2001 McLaren’s Mika Hakkinen (McLaren) 2002 MichaelSchumacher Ferrari (Ferrari) 2003 Barrichello Ferrari (Ferrari) 2004 Ferrari Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) 2005 McLaren’s Juan Pablo Montoya (McLaren) 2006 2007 Renault’s Fernando Alonso Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari ( Ferrari) 2008 Hamilton McLaren Mercedes (McLaren) 2009 Vettel Red Bull