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Silverstone isone of the world's & Britain’s
longest continually used
race circuit and staged the first-ever British
Grand Prix in 1926.
This race is held in Silverstone,Northamptonshire.Silverstone
has been
hosting this race in the F1 calender since 1987(i.e.
the new circuit) and is
the 8th race in the F1 calender.Operated and
owned by the British
Racing Drivers’Club, Silverstone held the first-ever
round of the
World Championship in 1950. It has undergone
design revisions in recent
years, with changes made to a number of corners.
The circuit is
5.140 km long and a total of 60 laps have to
be completed to
decide the winner. Not particularly challenging
as a race circuit. The circuit
is laid with Prixmat(stone mastic asphalt) and
is quite smooth so teams
opt for medium to hard settings for maximum grip.Temporary
Grandstand
capacity of the stadium is 32,904 and Total seated
capacity can
accomodate 50,389. The Pit Lane/Paddock is designed
to Formula 1
standards. Covering an area of 6 hectares (14
acres) with 39 permanent
pit garages and a fully equipped scrutineering
bay. won the race last
year comprehensively from Ferrari and this year
may be no different.
CIRCUIT MAP
tuning
this circuit due to the understeer requies lots
of downforce so the wings
are set to it.Also due to the circuit being hard
on the tyres, The circuit
can be heavy on tyres so teams often opt for
soft set-ups that will prolong tyre life.
