⁍ Formula One’s 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone on Sunday.
⁍ Sunday’s race follows on from last weekend’s British Grand Prix.
⁍ Lewis Hamilton has won a record seven times at Silverstone.
⁍ Hamilton has a record 37 successive points finishes.
– This weekend’s British Grand Prix is the 70th anniversary of the first Formula One race held at Silverstone, and it’s the second time this season that a circuit has hosted two races in the same championship season, Reuters reports. The title refers to the anniversary of the first Formula One world championship race held at Silverstone in May, 1950 and won by Italian Giuseppe ‘Nino’ Farina in an Alfa Romeo. Lewis Hamilton has won a record seven times at Silverstone, including last Sunday. No driver has won more home races. Three current drivers won at Silverstone: Hamilton (2008, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020), Sebastian Vettel (2009, 2018) and Kimi Raikkonen (2007). Silverstone is the third longest track in F1, after Spa and Azerbaijan’s Baku circuit. Pirelli are bringing softer tires to the race than used last weekend, when Hamilton and team mate Carlos Sainz suffered late punctures. Hamilton has 87 victories from 254 starts. He has taken 53 of his wins from pole position. Ferrari have won 238 races since 1950, McLaren 182, Williams 114, Mercedes 106, and Red Bull 62. Former champions McLaren and Williams have not won since 2012.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-motor-f1-anniversary/statistics-for-formula-ones-70th-anniversary-grand-prix-idUSKCN251243