2013 British Grand Prix Preview

So after quite a long 3 week break, which involved the Tribunal’s decision to ban Mercedes from the Young Driver’s Test in July, the teams are ready for the 8th Grand Prix this season! This weekend we will see the 64th edition of the British Grand Prix on the famous Silverstone Circuit. This will be a home Grand Prix for many of the teams, some of whom are based only a few minutes from the circuit! Lets take a look at this famous Grand Prix!

Its a home GP for former team-mates Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton.

Circuit:

This track has some of the best corners on the Grand Prix calender! The Maggotts and Becketts section of the track is really fast and shows who has the most traction at high speeds, Red Bull have mastered this over the years! There will be two DRS Zones this year, one on the Hangar Straight and the other on the Wellington Straight. So if the weather is dry on Sunday, which will most likely be the case. Those that have good straight line speed could ease past their rivals!

Race Preview:

Nico Rosberg of Germany and Mercedes GP drives during the Canadian Formula One Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on June 9, 2013 in Montreal, Canada. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

The British Grand Prix has been won by a Ferrari or a Red Bull in the last four years, and this year too its going to be a battle between the two of them for the win, as they are the strongest teams on the grid! Ferrari need to up their game if they want to take the title challenge to Red Bull. Lotus are going to bring major upgrades in order to give Raikkonen a chance to catch up before the leaders pull away in the championship!

Mercedes are coming into the race after the International Tribunal’s decision to reprimand them and ban them from the Young Drivers’ Test! So for sure the team will be looking forward to making use of the practice sessions and stay up there with the leaders and not fall back after a good start to the year. Home hero Lewis Hamilton will have to fight really hard if he wants to win his home Grand Prix. Right now, it looks tough but Lewis will fight hard to finish on the podium to give the fans something to cheer about.

McLaren recently conducted a Straight Line test with upgrades that will help them boost the car’s downforce. After their first non-points finish in 65 races, this team has to dig deep and really work hard to make sure this year’s failures don’t affect the team next year as well. A good points scoring race on their home circuit will really boost their confidence.

Force India is another team who has its base just down the road from the circuit, so this will be a special race for them. They have been doing well all through the year, but they haven’t had good results at this track before. This weekend that could very well change, and they can produce excellent results.

Williams are celebrating their 600th Grand Prix this weekend! For a team which has had such a glorious past, this year there is nothing to cheer about until now. After 7 races with no points, this weekend they can try their best and put some points on the board and celebrate their 600th GP in some fashion.

The rest of the teams too will bring upgrades in a hope to gain vital tenths against their rivals. Lets wait and watch if any of them make a major jump which could reshuffle the pack.

Sunday’s race will be run over 52 laps and is expected to be dry, whereas Friday and Saturday could be a wet day out on track. So its going to be an exciting racing weekend. Enjoy the race!