British F1 Grand Prix
I thought I would be on again for my annual trip with my son to the F1 this weekend. Curiously as I sat in Hospital with him this week, I pondered on the irony of being IN ward F1 instead! Thankfully Luke is back home now.
If you are regular reader of the blog you will know that last year I won a Z4 for the weekend last year to go to Silverstone. I enjoyed driving it so much I didn’t take it back to the garage and bought it instead! I used to swear that I wouldn’t sucumb to the temptation to buy a roadster, but what the hell, you need some reward for all the effort.
British Grand Prix stats
The British GP is curious in that, for a non street circuit, the average outcome is quite variable from Grid to Finish. It’s the least certain race outside the street circuits. 71% of poles end up on the podium and it’s 50/50 whether second or third on the grid will end up on the there also. On the retirement front, the British GP is below average. But because it’s a high speed circuit it can be pretty demanding on the cars and that means if there is a retirement, it’s likely to be mechanical.
The canadian Grand Prix was fab from a trading perspective, Austria was also half decent. Last year was a real high on the British Grand Prix so if things reach that level it will would be great. But, with Mercedes dominant, it looks less likely this year.
One of my favoured memories from going to Silverstone was watching the Wimbledon final on the track a couple of years ago. This year it looks like I’ll be at home and able to get a bit of all the action. Let’s hope it’s entertaining and profitable across both sports.
Category: Motor sport
