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Mark H

By Mark H

Mark H

By Mark H •

British Gp - Attack Of The Facts Part 2

● Lotus' Jim Clark shares the record for the most British Grand Prix wins with Frenchman Alain Prost. The pair both won the race five times.

 

● The British Grand Prix is one of only two races – the other is Italy – to have been a permanent fixture on the championship calendar.

 

● On average, 2,800 bottles of champagne are consumed over GP weekend – including the three on the podium.

 

● Silverstone is named after the ancient English word for 'wooded area'. Copse Corner is called Copse because there used to be a little wood here. Chapel is Chapel for the same reason. The Wellington Straight, which is now part of the new track, is where the Wellington bombers used to take off when the place was an RAF airfield. Hangar Straight is named so because that's where the WWII hangars were.

 

● Silverstone's new start/finish straight is actually in a different county to the old one.

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