Our sister site, Chicken Dinner, thinks Lewis will win on Sunday. We disagree, but we’re not going to kick off or anything
The betting experts over at Chicken Dinner list 11 reasons why they think Lewis will win this weekend. Their evidence is compelling, even if we disagree (we say lewis will finish second; and judging from the above photo, taken today at Silverstone, the McLaren star agrees with us): read the story
Pharrell Williams and band N*E*R*D played for select guests at the F1 Party last night. The party was held at London’s Bloomsbury Ballroom. Several drivers showed up, including Jenson Button, Mark Webber and Giancarlo Fisichella.
One notable absentee was Lewis Hamilton, who pulled out at the last minute due to the fat lip he sustained while kayaking last weekend.
We’ll leave it to Coutlhard to tell you about his decision to quit F1 at the end of this season:
“I would like to announce today my decision to retire from racing in Formula 1 at the end of this season. I will remain actively involved in the sport as a consultant to Red Bull Racing focusing on testing and development of the cars.
“I have an open mind as to whether or not I will compete again in the future, in some other form of motorsport, so I am definitely not hanging up my helmet!”
Onboard Alonso’s Renault at the 2006 British Grand Prix
Let Nando himself talk you through his stunning pole lap of 2006.The Spaniard not only qualified his Renault on pole, he also won the grand prix, and set the fastest lap of the race. And all that at 24 years of age.
Grid Crasher previews this weekend’s race at Silverstone
1. It will rain on Sunday afternoon That’s what the expert weather folks say, and who are we to doubt them. A wet GP is an unpredictable GP - but that’s not going to stop us from making another nine rash predictions…
David Coulthard enjoyed a tour of the McLaren Technology Centre today after winning the top prize in a recent F1 charity auction - you’d think he’d seen enough of the team that sacked him in 2004.
The Big Chin was joined by Red Bull’s Christian Horner and Adrian Newey, plus his manager, Martin Brundle - the ITV commentator once drive for McLaren, in 1994.
The quartet were given a full guided tour of the facility by McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh, followed by lunch in one of the team’s private dining rooms. Did the Red Bull trio spy on McLaren take notes?
Lewis Hamilton has been voted Formula 1’s number one playboy of all time, in a poll conducted by Nuts TV. Lil’ Lewis as been seen out on the town recently with psycho supermodel Naomi Campbell, talent vacuum Dannii Minogue, Miss World runner-up Vivian Burkhardt and Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger.
We find it hard to believe that Hamilton’s Playboy skills are a match for great swordsmen in F1 history, such as James Hunt and Eddie Irvine.
To mark this month’s release of Batman’s latest big-screen outing, The Dark Knight, Toyota F1 will adopt a new look at Silverstone this weekend. Both its TF108s will run with Dark Knight artwork will feature on the TF108s and the overalls of Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock, as well as the team’s motor home.
Also on show at Silverstone will be the iconic Batmobile and Bat-Pod vehicles; the Batmobile will even take to the Silverstone track on Thursday evening for a demonstration run alongside the TF108. We know which car our money would be on, and it’s not the one containing a psychologically damaged superhero.
