FRIDAY 7th JULY	 	 

Practice 1	12:30 - 13:30
Practice 2	16:00 - 17:00
 	 	 
SATURDAY 8th JULY	 	 

Practice 2	11:30 - 12:30
Qualifying	15:00 - 16:00
 	 	 
SUNDAY 9th JULY
 	 
Grand Prix	15:00 - 17:00

All Times Local

First Grand Prix  1950
Number of Laps    52
Circuit Length    5.891km
Race Distance     306.198 km
Lap Record        1:27.097 (Verstappen - 2020)

Race interruptions: The Safety Car has been deployed in all but one Grand Prix held at Silverstone during the hybrid era. In that period, there have also been three red flags. However, Virtual Safety Car deployments are rare; there has been just one deployment at Silverstone.

Overtaking: The overtaking difficulty is close to average. There have been 25 passes per race over the last five races - ignoring starts and restarts - and most of the passing takes place in the DRS zones, while Turns Three, Seven and 16 also offer opportunities.

Strategy: The hardest tyres in the Pirelli range have been allocated this weekend. Generally, tyre degradation is low - despite high loads on the tyres through the fast corners. This often means the race is a one-stop event with a focus on keeping track position.

Unlocking the Lap

A short run to begin the lap and then it's flat-out through the opening corner, Abbey, and the following Farm corner. Turn Three is a hard braking right-hander and Turn Four is a tight-left hander. Getting the exit right is crucial for a rapid run down the following straight. Brooklands is a medium-speed left-hander that leads directly into Luffield, where the car threatens to run wide on the exit. Again, it's important to get a good run to blaze down Woodcote.

After the straight comes Copse, Turn Nine, which is a high-speed right-hander. This leads to the famous and blisteringly fast Maggots, Becketts, Copse and Chapel sequence: left, right, left, and a tighter right-hand bend complete the sequence that leads onto Chapel corner and the following Hangar Straight.

Finally, drivers shift down a couple of gears through the Stowe right-hander, hurtle down towards the final chicane and avoid losing traction on the exit to retain some momentum through the final Club Corner and down the start-finish straight.

(image provided by Pirelli)