History and Drama Like No Other
Silverstone was built on the airfields of RAF Silverstone, which first opened in 1943.
The three runaways still lie within the confines of the circuit’s current layout, which has been used in F1 since 2010, when a new pit and infield complex was built to upgrade the facilities.
Unsurprisingly for a track with such a long history, Silverstone has played host to some of F1’s most iconic moments.
From Nigel Mansell’s epic pass on team-mate Nelson Piquet to claim a home win in 1987, to Mansell stopping to pick title rival Ayrton Senna up on the cool down lap in 1991.
Michael Schumacher famously received a black flag during the 1994 race, and in 1998 the German took a controversial victory after crossing the line in the pit lane while serving a stop and go penalty.
A year later, the German would suffer a broken leg in a crash at Stowe on the first lap. The seven-time world champion did dominate twice at the circuit in 2002 and 2004.
Lewis Hamilton endeared himself to the home fans by taking pole position on his British Grand Prix debut in 2007, before taking a maiden home win a year later, beating the field by over a minute in wet conditions – one of the biggest winning margins of the modern era.
Fittingly, given our team’s close proximity to the track, there has been plenty of success to cheer for Brackley and Brixworth team members at their home Grand Prix.
Mercedes has finished on the podium every season at Silverstone since 2013, when Nico Rosberg took victory. Lewis then claimed four-in-a-row between 2014 and 2017, before winning three successive British GPs between 2019 and 2021.
In 2020, he famously completed the final lap on three wheels after a puncture, and in 2021, he chased down Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari in the closing laps to the delight of the home crowd.
Lewis would finish P3 in 2022 and 2023, before claiming a win for the ages in 2024, 945 after his previous F1 victory in Saudi Arabia in 2021.
That success sees Lewis hold the record for most victories at a single Grand Prix and circuit (9).
A day prior, the team had achieved an all-British front row at the British Grand Prix, thanks to George’s pole and Lewis’ P2.
Mercedes Benz Power has triumphed 15 times at the British Grand Prix, a record only bettered by Ferrari (18).