Alvin's Formula One Blog

A home for Lewis and Jensen. After all the ups and downs with Bernie and Donnington, Silverstone is back as the official venue of the British GP. And it will do so for the next ten years with an option to renew for another 7 years, provided Silverstone can afford Bernie's demands. I like Silverstone. Not just because of its rich racing history (it did kick off the current world championship in 1950) but the circuit layout although looks simple, is quite enjoyable to drive. It's fast, flowing and has a 4 apex chicane, kinda like Suzuka. Well, now that Silverstone is safe and will host this year's race, it has been freshened up with a new layout. According to Damon Hill, president of BRDC (British Racing Drivers Club) which owns Silverstone: ‘We think we have produced a racetrack of the future,’. It looks like it has the potential to be a real corker.’ I hope so too. Anyway, with the amount of top teams this year and the drivers challenging for the win, it will be. Have a lo...

19/07/2009 Bernie Ecclestone's relationship with Silverstone looks like a teenage love affair what with its on/off twists and turns, and right now the circuit is flavour of the month. In a u-turn from previous comments Ecclestone has said that if Donington, which is due to host the British GP from next year, cannot get its funding in place then the race can stay at Silverstone . Today Pitpass ' business editor Chris Sylt reports in the Independent that Ecclestone is even open to Donington and Silverstone rotating the hosting of the race. You would have thought that Damon Hill, president of the British Racing Drivers' Club, which owns Silverstone , might be lap...

A man who knows a thing or two about winning a World Championship, Damon Hill, has warned Lewis Hamilton that his "impatience" won't help him to win the title. Hamilton appeared to lose his cool during Sunday's race in Japan when he out-braked himself into the first corner and forced Kimi Raikkonen off the track. He was handed a drive-through penalty for the incident. The Brit admitted after the race: "I made a mistake and I paid a price for it." Hill hopes Hamilton has learned a thing or two from the incident at the Fuji Speedway. "Lewis is impatient to win that first title, but you can't force it," Hill told  BBC Radio 5 Live . "There's no question about his speed or ability, he just needs to stay cool and let it happen." "Sunday's race was a lesson, and Lewis learns very quickly. "He'll look back and think maybe it would've been better to settle into it more and got his rhythm going. "It's a mark ...