The 2011 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 10 July 2011 at the Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England, and won by Fernando Alonso. It was the ninth
The controversy covered the changing of the usage of blowing exhaust fumes through the diffuser at the rear of the car
The 2010 British Grand Prix was the tenth race of the 2010 Formula One season. On 7 December 2009, it was confirmed that the race would take place at Silverstone for the next seventeen years after the
2011 British Grand Prix
…throttle. The race also saw the Formula One debut of future Grand Prix winner Daniel Ricciardo. The circuit underwent a major reconfiguration for the 2010 British Grand Prix, with the addition of the "Arena" loop bypassing the old Abbey, Bridge and Priory corners before re-joining at Brooklands. The 2011 race saw the second…
Lewis Hamilton wore a special helmet design to show his ancestry.
Many drivers, including Michael Schumacher, were caught out by the new Abbey layout.
Jenson Button qualified in fourteenth after struggling to find the correct balance with his car.
Mark Webber was fractionally out-qualified by teammate Sebastian Vettel and lined up second.