Hamilton vows Ferrari fight at British GP

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02 July 2007

Tens of thousands of F1 fans will head to Silverstone this weekend to see British hero Lewis Hamilton fight to win his first home Grand Prix.

Tickets for the race are scarce – but you could win the chance to see it LIVE in high definition at your local cinema.

Trackside’s Keith Collantine has the top tips to help you get the most out of the British Grand Prix weekend.

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Back the British boys

Lewis Hamilton has taken F1 by storm – winning a race at his sixth attempt and taking the lead of the world championship. Can he win his home race at the first try?

Hamilton won in Canada and America this year but lost out to the resurgent Ferraris of Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa in France yesterday. But the 22 year-old from Stevenage has vowed to take the fight to Ferrari at Silverstone on Sunday.

There are four British drivers at the Grand Prix this year for the first time since 2002.

David Coulthard’s Red Bull is showing great promise this year – but a repeat of his victories of 1999 and 2000 seems unlikely.

Having won his first Grand Prix last year Jenson Button has struggled in 2007 with an un-competitive Honda. But the team will bring a revised car to Silverstone.

Super Aguri’s Anthony Davidson is racing Button’s old car. The rookie is hunting for the first points of his F1 career.

Watch at Becketts

Silverstone isn’t short of heart-in-your-mouth fast corners – and Becketts is one of the best in the world.

The drivers fly into the complex at over 260kph, scarcely even lifting the throttle for the first bends. It’s a breathtaking sight.

See the best racing in the world

Formula 1 has the world’s most exciting and impressive cars. But its feeder series, GP2, boasts the best racing action.

Its the championship Lewis Hamilton won on his way to F1 last year – up and coming Britons Mike Conway and Adam Carroll are in GP2 this season.

The cars are as quick as F1 machines were ten years ago – but there’s much more wheel-to-wheel racing and overtaking. Last year Hamilton pulled off one of the best moves ever seen at Silverstone – passing Nelson Piquet Jnr and Clivio Piccione at 150mph into Becketts.

Best of all, there’s two GP2 races: One after F1 qualifying on Saturday, one before the main event on Sunday. Make sure you don't miss them - check out the video below to see some of the outrageous incidents from last weekend's races.

Go on Friday

Friday may just be the practice day – but it’s the cheapest way of seeing F1 cars in action.

Kids get in for £10 on Friday and there are family ticket deals available too.

Prepare for rain and sun

Silverstone has its own climate. Scorching summer heat can give way to pouring rain in the blink of an eye.

This can make for interesting races but soggy spectators – so make sure you pack sun cream and a rain coat…

Buy a Kangaroo

It can be tough to follow everything that’s happening on a 5.1km track when you can only see a couple of corners.

But a brand new invention for 2007 makes it much easier for F1 fans. The Kangaroo TV handset that lets you see live race video, lap times and loads more information.

At £50 for the weekend it’s a bit steep – but shared between a couple of people the extra cost is definitely worth it.

See Our Nige

Nigel Mansell, fan’s favourite and king of Silverstone for years, will be back behind the wheel of an F1 car.

Head over to BMW’s Pit Lane Park by Becketts corner to see the 1992 champion take the wheel of a modern F1 BMW.

Grab a late ticket

The popularity of Lewis Hamilton was expected to make the Grand Prix an instant sell-out – but there are a few tickets left if you’re fast enough.

Trackside video

Ernesto Viso escaped this shocking crash in Saturday’s GP2 race with only concussion. The Venezuelan hit Michael Ammermuller’s ART car as the pack slowed because the safety car had been deployed.

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