A Lap of Silverstone

From Planet F1 , Gary Paffet describes a lap of the Silverstone..

"A flying lap of Silverstone begins with the extremely fast and challenging Copse. You arrive at the right hander at 190mph, before dabbing the brakes as you swing through the bend.

"A short burst of power takes you to one of the best complex of corners we have at any grand prix track, the Maggots-Becketts-Chapel bends.

"Throughout the complex you maintain speeds of 125mph to 190mph as you take the sequence of right and left flicks flat out, before being swung onto the fastest section of the track, Hanger Straight.

"Taken flat out with a top speed of 195mph, this long blast leads to Stowe. Due to the late apex you are braking all the way into the corner, flicking down the gears to 115mph.

"The worst thing you can get here is understeer as it will affect your lap time a lot in that particular corner.
"You then roll out into a very straight forward exit along Vale that takes you down into Club, before braking for the long right-hander.

"You go down the short straight to the left of Abbey, which is taken at 70mph, has a very fast entry and is a good place for overtaking.

"There is the flick right of Farm and you then go up and over the hill into Bridge corner, which is taken flat out.
"You then enter the stadium complex and some of the best overtaking opportunities on the track.

"It starts with a quick entry into Luffield in fourth gear. It's quite fun to drift the car out there and it tends to dance around with the back end.

"You come out and get on the brakes straight away for the tight left of Priory, which is immediately followed by the 65mph tight left of Brooklands.

"The final corner in the complex is Luffield. The sweeping right of Woodcote is the final corner, you accelerate through the two apexes as you swing back onto the pit straight to begin another lap."

That final corner is sooo slow !! But the Becketts complex is truly awesome. And, here is hoping for a wet race and a Alonso DNF !