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	British Grand Prix 2005
		Silverstone is the current venue for the British Grand Prix and one of three venues to have hosted the event.
		British teams and drivers have been the most successful in Grand Prix racing, winning 12 driver’s championships since 1950 and 32 out of the 44 Constructor’s Championships.
		British teams, designers, and engineers are at the forefront of the sport and many technical innovations developed by British Formula One constructors have found their way into the automobile industry and beyond.
	www.britainusa.com /sections/articles_show_nt1.asp?d=11&i=41087&L1=41013&L2=41087&a=29236 (708 words)

	British Grand Prix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Grand Prix motor racing was first established in Britain by Henry Segrave at the Brooklands course in 1926 after his winning of the French Grand Prix in 1923 and the following year at the Spanish Grand Prix which raised interest in the sport.
		In October 2004 the British Grand Prix was left off the preliminary race schedule for 2005 because the BRDC refused to pay the race fee demanded by Bernie Ecclestone.
		The 2005 Grand Prix was an important race for all the drivers, especially Fernando Alonso, Kimi Räikkönen and Michael Schumacher.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Grand_Prix (452 words)

	SimHQ.com - Motorsports Zone - Preview: 2004 British Grand Prix - Round 11 of 18
		Coming down the start/finish straight you brake lightly for Copse (a fast right hander taken at about 150 mph) you then accelerate past the exit of the pit lane (on your right into the Becketts complex which is a complex consisting of right and left sweeps).
		This is one of the best places to see just how fast a modern grand prix car goes as they are taken at fairly high speed.
		As you can imagine this is the heaviest braking point on the track and the number of potential lines you can take in and out of the corner means that it is one of the best overtaking points of all on the circuits which the grand prix cars visit.
	www.simhq.com /_motorsports/motorsports_026a.html (731 words)

	Formula One
		It is based around a series of races (18 in 2004), known as grands prix, on custom-constructed road courses or closed-off street circuits.
		The first British World Champion was Mike Hawthorn, who drove a Ferrari to the title in 1958; however, when Colin Chapman entered F1 as a chassis designer and later founder of Lotus, British racing green came to dominate the field for the next decade.
		The grands prix, some of which have a history that predates the Formula One World Championship, are not always held on the same circuit every year.
	www.askfactmaster.com /F1 (3167 words)

	My Greatest Race - British Grand Prix 1951
		His win was Ferrari's first in a Grand Prix and broke the domination of the Alfa Romeo that began after the end of WW II.
		I was at Reims, ready to race in the 1951 Grand Prix de France in a Maserati owned by the Argentine Automobile Club, when something happened which changed my destiny.
		Ascari was more experienced in the Grand Prix arena than I, and since he was now available, it was obviously more sensible to let him take over.
	www.ddavid.com /formula1/bgp1.htm (603 words)

	United States Grand Prix
		A good friend of mine who has been attending the British Grand Prix at Silverstone for years says you should bring rain gear, boots for the mud, sun screen, shorts, a warm jacket, a hat to protect you from sun and rain, long pants and a sweat shirt.
		In 1950, Silverstone played host to the first Grand Prix of the modern World Championship that exists today and includes the United States Grand Prix on Sept. 28 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
		King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (mother of Queen Elizabeth, who is the reigning monarch of Great Britain) attended the 1950 British Grand Prix at Silverstone along with a huge crowd to watch Guiseppe Farina win driving an Alfa Romeo.
	www.usgpindy.com /news/story.php?story_id=1689 (1064 words)

	::: Chequered Flag - Hosted by GlobalF1.net ::: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Paired with strong Supertec motors, extensive backing from British American Tobacco, and a state of the art facility at Brackley, there were suggestions from Pollock that BAR may give McLaren and Ferrari a run for their money...
		British industry was still reeling from war, and it was not until 1949 that the BRM T15 was completed - complete with a bizarre sixteen-cylinder motor.
		The car debuted at the 1950 Daily Express International Trophy at Silverstone, were both cars broke down with driveshaft failures at the flag dropped.
	cfm.globalf1.net /content/003/index.htm (2008 words)

	Sports Venue Technology - Foster's Formula One British Grand Prix - Silverstone
		Its conclusions stated that BHL fulfilled all that was expected of the Grand Prix Organiser following the 2000 event; there were material and noticeable improvements in traffic flow in 2001; and that its plans for 2002 and beyond addressed every aspect required from an F1 Grand Prix Organiser and more.
		The initial work for the 2001 event was required due to the problems experienced during the 2000 Formula One Grand Prix, when torrential rain created a quagmire, resulting in flooded car parks being closed during practise day and spectators being refunded their entrance fees.
		Completed in time for the Foster's British Grand Prix in July 2003, phase two of the programme upgraded spectator and circuit facilities along with further improvements to Silverstone's road system and infrastructure.
	www.sportsvenue-technology.com /projects/fosters (1731 words)

	Louis Chiron - WOI Encyclopedia Italia
		He learned to drive at a young age and joined the Grand Prix circuit after World War I where he had been requisitioned from the artillery section to serve as a chauffeur.
		Competing in France, in 1926 he won his first local race, taking the Grand Prix de Comminges at Saint-Gaudens near the city of Toulouse.
		By the time the new Formula 1 circuit was organized for the 1950 racing season, age was beginning to catch up with him but he still won the 1954 Monte Carlo Rally paired with Swiss racedriver Ciro Basadonna.
	www.wheelsofitaly.com /wiki/index.php/Louis_Chiron (568 words)

	Castrol Motor Oil and Lubricants - British Grand Prix (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		It’s the British Grand Prix and this is Silverstone, the circuit with as much F1 heritage as almost any in the world.
		The home of British motor racing hosted the first ever Formula 1 World Championship race in 1950 and the Formula 1 circus has been coming back ever since.
		Born from the perimeter roads of a second world war airfield, the wide, flowing corners and high speed nature of the circuit are still evident today.
	www.castrol.com /castrol/sectiongenericarticle.do?categoryId=9000020&contentId=7000155 (296 words)

	Formula One History - The Early Years
		On 10 April 1950, Juan Manuel Fangio, in a Maserati, won the Pau Grand Prix, the first contest to be labeled an "International Formula One" race.
		Farina, who topped Juan Manuel Fangio by three points in the 1950 season, is best remembered for his style of driving; the relaxed, inclined position and outstretched arms that was to influence a whole generation of drivers.
		His career declined, leading to retirement, following accidents during the 1960 Belgium Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps, where Moss was thrown from the car, breaking both legs, after a rear axle broke at over 130 mph, and an even worse shunt at Goodwood in 1962.
	www.f1-grandprix.com /history2.html (653 words)

	CBBC Newsround \| SPORT \| British Grand Prix axed for 2005
		The British Grand Prix has been left out of the 2005 Formula One calendar for the first time ever.
		British Racing Drivers' Club president Jackie Stewart described the decision as "a disaster" and appealed to Mr Ecclestone to rethink his decision.
		China and Bahrain held the Grand Prix for the first time this year.
	news.bbc.co.uk /cbbcnews/hi/sport/newsid_3705000/3705370.stm (210 words)

	Document Title
		The team's first grand prix car was the pre-world championship 125 of 1948.
		Their first world championship grand prix win came in the 1950 British Grand Prix with Argentine Froilan Gonzalez at the wheel.
		The team found success in the turbo-era, taking constructors' titles in 1982 and 1983, although Ferrari legend Gilles Villeneuve was killed during practice for 1982 Belgium Grand Prix.
	homepage.eircom.net /~grandprix/data/teams/ferrari.html (356 words)

	2006 British Grand Prix Preview
		The race is the home Grand Prix for McLaren and one of three home events for Team McLaren Mercedes, with the Northamptonshire circuit located just 90 minutes from the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, Surrey.
		However, the test at Barcelona was a key exercise in the build-up to the British Grand Prix, because as with Silverstone, the Circuit de Catalunya is a demanding track on the car as a whole and we are aware we still have improvements to make to our competitiveness.
		It is absolutely correct that Silverstone is known as “Home of British Motor Racing” as the circuit has a long tradition and with its fast corners it still is a great challenge for teams and drivers.
	www.mclaren.com /f1season/2006/britain/preview.php (911 words)

	Saltire : Blogging by Steve MacLaughlin
		You arrive at the right hander at 181 mph, before dabbing the brakes, with your speed dropping slightly to 165 mph in sixth as you swing through the bend, which is off-camber at the exit.
		The first British Grand Prix was held at Silverstone in 1948, and it was the site of the first Formula One World Championship race in 1950.
		The race itself is considered the home Grand Prix for most of the Formula One teams, who have their operations based out of England.
	saltire.weblogger.com /2003/07/17 (909 words)

	F1 News - Grandprix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Races > British GP, 1950
		The first FIA Formula 1 World Championship began at Silverstone on a Saturday in the spring of 1950 with King George VI and Queen Elizabeth present at Silverstone for the event.
		The major events prior to the British race had been at Pau in April and San Remo in April and both had been won Juan-Manuel Fangio's Alfa Romeo 158 with Ferrari's Gigi Villoresi second on both occasions.
		British GP, Silverstone, May 13, 1950, Round: 1, Race Number: 1
	www.grandprix.com /gpe/rr001.html (282 words)

	F-1 races face uncertain future
		The British Grand Prix at Silverstone is to be included on Formula One's draft 2005 calendar when it is published on Wednesday, according to sources close to the negotiations.
		Silverstone, which hosted the first Formula One grand prix in 1950, has yet to agree a deal but officials were confident it would be included.
		"I am very hopeful that the British Grand Prix will be on the calendar for next year even though it may be subject to contract," the BBC quoted British Sports Minister Richard Caborn as saying on Tuesday.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2004-10/13/content_381967.htm (628 words)

	Teams (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Appropriately it was McLaren who took the first grand prix victory for the team at Spa in 1968 in the M7.
		The story of Jordan Grand Prix began in Birmingham in 1987 when Eddie Jordan approached a little-known engineer called Gary Anderson with the prospect of him designing an F1 car in mind.
		Prost was born out of the ashes of the Ligier team which Alain Prost took control of in 1996 Ligier made their debut in 1976 and built some successful cars which took Jacques Laffite and Didier Pironi to Grand Prix victories in the late-Seventies and early-Eighties.
	freespace.virgin.net /diane.tape/teams.htm (789 words)

	pitpass - the latest, hottest F1 & A1GP news
		The 2006 British Grand Prix, round eight of the 2006 FIA Formula One World Championship, will be the first of two 'home races' for the Super Aguri Team.
		Located in the village of Leafield in the heart of the Oxfordshire countryside, the SAF1 Team's operational base is only a few miles from the historic Silverstone Circuit which has staged the race since the first British Grand Prix in 1950, alternating hosting duties with the Brands Hatch circuit between 1963 and 1986.
		Takuma Sato: "The British Grand Prix always feels like my second home race as I used to live in the UK and I have great memories of driving at Silverstone from my Junior Formulae days.
	www.pitpass.com /fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=28254 (413 words)

	Grand Prix Tours \| British Grand Prix Tours Packages Hotels and Tickets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The very first Formula One Grand Prix took place at Silverstone in 1950 on a track marked out with straw bales and large oil drums.
		The British Grand Prix is very different at today`s modern Silverstone track which always seems to hold an exciting race.
		This part of England is the home of British Formula 1 with more than half of the current teams within an hour`s drive of each other.
	www.gptours.com /British-Grand-Prix (161 words)

	British Grand Prix faces the axe
		The British Grand Prix is set to be axed for the first time in Formula One history, former champion Jackie Stewart said on Thursday.
		Formula One sources said the French Grand Prix at Magny-Cours, which earned a late reprieve this year, could also be dropped to trim the provisional calendar from an unprecedented 19 races to 17.
		Ecclestone, who has called the British race a 'country fair masquerading as a world event', had set Thursday as a deadline for offers to promote the event.
	www.rediff.com /sports/2004/oct/01f1.htm (644 words)

	2006 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Great Britain -- Inside Line (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Silverstone was host to the first ever Grand Prix race in the World Championship series in 1950.
		In 1950, the Silverstone circuit was host to the first ever Grand Prix race in the Formula 1 World Championship series.
		BMW Sauber's Jacques Villeneuve resigned from the Grand Prix Drivers Association in protest.
	www.edmunds.com /insideline/do/Features/articleId=115724 (886 words)

	SPEEDtv.com
		The long drawn-out saga over the fate of the British Grand Prix appeared to have reached an abrupt conclusion on Wednesday morning, after Bernie Ecclestone told the British media he had finally broken off talks with Silverstone owner the British Racing Drivers’ Club over the 2005 race.
		The dispute originally centered on the fee demanded by Ecclestone for the rights to stage the race, but after repeated appeals from the BRDC and (behind the scenes) the British government, Ecclestone reduced his asking price to $13.5 million, which the BRDC was apparently prepared to pay.
		Ecclestone will come under fire for ditching his ‘own’ grand prix and one that has been part of the F1 calendar since the inception of the World Championship in 1950.
	www.speedtv.com /articles/auto/formulaone/13542 (601 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Sport \| Formula one \| Formula one: British grand prix moved by World Cup
		The British grand prix next season has been brought forward a month and will be staged on June 11, the opening Sunday of the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
		It was decided to move the event at Silverstone to avoid a clash with television coverage of the tournament.
		The Australian grand prix, the season opener since it moved to Melbourne in 1996, becomes the third round of the world championship chase in order to accommodate the Commonwealth Games in that city.
	sport.guardian.co.uk /formulaone/story/0,10069,1601315,00.html (484 words)

	The British Grand Prix (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		And then the war end The runways and the sweeping taxiways meant that the tracks were fast and soon gained popularity and when the Royal Automobile Club began looking for a venue for a British Grand Prix in 1948 Silverstone was suggested.
		In an effort to increase possible uses a National But while the BRDC has done a great deal to improve the track the local authorities have failed completely to improve road access to Silverstone and every year the lanes around the track are blocked as the thousands of fans try to get into the track.
		Qulifying for the British Grand Prix is due to take place on Saturday 6th July 2002...
	homepages.ihug.co.nz /~mrc/circuits/Britain/index.html (325 words)

	British Grand Prix - 1950 - Grand Prix Racing - the whole story
		British Grand Prix - 1950 - Grand Prix Racing - the whole story
		Regardless of this, it was a start, and the sheer size of the crowd told the organisers of the new world championship contest that their idea was a valid one.
		The race was also known as the European Grand Prix
	www.gpracing.net192.com /races/reports/1.cfm (369 words)

	Famous Jowett Jupiter Past Owners - John Surtees, Peter Ustinov, Red Skelton and more
		John made his Grand Prix debut in 1960 for Team Lotus, and in 1964 he won the Formula 1 World Championship driving for Ferrari.
		He was invincible in the Light-heavyweight category and became the British and Commonwealth champion at that weight.
		D P (Budge) Rogers, OBE is the holder of the England record of 34 caps, British Lion and Barbarian many times over, captain of England on several occasions and the first English player to be honoured by the Queen for his services to football.
	www.jowettjupiter.co.uk /J_famous.htm (3030 words)

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