Day 22 - British F1 GP - Qualifying

We had a great day at the British Formula 1 Grand Prix today. We started our day with a tour of the Silverstone Museum. We spent a good two hours looking at the history of the race track, along with the famous cars and drivers from the past century. We also had time to go to the museum cafe for a coffee, and we bought some sandwiches for lunch. The sandwiches were much better than the options around the Grand Prix site.

The weather looked a little threatening today, so I suggested we go to one of the under cover grandstands. We found some seats at the top of the stairs, which gave us plenty of legroom. Rob appreciated this, as he felt a little cramped in the seats yesterday. Once we found these seats, we pitched our tent for the day there.

No one was going to stop Max Vestappan from getting pole position today, he was just too good when it mattered. However, my favourite driver, Australia's Oscar Piastri, qualified in third position, his best qualifying result in his rookie year. Oscar's teammate, Lando Norris, was second, an excellent outcome for the McLaren team. I was also excited to see Alex Albon from my favourite team, Williams Racing, finish qualifying in eighth place. The perennial backmarkers appear to be on the improve.

In the FIA Formula 2 race, we saw Australian, Jack Doohan, fight for a third place podium finish in a wet race. A great effort given the atrocious conditions, where he had to pull off some inspirational moves to get past other competitors.

Overall, it was a great day at the Grand Prix, and I was excited to see my favourite driver and favourite team do well. Tomorrow is race day.Read more