Silverstone Circuits Limited has today announced that race day tickets for the Sunday of the 2008 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix are now sold out. The event, taking place on 4-6 July, is one of the highlights ofthe UK sporting calendar and, following record levels of demand for tickets, British drivers Lewis Hamilton, JensonButton and David Coulthard can now look forward to lining up on the start grid in front of packed grandstands and acapacity home crowd.
Jenson Button, David Coulthard and Lewis Hamilton (l to r) can look forward to a race day sell-out crowdfor the British Grand Prix at Silverstone
Nothing beats the exhilarating live experience of the British Grand Prix and with tickets for the Sunday sold out, fanswanting a taste of this year’s F1 action are now switching their attention to individual day tickets for both practice onFriday 4 and qualifying on Saturday 5 July.
Adult tickets are still available from as little as £49 for the Friday and £69 for the Saturday (child prices are 50% of anadult ticket on both days), however, due to overwhelming levels of demand, only a limited number of tickets remain forqualifying on Saturday.
Few of the 80,000 fans who attended qualifying in 2007 will forget the incredible atmosphere and spectacular scenesthat followed Lewis Hamilton’s dramatic drive to claim pole position. Qualifying builds to an unbelievable climax andmany fans have already re-booked their tickets for qualifying in ’08, hoping to re-live the tension and drama of lastyear. With this in mind, the advice from Silverstone to anyone wanting to attend practice or qualifying for the BritishGrand Prix is “book now to avoid disappointment”.
Looking back at his stunning qualifying performance at last year’s British Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton, who currentlyleads the 2008 FORMULA 1 Drivers’ Championship, commented, “I could feel it – I was thinking ‘this is going to bethe lap’. I came across the line and remember the guys came on the radio and said, ‘Pole Position’. I could see thefans jumping and waving their flags. It’s different to when you’re in another country where you might see one or twoflags - here you had the British flag everywhere and I knew, ‘yeah, this is where we’re supposed to be’. “
Looking ahead to qualifying at this year’s British Grand Prix, the Vodafone Mercedes McLaren driver added, “It isvery, very exciting. Generally the driver only has one or two laps to really nail it and put the car on Pole. Obviously wedid that last year and I’ll be gunning for that Pole Position this year. ”
Tickets for the Friday and Saturday also provide families, or anyone considering experiencing the Grand Prix for thefirst time, with a perfect opportunity to get a taste of live FORMULA 1 action. In addition to a wealth of entertainmentaway from the track, the on-track action is non-stop with two F1 practice sessions on the Friday; qualifying and apractice session on the Saturday; and top motorsport action from the various support races running throughout theweekend.
Richard Phillips, Managing Director of Silverstone Circuits Ltd, commented: “The support for this year’s British GrandPrix has been exceptional. This is the earliest I can remember us selling out of race day tickets, but fans can still buyindividual day tickets for qualifying on Saturday and practice on Friday. Qualifying, in particular, builds to anunbelievable climax and is a great day to experience.
“The British fans are some of the most loyal and knowledgeable fans in the world and we are delighted that they haveshown such overwhelming support for the event. “
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