This week marks the 75th anniversary of the first-ever Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, which was held at Silverstone and attended by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth – still the only instance where a reigning monarch went to the British GP. Quite a milestone for the track, then, but which of its 59 F1 championship races so far has been the best? Here are a few starters for 10 to get you thinking…
1987: Nigel Mansell made up almost half a minute on the leader before selling him a quite audacious dummy, diving into the apex and shutting the door. Mansell went on to win that race. Four years later, the iconic image of Nige taxiing Ayrton Senna back to the pits happened at Silverstone too – another standout moment in British GP folklore.
