The British Grand Prix Formula 1

was that? My goodness! This is Formula One, race nine, Great

Britain. Here we are for the British Grand

Prix. Traditionally, we like to make an entrance because it's our home

race. However, this year it won't be the BBC doing the stunts... It'll be

him! I actually can't believe he's going to do this. I've never done

this before going to work but I love it! OK, stand by.

He's going to be all right, isn't he?

Go, Lewis! James Bond, eat your heart out!

Now that's how you make an entrance! I can't even tell you how much fun

that was. Let's go! That is the way to arrive at work.

Hello, welcome to the British Grand Prix. David and Eddie taking us

through the event. We should have had you joining in as well. I did

something like that once, never again! If you want to see how that

film was made, we've got a special film on our website. You can comment

on Facebook or tweet us. Here we are at Silverstone. David, a couple of

wins for you, we can see it a terrific crowd. What's so magical

about this one? It's a home Grand Prix. We cut the Red Arrows, it's

the home of the British Grand Prix. So many of the Formula One teams are

based around this circuit. It really is very special, you can feel the

atmosphere. The A not just is it the home of British Grand Prix, I think

it's the home of motorsport. I think everything that has come out of

here, all the great champions, This has been the one great home for

world races. Everybody came here, whether it be Senna, all the people

down through the ages, they based themselves here and that's why it's

so special. They are celebrating their 50th Grand Prix, it's a

four-day extravaganza. -year-old I based myself here, it was the

closest circuit here but we used it for testing and marketing and

promotional things. Silverstone is very accommodating. I don't think I

would have got anywhere close we got to had it not been for Silverstone.

120,000 fans here today. It's a really terrific crowd. They've been

treated to some terrific entertainment, rock bands, all kinds

of festival activities and some vintage parades. Fantastic. Nigel

Mansell has been out there today. It's been a fantastic opportunity

for the fans, new fans to Formula One coming here for the first time,

to look at Grand Prix cars over the decades. And it's always a bit of a

concern because we have to compete against so many different sports and

festivals, but the hardened fans are here. The Red Arrows have literally

just been putting on an absolutely breathtaking display. They were led

by Jim Turner, they really are a British institution and are

fantastic. Well, it's historic as well. They seem to come and enjoy

their time here. They feel part of the group, people are able to speak

to them. What is fantastic about Ilkeston, the people have access. We

have everybody here, the circuit is so close to the track. It gives them

that extra special field. They feel they are on top of the game, being

from this great height on what is going on in the race. That makes it

special. We are at home this weekend. This is round nine of 19,

Silverstone, the British Grand Prix. We've got a couple more European

races before the summer break, followed by some classic venues.

Then back to the flyaway is before the conclusion in the desert in

November. But much battling to be done in the championship before

then. A trio of wins for Rosberg and constant podiums have gifted him a

29 point advantage over Hamilton, who could certainly do with his

share of Lady luck. Ricciardo is best of the rest, four points ahead

of Alonso, who heads Vettel. Jenson Button lies in eighth. Mercedes

dominate the constructors' championship. The battle between

third and sixth is a close one, for RE forcing Williams and McLaren,

just 26 points between them, Marussia on the board in ninth with

two points, their first ever points. Could they sneak anymore today? It's

really quite interesting. We know about the front of the field but

that midfield battle, it's quite tight and extraordinary, Force India

battling with for RE. Actually, they are not because for RE are at the

back of the grid in this particular case. I think there's always a great

fight for it. Everyone is talking about the Mercedes. They are already

so far ahead. We need to make some excitement. This excitement has been

dished up to us in abundance in the midfield. I think Force India have

done a remarkable job, not just yesterday by all season. Did you

think Force India will be able to make -- maintain this momentum? If

we were having this conversation a couple of years ago, I would have

been nervous. But there is real stability in that company,

financially as well. Punching above their weight in terms of spend and

deliverance in the pace on the track. Not only will they be able to

keep it, they might improve on it as well. We had an incredible day

yesterday. It was a lean over and shout at the telly stuff. Here is

Lee McKenzie with the report. British summer Time was in full

flow, rain and sunshine. It created problems for some big names.

Williams locked out of the front row in Austria but they set a time here.

Caught out by the rain. Ferrari also got it wrong. Raikkonen was on track

at the wrong time. Alonso spun on circuit. Marussia getting both, is

interviewed two meant they were the highest powered Ferrari team.

Chilton was just behind in 13th. It looked like Sebastian Vettel had

been caught out as he didn't leave the garage whilst the track was

dry. A big rain shower meant most cars waited in the pit lane and the

Toro Rosso drivers and Ricciardo called it a day. At that stage,

Lewis Hamilton was in pole position. He thought he'd done enough and let

Rosberg grew and aborted his own lap. At the final sector of the

track dried out faster than anyone could have thought. Hulkenberg went

fastest in the last few seconds, then came Vettel and then Luis'

worst nightmare, Rosberg took pole position. Hamilton was left

shell-shocked in sixth. You are obviously incredibly disappointed.

Did you expect the circuit would dry out so fast? Obviously not, no. I

don't really have anything to say. Together with my team, we made all

the right calls today. It was a great example of teamwork. It was

nice to see in such a conjugated situation, because normally you can

always find bits and pieces that went wrong but today we got it all

right. Was bird gets his first pole position of the season and the first

that this track. Vettel is alongside, matching his best

performance are bigger. Button is third and Hulkenberg is fourth.

Magnussen has the despondent Hamilton next to him. But expect the

lightning start from the Mercedes. Perez and Ricciardo are on the

fourth row. Grosjean was happy in 11. Max Chilton takes... Sutil,

Bottas and Alonso move forward. This is where it gets, located. Gutierrez

added a penalty but only dropped from 14 to 19, as he can't fall

behind cars he didn't officially qualify. Maldonado was excluded for

not being able to provide a fuel sample, but he's allowed to start

20th, as both cater run drivers didn't qualify within 107% of the

cut-off time, so they start at the back of the grid.

Qualifying yesterday at everything, arguably, apart from the Hollywood

ending... David, sometimes a mixed upgrade can be really exciting to

watch. That's exactly what we get in these varied qualifying sessions.

Lewis Hamilton in sixth, we have to look out for him, the Ferrari is out

of position. There's a lot to look forward to in this Grand Prix. Nico

Rosberg has to feel stronger because if you've got a good start and

straight line speed he should be able to control the race out front.

He should be feeling strong in that pole position. Wii he did the job

all the way through, he was on the circuit at the right time and he

wasn't sitting in the pits, as some of the other people had decided to

do. That was the very important deciding factor about it. This is

the on-board just before they come round to start their final

qualifying lap. Tell Lewis he needs to speed up. He knows the clock is

ticking, he knows there is a possibility he will not make it,

like Perez did not do. Hamilton had the option to back him up a little

bit further here. He didn't take that, he was focusing on his own lap

and trying to make sure he was clean coming out of the last corner.

Rosberg comes out and crosses the timing line-up. Look at the Bridge,

it's green. He is just over the line at the right moment as it turns red.

That was less than half a second, being able to start the lap or not.

If he hadn't, he would have started behind on the grid down in sixth.

Now he is able to use as a great marker board coming into turn three

and then into The Loop. Lewis, with a slightly greasy conditions, locks

up and slides wide and decides to abort the actual lap. Even then,

Rosberg is able to use the slipstream and the DRS to gain

another few kilometres per hour, get up to 200 kilometres per hour.

Hamilton inadvertently helped Rosberg to pole position. But he

couldn't speak in his interview, he was gutted, he said was all his

fault. It was a split second decision and he wasn't the only one

who got caught out with that. It was just a moment when Matt Wrack got a

bit faster. So many people were caught out, Ricciardo was out of

position as well. Sebastian Vettel only went out because he hadn't done

a time. In reality, we've all been through it, we all know this place.

You've got to be on the circuit, the last car over the line. If you can

be that last car in these wet, damp and drying conditions. Let's talk

about Lewis Hamilton's start. We saw in Austria he had the most

incredible start. He did really well. He's ninth on the grid, he

gets the power down fantastically well. He said this was one of the

best starts he'd ever made in Formula One, up to six position by

the first corner. Then, as we see coming diving into the hairpin turn

to, he is then up the inside and into fifth. He overtakes Alonso by

the end of this first lap and gets himself up into fourth place. It was

a stunning first lap. He's going to need to do that again today but it

will be more difficult. There is not the big long straights at the

beginning of the lap that allows him to use the acceleration. Well, it

was an opportunistic time. Marussia got both their drivers through to Q2

since the last time since Spa. Tom is with Graham. They were the

highest placed Fernando Alonso car of all. A great performance? It is

our job to maximise what we can do in every session, whether it is a

qualifying session, a test session for a race. The guys did a great job

yesterday and they put a spring in everybody's step. Can you add to the

points from Monaco? Well, Monaco was good and we were there on merit.

Today, we won't have the race pace really to stay where we would like

to be. We have to work on that and try and get the car quicker, but

again, we'll do the best that we can and give Max and Jules the best

chance and see where we end up when the flag drops. I guess you have

been doing a rain dance It is funny how greedy you get when you start

moving up the grid. It is great to see so many people here. It is a

home Grand Prix for a lot of drivers as well and you know, it is great

for them that it's dry. Yes, it would be nice to have a little bit

less grip for everyone. It would suit us well, but we will see how we

get on. The conditions are the same for everybody. Good luck. Thanks.

Well, interesting stuff there from Graham. I never saw this before. The

Red Arrows showing their love for the British Grand Prix signing off

with a heart! Let's hope that's going to be a good sign for the day

gentlemen. A little bit of romance here at Silverstone. What do you

think about Marussia today? They are going to have a hard time because

they have got great drivers behind them, but it is not out of the

realm? We've got windy conditions which makes it more difficult for

the cars. Marussia could hang in there for a little bit in the Grand

Prix, but of course, points are their target. Yeah, exactly. I want

you to come with me. I can see our Nig. Lovely to see you. Have you

just come off is safari. Thanks for a very nice comment!

Nigel, you are a Stewart this weekend, of course, this is an

amazing place? Oh, it is fantastic here to be. 50th an anniversary.

Lewis is going to put all that energy into the race today. Either

driver can win here and Fernando Ferrari coming from the back and

Williams coming from the back. Lewis was there and Jenson was there. Did

they really take something away from this? Will this give Lewis good

spirit for the race? Let's not forget about Jenson. What a

fantastic job he did with the McLaren yesterday and everyone is

here to support all the British drivers. It is going to be a

fantastic day. Yes, Lewis for the championship, has got to win this

race today. Yeah, absolutely. You still have a big love for this,

don't you? When we think about Silverstone and the British Grand

Prix, everybody thinks about Nigel Mansell. This is for us, the Mecca

of Grand Prix racing and this circuit is one of the best, if not

the best, sequence of corners in the world. Down the straight, Hangar

Straight, and having a little bit of a kiss with Nelson, my spend did

team-mate and the fans invading the circuit here. I charged him a lot of

money for this slip, but I never got paid! Tell us about the team battle

you had. We have seen it with Nico and Lewis right now and you had it

with Nelson. You have to fight your own corner within the team? People

have said, it was a huge mistake yesterday. Lewis will draw strength

on that. It was a simple mistake. He thought that the lap had gone so he

backed off. You should never back off, of course, we know that. But

he'll draw strength from that and he'll go on to be stronger. Nico is

doing a fabulous job. A great driver. He won fabulous races and

his dad will help him too. You say he will gain a lot of

strength, but you yourself used to say that there was nearly a second

in the time with the crowd willing you on. Will that apply to Lewis?

Yeah, I think so. People react to pressure in a David way. David can

testify that too. I found it gave me extra oomph and seeing Lewis' face,

I think he has the eyes today to do an outstanding job. Let's hope he

can focus and please the British crowd today. It is fantastic to see

you. Thanks for coming to have a khat. Chat. Don't forget, Nico will

push hard too. We saw shots of the drivers parade and Lee was out

there. Let's see what they had to say sto her. This is always a

special moment. It is unbelievable. We have the British flags. Nowhere

else we get this. Do you ever come here and just almost

else we get this. Do you ever come feeling of this? It must be so

special just seeing your feeling of this? It must be so

over this place? It is always like it is the first time. Is it? It

feels like every year it is growing. There is more and more people every

year, but more and more flags. The support me and Jenson and Max have

is just incredible. It is incredible. We appreciate it so

much. I hope we can do a good job for them today. Max, is this

something you ever get used to? No, it would be odd to get used to this.

Your home Grand Prix with so many spectators, it is amazing and there

is so many Union Jacks. What's it like to some to Silverstone? You get

a great knowledgeable crowd base here? It is great to race in front

of a big crowd. No matter, the conditions, people like come to go

support us. Mostly the British drivers, that's fine. The crowd is

really, yeah, interested in what we're doing. Jenson, how are you

feeling? It is incredible the crowd here, isn't it? Yeah, it is. Very

supportive. It is good to see so many people here as well and luckily

enough we've got a little bit of sun right now and hopefully it will stay

for the race. Overwhelming the support, not just for the he British

drivers, but for everyone. I take it you dornt like the -- don't like the

British summers. It wasn't good for you? Yes, we're in England and

anything can happen and a little bit of rain today should help our

possibilities. We will see today. We are not used to this! Are you

planning on spoiling a big British party today? That's not in my plan.

My plan is to win and it happens to be in Britain. Its going to be a

tough race. I think probably a big battle between Lewis and I. I have

the advantage at the start, but it is early on. It is a small advantage

and I need to make the most of it and go for it up the front.

Yeah, a lot of going for it up the front. Interesting stuff from the

boys. Rob Jones joins me now. Very important here at Silverstone. Tell

us about the role of the MSA. It is the national governing body.

Silverstone put on the event. They are the promoter of the event:

MSAs... There go the boys! The MSA organise the sporting side. Really

what goes on the track particularly with the volunteers, the marshals

here, the medics, most all the volunteers here are associated with

the MSA and trained by the MSA and you can get involved in motorsport

in any way you want, but the volunteering is special. We train

volunteers throughout the world. They do an incredible job. How

important is the British Grand Prix and the realm of UK motorsport? It's

the pinnacle of the sport. It's not only the enthusiast who comes today

and watches today, it is the wider public, people who have not been

introduced to motorsport. It performs that role. This is the

perfect way of introducing peel to the sport. There will be people

watching who perhaps never watched the race before and it is the

British Grand Prix and they will go away and hopefully get involved in

grass-roots motorsport. You are trying to develop young drivers as

well, it goes hand-in-hand? We have a young driver development

programme. The proof of the pudding is in the eating. We have had Nick

and Alex on the podium over the weekend and they are Team UK members

as indeed is Elvin Evans and we're proud of them and what we are

achieving with the young drivers. Rob, thank you very much. We wish

all of those drivers as well. That's great. Thank you. We are seeing lots

of Lewis Hamilton, of course who had a lot of help in his career along

the way. You're looking at live shots of him and it was a story of -

oh, there is Prince Harry having a khat with Jackie Stewart and Alain

Prost there. You would like to be a fly on the wall there. Isn't he a

great supporter. Jackie would make sure these people get looked after

and it is an honour to have. As you said earlier, there is a lot of

sporting competition. Wimbledon is on and people will want to watch the

World Cup, but so many dignitaries and high-profile people and they

love the Grand Prix and they love Silverstone and that's why they're

here. Let's look at another side of Lewis Hamilton as he takes us back

to his grass-roots in the carting realm with David.

Me and my dad driving up here in his red Cavalier with the box trailer.

We were nobodies. I was only eight years old. Dad spent all week in his

off time from work preparing the car and making it look stunning for the

race. And then I'd come and destroy it! I was out playing. I was a kid.

This is where your career started? I used to come here and race 14 years

before you were born. This is the Silverstone of what it is to cars.

My first race was here. The place has changed so much. The track is

still the original track. When you look back in your carting career and

compare it to where you are in Formula One, do you have that same

feeling? I do. The carting days are the best. You are bombing around

going fast and all the guys in faster cars fly-past you out of

nowhere and give you a heart attack. One guy hit me on the inside into

turn one and I went flying off into the wall and smashed my helmet and

my face on the steering wheel and my nose was bleeding and everything and

this was the day before the first race. I got pushed around a lot when

I was younger, but I gave as much back. We should get out there and I

will show you some of my skills. You have not been in touch with Nico?

No. You think I'm going to take you out? Let's do it, yeah. Shall we get

our kit on? Yeah. So Lewis there, is where it all

began. Let's try and re-enact your carting magic. Not too bad for an

old man! Where are you going? I have always

been known as a late breaker and my dad used to stand at the side of

where we brake and he would see where the top drivers were braking

and then he would go a few more meters later and he would make me

brake there. I was often in that pond while learning to brake later!

Try and grab his bumper. He has really caught back on me.

I think I've kind of lost it a little bit.

Very good. You were very well behaved. Do you know who this? Lewis

Hamilton. One thing that you probably don't know or you may know

is that Lewis Hamilton used to go to your school. How are you guys doing?

APPLAUSE With your gloves on, you can't make

a noise. Where do you live? Pe tri Way. That's where I used to live.

Nico and I talked about boats and all these things and what we would

call our boats and it was all a fantasy at the time. When was your

first race? It was here in 1993. I was your age, I was eight. Can

anyone imagine being 29 years old, does that seem really old? How about

47? You've just added more years to me, I'm 43! The difference between

them, some of the girls are going for it, some of the boys are more

timid. Who has been your toughest

competitor so far? Fernando Alonso, who I raced with years ago, he

drives for Ferrari, he was probably my toughest. Moving to the British

Grand Prix... It is particularly special. Naturally, because it is

your home crowd and the heritage and history of motorsport in the UK. I

remember winning my first Grand Prix there, the gold trophy. That was an

unbelievable feeling. From karting to Formula One. And now we are in my

hometown, aren't we? Some of these guys are bigger than you. That was

probably the only time you looked up to me.

Lovely These are pictures of Lewis in the

garage, just before he's about to go out. Just under half an hour before

the British Grand Prix starts. Eddie, that is Lewis having to put

yesterday behind him and start afresh today. I agree with Nigel

Mansell. I think this could be some form of extra motivation. You can

see how gritty he is, because he has some really good cars in front

see how gritty he is, because he has him, to make sure he passes quickly.

If he can start like you started in Austria, we are in for a massive

fight. If I was Rosberg at the moment, I wouldn't think this was an

easy race to win. He's really got to control these problems he has had in

the last few races because this is control these problems he has had in

one of those heightened environments where you could become quite

paranoid. Of course, every driver, they are very selfish, that's the

way they have to be, most sports people are. They've got to think

about themselves first. As they go through the day, Lewis has to think,

why me, why is it always me? You've got to get that out of your head and

get on, be positive, try and get into some motivation that gives you

the supreme ability to be able to find the best and win this race. We

are seeing pictures of John Surtees, the man who won World Championships

on four wheels and two wheels, seven of those. Sebastian Coe before him.

We can get the latest on what's going on in the pit lane now. Tom is

up there. This is one of the loneliest moments

of the weekend for me. Everyone is heading to the grid. It's going to

be a stunning race today. Judging by Pirelli's tyres from Friday, it's

going to be a one ought to stop race. It's probably going to be to

stop. That's a good thing, because it's quite difficult to overtake at

this race track and we want as many variables as possible. We want to

look at those Ferraris and Williams... According to Ferrari's

simulations, they think Alonso can finish fifth in this race, from a

starting position of 16th, if he has a clean run.

Great shots there. Everybody is scurrying past us, about to go onto

the grid. We've got her Majesty 's Royal Marines marching band behind

us. It's really building now to what is going to be a fascinating race.

It is, because yesterday, Bernie used to say, without telling anyone,

I'm going to win the track and each and every race of qualifying because

he said the rain is always the one that throws up the most unlikely

grades, the most unlikely race results and the most excitement. And

what happened yesterday? Exactly that. We are looking at Bianchi's

car, they are sorting the brakes out. He had an off on Friday. Then

yesterday he had his great qualifying, 12, the best ever

qualifying. This team has moved on so significantly, it's so exciting

to see. They started as one of the new teams, most people didn't give

them hope at all of being up where they are at the moment, so fingers

crossed, Max Chilton is one of their drivers, huge British interest. We

will make sure that we are supporting him as much as we can.

They are working right up to the wire. Why do you think that

difference has been with Marussia? Is it the fact they've switched to

the Ferrari powertrain? The engine made such a difference. The

reliability of the Ferrari was such a massive coup. In the previous cars

they didn't have some of the gizmos that the top teams had. Over last

winter, they were able to find the budget and commitment. They are now

coming out as a team. They are ahead of people like Saab and pushing

other teams. Do I think the likes of Caterham can catch them? I don't

think so. I know there's a change of ownership in Caterham and we may see

some fireworks there but this team is quite honestly on top of their

game. We're just going to grab a hold of Sebastian Coe. Literally!

You've already met Suzi, what about me? This has been such a busy two

years but you. Lots of people talking about what you are going to

do next, working at the BBC, what's the latest news? I'm here to watch

the Grand Prix! I like braking news. Are you the designated new person to

take over Formula One? There's FIFA, the Vatican, loads of jobs you

haven't ran through. Seriously, I know you are a big motor sports fan.

What are you expecting out there today? I was nervous yesterday

because of the weather. I think it should be OK today. I will leave

that to the experts, but I think that's the way Ferrari and Williams

can come through the field today. Nice to talk to you, thank you.

Indeed, let's go to the grid, because David is with some of the

drivers. I'm standing here at the moment, you can probably see the

police cordon. You've got Sir Jackie Stewart here, we will maybe get a

quick word. He is with Prince Harry. I understand... Can you maybe give

us an insight into your royal guest's interest in Formula One?

He's a great enthusiast, he was coming to races at nine and his

brother was 11 when I first brought them to the British Grand Prix. We

came to Donington, went to brands Hatch, he's very keen on racing.

What sort of insight have you been giving him today? It's been some

time since you drove a car. It is. He's been to see the Williams team,

McLaren, he knows it all. He covers it very well. You can just see

behind Sir Jackie their, we have some of the celebrities. We have Her

Majesty's Royal Marine band from Collingwood. They will be putting on

a fine show for the grandstands here. You can see behind all of the

union Jacks. One of the things I always appreciate about the British

fans, there are some Ferrari flags and other fans -- flags as well,

British fans really spread the love. Nico Rosberg has not come to

the grid. He's not talking to anyone today, very focused on the race

ahead. That psychological battle that's going on between the two

team-mates so far seems to have been won by Nico. We've got Sebastian

Vettel, only the second time he's been in the front row so far this

season. He hasn't had the chance to get that one

season. He hasn't had the chance to going this year. Nico Rosberg has

started to pick up on that now, so it's obviously something that is

from their nation particularly. A few words with his engineer, rocky.

They will be discussing the wind mainly around this race track,

making some adjustments to the wings. The Red Bull is particularly

slow in a straight line, 14: It is per hour slower than the Mercedes of

Nico Rosberg. Sebastian Vettel have to get this car off the line and

then try and brake the DRS zone, if he's going to have any chance at

all. Let's hang a little bit longer. He is discussing what's going on

behind him. In the meantime, we will jump in and see a lady here. From a

pretty racing driver... Have you got a hangover? Sorry, it's live. URA

regular now, the second time at the British Grand Prix. I absolutely

love it, there's nothing better than the sound of that juicy engine. I've

never heard it called juicy before. Who are you supporting? I'm here

with Red Bull, a British racing team, so I would love Vettel to

win. Lewis Hamilton made a mistake yesterday but I reckon he's still

got a good chance, it would be great to see him win. Meanwhile, Vettel

still talking with his engineer. I wonder if we will take a walk along

and try to talk to some of the other drivers. We've got Catania here. We

are both live at the moment. I'd rather use spoken English and

German. The British Grand Prix. I don't suppose it really strikes a

chord with the German driver, but certainly with the British teams

that are all based here... If you can get in there, you can see the

diagram that Rocky has drawn on his engineering board. It's showing the

direction of wind around this open racetrack. We may have to move on

and see if we can speak to some of the other drivers. The pretty map,

showing the wind direction. I'm interested in you talking to the

crowd because it's your home crowd. The wind coming in from the West,

what do you have to change on the card to make it work this afternoon?

I just asked for the intensity. We've adapted already to that, the

wind is different to Friday. It plays a big role with high-speed

corners. We just made sure it didn't change. Can you do anything with

Nico? I will try. You don't have the straight line speed is all you've

got to be relying on the start. That is the idea. They are quick. We will

do the best we can. If there's a chance to annoy them, I hope we can

go for that. I'd like to get a word with Jenson Button. Emotional day,

great to see so many people bringing out the pink for your father.

Thoughts ahead of this British Grand Prix, is your mind firmly focused on

converting what was a great qualifier? Yes, yesterday was a good

day, I went to bed happy last night. Hopefully we can have a good result

today. It's going to be tricky but we will have a good race. Good luck

and great effort. Let's find our way back onto the grid. Lewis Hamilton

they're heading off for a last-minute focus. I'll just get a

quick word with Niki Lauda. Lewis disappointed yesterday, how is his

mood today? Good, very good. He is highly motivated. He looks good.

Your boys are separated, they will not really be racing each other, are

they? There is a difference on tyres between the two, let's see who has

the advantage, maybe Lewis. Different strategies from the two.

That is going to be great to see how that plays out. We saw earlier in

the year that Mercedes were allowing that two drivers to really run their

best race will stop of course, that puts the lead driver and a little

bit of pressure later in the race. We might just keep moving on from

Hulkenberg. Force India really doing a fantastic job. Their home Grand

Prix, they are within a stone 's throw of this racetrack. Lewis

Hamilton they're out of position. The Mexican flag flying here, that

can mean only one of two things. We are with Sergio Perez. Sergio, are

you a golf fan? You realise that he is handy with a club? Yes, he is

better than I. How do you see this afternoon? You maybe out of position

from what the car could have done, but you're having a great run so

far? Unfortunately, we didn't get to do the last lap so we lost a few

positions. It is good to be in the position. All we can aim for is

third today. We're not too bad in that position. OK, we wish you luck.

A word with Ian Poulter. You are a local man? Force India invited me a

long today. I'm having a great time. We're going to cut off for the

National Anthem. All the best. So a very proud crowd there all

standing for the National Anthem. All 120,000 of them. It is a real

terrific British crowd today and they are such a resilient. The sun

is out. It is a little bit blustery. Well, on the way to the grid, we got

team radio from Lewis Hamilton which was concerning. He was asking the

team about his brakes. See the smoke?

So he asked the team if there was a problem with his brakes. After that,

I have to say, I was on the grid and he walked past Eddie and myself and

he gave us a little smile. He looked relaxed so perhaps that's gone away

now? Well, let's hope all those teething problems, you know, coming

up to the start of a race, everybody is anxious, they are uptight and

maybe they are doing things they wouldn't do under normal

circumstances. So the brakes, anything he can pick out so he can

get his mind off what is going to happen, the start of the race,

that's when the adrenalin is pumping and rushing and they

that's when the adrenalin is pumping sure they are in the best possible

situation. So get the engineers and the mechanics look at the brakes and

console him and tell him everything is OK and off he goes. Take nothing

away from Nico Rosberg, he has just done everything right recently. He

has taken the momentum away from Lewis in Monaco. Lewis accepted that

in an interview that Lee did yesterday, but he looked like he

dealt with it and moved on from it, but really Lewis has got the whole,

all the cards in his hand, don't you think, Eddie? The situation here is

Rosberg psychologically made a move and that move occurred in Monaco. It

was a crucial moment for him to get pole position. It was a crucial time

for him to win the race. He did both of those things and he took the

upper hand at that moment. He still has the upper hand, but I believe

that can be changed quickly and Lewis is the man who can do it

because we do know for sure, Lewis is the faster, but at the moment

psychologically, Rosberg has the upper hand. Jules Bianchi got on to

the grid in time and well done to Marussia for sorting out that

problem. Bianchi going from 12th. Lee managed to catch up with Felipe

Massa. Let's hear what he had to say. It was a difficult day for

Williams yesterday. Can you make your way through the pack today? I

will try. It will not be an easy race. Maybe the car can be

competitive and it can be important today in the race. Have a good one.

Thanks. Well, he has got a lot to do. He starts from 15th. His

team-mate going from 14th in that unfortunate qualifying session they

had yesterday getting caught out. You have got to see the Williams

moving through here. We're quick now, aren't they? Well, the car in

many respects, I think this is, in the right hands and if they had

probably a better last couple of seasons and they were ready for

this, they could have been championship contenders, absolutely.

This car is right up there with the Mercedes and the Force Indias. They

are all fighting in that mid-section. We talked about how

exciting that fight is for the constructors and drivers. Williams,

outstanding car. Outstanding. They have done an amazing turn around and

they have a huge fanbase. What Frank achieved all those years ago and now

Clare bringing it forward, it is a new dimension. It certainly is. With

just under ten minutes to go then, let's have a look at 1.36 of Nico

Rosberg yesterday. Here is his pole lap. The 50th running of the British

Grand Prix at Silverstone a 6.2 mile racetrack and we have variable

weather conditions. This is at the dying moments of the qualifying

session, that's Lewis Hamilton in front of Nico Rosberg and the clock

is ticking down as we come through the second last corner. As he

positions himself to get across the line, the red lights are on. He has

crossed the start/finish line for timing through turns one and two.

Nico is able to use laws Lewis as a braking reference. They are slower

than they were on their previous best lap. Lewis locks up as he goes

out on to the Wellington Straight and he throws in the towel and he

moves over having given his team-mate the toe down the we

Wellington Straight, never give up to the chequered flag and that's

what Nico Rosberg has done. Exits, and passes the British Racing

Drivers' Club and past the old Formula One pits and towards Copse.

The conditions are far from ideal in this session. Towards Becketts, the

most challenging section of corners of any Grand Prix track in world and

a must see for any racing fans. Keeps it tidy as he runs out to the

Hangar Straight. Hangar Straight under the bridge and this is where

the position lap was won. Towards Stowe. The track is drier than the

previous lap. He misses the apex, but is able to get a good drive down

through Vale. He is not giving up. He's going for the lap. Correction

for oversteer as he goes into Club. Nice and tidy through the second

part. Short shifts in the last corner and he takes pole position.

His fourth of the season and his team-mate, Hamilton, is down in

sixth place. This sets it up for a fantastic race this afternoon as

Lewis will need to work his way through the field. Never a truer

word said. We can't wait for this race to happen. Even if you are on

the move, you never have to miss a moment. You can download the BBC

Sport smartphone app. You can watch the action live when we are live.

Not long to go now until this Grand Prix starts and what a build-up we

have had. What a session we had yesterday. The crowd was out there.

They can't wait for this. And they are desperate for Jenson to hold

position. It will be tough for him in these conditions though? Well,

there is a couple of things. Jenson, really, this was a miracle

qualifying yesterday for him. Great testimony of the ability that he

has. If we remember my favourite race was his race win in Canada when

he judged the surface, the tyres, the whole balance, he did that again

yesterday. He is outstanding at finding extra speed when no one else

can, but he has that gift. Do I see him finishing in the podium? No, the

car is not able to do it? For once, I hope you are wrong. David and Ben

are your commentators, can Lewis Hamilton win at the British Grand

Prix? COMMENTATOR: Hamilton's lap is

fastest. TEAM RADIO: We're going to box this

lap. It looks good for Hamilton. The times are coming down. Rosberg is

fastest. Where is Hamilton? He's in the pits! Hamilton is the sixth.

Just go for it, Lewis. You can do it! Come on, Lewis. I'm rooting for

you. You can do it. Get in your car, do what you do best and we'll be

cheering every time you go past. I did it before so there is no reason

I can't do it again. Lewis Hamilton has won four Grand

Prix this year, but can he win the one that's closest to his heart? The

British Grand Prix. Six years ago to this day, he took his first and so

far only win at Silverstone from fourth on the grid and he will have

to work harder today from sixth position. For the 50th time, Grand

Prix racing comes to the site of the ancient Luffield Abbey and the 13th

century chap of Thomas Becket names which aplay to -- apply to various

corners. It features some of the fastest corners in Formula One and

creating ing neck-wrenching G-forces. Two DRS zones should

create overtaking opportunities. In dry conditions, it is not an easy

circuit on which to overtake. Hamilton has his work cut out today.

Between him and his team-mate, Nico Rosberg, Sebastian Vettel and 2009

world champion, Jenson Button and two other Mercedes powered cars that

will be fast on the straights. We need to keep on eye on the Williams

and Ferraris. There is so much to look forward to David and the

build-up reaching a crescendo as we get ready for the start of the Grand

Prix. I have been staying on track and the at mass fear is just --

atmosphere is really wonderful. There is a festival feeling here.

Lewis came up short in qualifying, but Jenson Button put in a good show

with McLaren and a lot of expectation just how quickly Lewis

can come through. Vettel is on second. Button on third. His best

grid position of the season. Hulkenberg fourth and Magnussen

fifth. The two McLarens up there. Daniel Ricciardo starts in eighth.

And the two Torro Rossos in tenth place. 11th, Romain Grosjean and

Jules Bianchi, career best and team best. Adrian Sutil 13th on the grid.

He went off in qualifying, Valtteri Bottas further down than expected.

He is in 14th and 15th for his team-mate. Fernando Alonso is 16th.

Kimi Raikkonen is down in 18th followed by Esteban Gutierrez and

Pastor Maldonado and we have the two Caterhams. Well, Lewis Hamilton

starting sixth on the grid. Only twice has the British Grand Prix at

Silverstone been won from sixth or lower. We have to go back to 1975

when it was won from seventh on the grid. Peter Collins won it from

sixth in 1958, I wonder if Lewis can emulate his progress. Nico Rosberg,

good qualifying profres for him. -- progress for him. Jenson Button, his

best grid position of the season so far. He was fourth in Canada, but

never had a podium finish here at Silverstone. Sebastian Vettel

starting in second place on the grid. He celebrated his 27th

birthday this week. He really could do with a descent result. He a tough

season. A non finish last time out in Austria. There is Nico Rosberg

who leads the World Championship table by 29 points. Winner here last

year, let's not forget, but he did inherit the victory. Lewis Hamilton

was leading the race and Sebastian Vettel was leading the race and

Rosberg came through to take the victory. This time David, he has a

great opportunity from pole position? The confidence grows when

you have got cars around you that you leave are less competitive.

Lewis Hamilton is sitting alongside him on the start grid and his heart

rate would be ten beats higher. Even if he makes an average start, he

knows he has the straight line speed over Hamilton and Vettel. Hamilton

down in sixth has to get a couple of places in before we get down into

the Wellington Straight to stand a chance of getting on to the gearbox

of Rosberg. Further down the field, a slight difference from Ferrari,

only Ferrari are starting the race on the harder tyre. Alonso did that

a couple of years ago and was beaten to the win by Mark Webber, but he is

not going for the win today. He is going to try and score as many

points as possible. The next time they come to the grid will be for

the start of the Grand Prix. We just check that all cars move away

cleanly and they do. The two Williams, Raikkonen passing and

we're waiting for the two Caterhams and yes, everybody is away and on to

the final formation lap. There is a packed house here at Silverstone

waiting to see if Hamilton can fight his way through the order. We will

see pit stops and how many? That's one of the questions. Let's get down

to Tom and get the latest answers. What do you expect to see, Tom? All

the guys who are going to two stop, I can see them hitting as early as

lap ten if they are starting the race on the medium tyre. It looks

like Ferrari are going for the one-stop, but that's a brave

decision. Looking at the data, Mercedes, particularly Rosberg, was

suffering overheating after 60 laps on a long run on Friday. Two stops

is probably the quickest way but Ferrari have to do something

different. They are on the hard tyre. There's the gap between

Rosberg and Hamilton. A bit of feedback from Nico Rosberg

to his team about the response he got on the practice start. When he

says and engaged, he will be referring to the clutch. It's normal

to release one clutch as a real action to the light and then once,

he feels movement in the car, he releases the second clutch panel. He

felt there was a bit too much slip on the clutch as he released that.

Remember back to China, where he said the start was perfect. Then

when he came to the race start proper, he had a pretty average

start. Although they do the best job to finely tune all the systems, it's

all about tyre temperature, track position, wind, so many variables as

you release the clutch. How is the actual start going to go? Lewis

Hamilton had a brilliant start in Austria, he could do with another

one here. He started from ninth and he was fourth by the end of the

first lap. This time he starts a little further up in sixth. Rosberg

and Vettel upfront. Magnussen is fifth. Hamilton is sixth. Perez

seventh. Grosjean, Lotus much happier with the performance of the

car, he might be able to squeeze into the points here today. Watch

out for the Marussias as well. The Saubers are still desperate for

points as well. Gutierrez is further back with a lot of work to do.

Everybody now just preparing for the start of this race. Keep an eye on

the two Williams further down the grid, Bottas starts 14th and Massa

in 15th. It seems amazing that it went so wrong for them in qualifying

yesterday, but it's a dry day, it looks as though it's set to write

for the race. 30% chance of rain. Whether you are an avid Grand Prix

fan or tuning in for the first time, or perhaps revisiting the

sport you used to follow, sit back and enjoy the ride as the 50th Grand

Prix at Silverstone is about to start. The 50th Grand Prix at

Silverstone is about to start. Away we go! Hamilton trying, a great

start by Rosberg, a good start by Jenson Button. Vettel has dropped to

fourth position already, dread. For him. He's under attack from

Hamilton. Hamilton already, as he's coming back at him, he's charging

with Vettel still behind him. Hulkenberg losing out in the middle

of this. Not a good start for the Force India. Rosberg getting away in

front, Button second, Magnussen inferred. Contact! It is Kimi

Raikkonen. Other cars involved there as well. One of the Caterhams

bouncing across the grass. I think it was Felipe Massa and the

bouncing across the grass. I think car. It is. He's having a tough

time. That car looks very badly damaged. He obviously didn't see the

tyre that has been removed from the Ferrari on the impact. Damage to the

rear of the car, heavy shunt on the front. The crash structure at the

front of the car has taken a big hit. He is still in the car but

there's a movement. A good sign. You can see the left rear damage on the

Williams, that's a long way back to the pits. The safety car is on

track. On the opening lap Grand Prix, the medical car is just behind

the field. Kimi Raikkonen this out, he's limping. His feet or ankles

have taken a big hit, because they are right in that top section you

can see at the front of the car will stop Kimi Raikkonen limps away as

Felipe Massa tries to get this car back. He's going past the old pics

here. RADIO: Are you OK? Trying to get

some feedback from the team. Red flag, the race has been completely

stopped. Probably too much debris out there for them to feel they can

clean it up safely. Kimi Raikkonen has been taken straight to the

medical car. It's as much about that, you wouldn't expect to have an

accident on the Wellington straight, so there isn't the recovery

facilities there. The marshals do a marvellous job of removing the

debris. He gets very wide coming out onto the Wellington Straight. As he

rejoins, the car starts and he has the accident all in his own. The

avoiding action there of the Williams, so Massa did a great job

to avoid a full on impact with the side of Raikkonen. Coming onto the

Wellington Straight, Raikkonen has come back onto the circuit, spun,

had his own accident and then watched Massa. He locks it out and

throws the car into the spin stop great avoiding action there

from Massa. That could have been so much worse, a T-bone accident,

always the most frightening. It flicks on him completely. Snaps

as he comes across the circuit. A big hit. The Caterham as well took a

hit on the nose. Witt that was Kobayashi. Gets pushed out over the

grass. We've seen that before. It jumps. A big hit into the barrier as

it comes out to allow for the bridge. Massa, great stuff in trying

to avoid. Good to see Kimi Raikkonen is out of the car, back to see that

he is limping. That was a frightening accident, he hit the

barrier very hard indeed. Probably getting up to 180 mph at that point.

The race has been stopped and cars have been brought back to the grid.

Williams will analyse the damage on the back of mass's car and decide

what to do now. Under the current red flag regulations, you don't go

back to the original grid. You pick up the order, race control decide on

a timing loop around that first lap. They will line up with Button in

second and Magnussen inferred, as they had got away from the grid. We

won't go back to the original grid. That helps Hamilton because he was

already up into fourth position. There is the damage on the Ferrari.

It's the front-end that took the biggest hit. What a horrible season

Kimi Raikkonen is having. Is. Side impacts like that, there's very

little, you can see some tyre damage on the front of that Marussia, but

there's very little protection for the driver's legs in a side impact.

By that, I don't mean the strength of the survival cell. Your feet have

to be able to move on the pedals. Some drivers put any power between

their knees to stop them moving around, but otherwise your legs are

just flapping around in the cockpit. You get a big hit like that, the

normal position is to brace yourself. Personally, I always found

it was something to help stabilise myself in the car. The Williams boys

will be surveying the damage and deciding whether that car can safely

take the restart. We saw Max Chilton in the pit lane. He probably will be

allowed to line up at the back if they feel the car is OK. The first

race we've seen, red flag on the first lap, since the 2000 Monaco

Grand Prix. Let's take another look at the start of the race. A horrible

start of the race. Horror. For Sebastian Vettel. He starts coming

under pressure from Lewis Hamilton. There was contact there. That was

the Force India there, Perez. Even through turn one. Let's keep an eye

on that from this angle. You can see the slow starting Lotus as well,

some avoiding action was being made. The two Ferraris getting

pinched through the corner. There was that contact between Perez, who

was nursed into that half spin... Just trying to spot who it was,

might have been one of the Toro Rossos. Meanwhile, Hamilton managed

to get around the outside of Vettel. Looking for Raikkonen, he is being

pushed wide as they go through the apex. This is from Felipe Massa's

point of view, going from The Loop onto the Wellington Straight.

Raikkonen has already left the circuit, is rejoining. He then

whacks across the barrier. That's an extraordinary reaction there from

Massa. Lesser drivers would have just barrelled in their nose first.

It was so late that he couldn't see anything. He was blind to what was

happening up ahead of him. Here is Raikkonen rejoining and then

slamming right across in front. Reminiscent of one of the

Silverstone races going through woodcut, hit the barrier and then a

whole bunch of people in 1973... The Encyclopaedia of knowledge is

joining us here in the commentary box. A huge hit for Raikkonen. Not a

complete front on impact. It's that side impact. Let's watch the start

from Hamilton's point of view. Terrible start for Hulkenberg, he

gets straight past the Force India. Lewis is already looking to find a

way past Sebastian in the first corner. He's got to wait and see

where Vettel breaks. He gets a squeeze, there was contact there

from Vettel. He keeps the position. Loses a bit of drive as he comes out

onto the Wellington Straight. Here is Vettel's start, let's see how

poor it was. It seemed as if he almost had a double up shift there.

It really affected his drive off the corner. We will see Hamilton

appearing on his left hand side. He's defending on the inside.

Hamilton comes and opens the steering. A little bit of contact

there. Has to concede the corner. Hulkenberg almost got him back.

That's the corner where we know Raikkonen went out onto the tarmac.

As he rejoined, it looks like it's all over for Felipe Massa. He's had

a tough time recently. He crashed here on Friday morning. He was

involved in a huge accident with Sergio Perez in the Canadian Grand

Prix. Between that, he's had a pole position in Austria. Be finished in

fourth place. He is having a season of major ups and downs. The Williams

team have had a horrible time this weekend. Suzi Wolf got hardly any

laps in that Friday morning, he crashed, they qualified right down

the back. Their only hope now with Bottas. To be fair to Bottas, he

made some ground on that first lap and got up to ninth position. There

is Lewis Hamilton's car. Every time a car is stopped in the garage, the

mechanics will have a look around. It was wheel to wheel. If you are

going to have any contact with a racing car, that's the best to have.

RADIO: the race will be restarted with the safety car. Interesting to

hear. A lot of damage to the barrier there. You prefer to hit metal and

concrete. You see how close he was to where it joins up against the

bridge. If there is such a thing as fortunate in an accident, it looks

like he was fortunate to strike at where he did. No spare cars in

Formula One these days. In your era, there was often the opportunity

to jump into the spare car at that point but that doesn't happen now.

You have to factor that in. In certain races you could afford to be

more aggressive at the start. Now they have spare cars but only in a

box at the back of the truck, for if they have a damage through

practice. If your car is damaged now, that's it, your afternoon is

over. It takes about nine hours to put that car together from all the

bits in the back of the truck. Nico Rosberg, having made a good start

first time around and dealt with those around him, he now finds

himself having those around him, he now finds

again. He's got a those around him, he now finds

one of the tallest drivers, Fernando is even shorter. But out of the car

stretching his legs, it's not the most comfortable of environments.

Its hostile, warm, the radiators are right side the driver. That seeps

into the cockpit. The water systems run over 100 degrees. That's why you

see most of the drivers getting out of the car, stretching their legs.

see most of the drivers getting out They then go through the procedure

of getting the kit on, going back They then go through the procedure

into the car and focusing the mind. Ricciardo focusing -- and in one

place on that lap. At least he hasn't lost as he did in the first

lap in Austria, he lost several places on the first lap of the

previous Grand Prix. He will be hopeful that he made up a bit more

proud. Hulkenberg Roz car there. Magnussen, the other McLaren. We've

got the two McLarens second and third on the grid. This is one of

the better performances we've seen from McLaren and from Magnussen. He

had that solid start to the year, brilliant start in second place in

Australia. Had a good result last time in Austria. You can see the

confidence beginning to come back now. It is and there is no question

that he is a talented racing driver. McLaren, not having the competitive

car, he has to be outperforming Jenson to stand out from the crowd

and historically, McLaren, whenever they have had a bad season, they

have tended to change one of the drivers, not that the driver, of

course, designs the car, but that's as Sergio Perez can confirm tends to

be the case. So I think that Kevin has to be looking in the second half

of the season to really start stamping his name there as the lead

driver. We know that Ron Dennis decided to put pressure on...

TEAM RADIO: If this goes on for much longer, the race is going to go on

longer and there is more of a chance of that rain coming at the end. It

is nice to hear Max Chilton thinking through what is going on. We have

been told that we won't be getting a restart underway quickly. They need

to repair the guard rail. They can't restart the race until the guard

rail is repaired. It is something that the circuit management are used

to doing. It is something they plan for, but it takes time. You can see

the tell tale signs of where it has been replaced before. It is not a

normal place that you expect a car to crash, but you have to make sure

that with all the FIA safety provisions. The main problem that we

have got to consider is whether the support behind is damaged. So we

have got a race stop situation here. Let's take another look at what

caused this. It was Kimi Raikkonen running wide as he came out on to

the Wellington Straight and as he rejoined, he hit the bump. He

slammed into the barrier and crossed in front of a number of cars, just

touched by Kobayashi and Massa locking up the rear tyres almost

doing a handbrake turn to avoid Raikkonen at the last moment. Very

scary more Felipe Massa who is having his 200th Grand Prix this

weekend and I'm not sure this is what he planned in way of a

celebration. Let's look at this again. Kobayashi ever calm and the

master of... TEAM RADIO: You need to look at my

car on the straight. I hit with the Ferrari. I tried to avoid. I'm not

sure. DAVID COULTHARD: That's what I'm

going to tell you. BEN EDWARDS: Hearing the level of

control in the voice of Kobayashi. His car didn't slam into the barrier

and he sounds as though he is on a Sunday afternoon drive. That's the

level these guys are working at. A massive under statement. He really

hasn't had the chance to show the skills we saw when he was with the

Sauber team. Really attacking Japanese driver smiling away there.

He was unlucky in qualifying because they got the car out at the right

time, but the car suffered an energy recovery system failure and he had

to come back into the pits. I think he could have done a good job. His

experience in those conditions would have counted for a lot. His

team-mate did spin off, but Kobayashi, that technical problem

hurt them and it meant that the Caterhams started at the black of

the grid. -- back of the grid. It was due to the conditions as much as

anything, so of course they were given permission to start. It

doesn't look as if the damage is too bad. Presumably they've changed the

nose section. New ownership at Caterham for this weekend. It was

sold during the week by Tony Ferdinandes. There is a new group of

owners at this team. The new bits of armco are being prepared. In British

tradition, you have got two guys stand watching and one guy doing the

work! There is the damage on front of Chiltern's car. We didn't see

where that came from. There might be another chance to find out what

happened. Yeah, trying to undo the bolts when they have been hit as

hard as they have won't be easy. He has a spanner as well and it would

be nice to see an airgun and something that could crack the nuts

off quicker. Is that an airgun? Yes, it looks as though they are bringing

in tower tools. Alonso had a great record here at Silverstone so where

did he get up to? He is 14th Not a great start from his position of

16th. He might of had to take avoiding action of the car that Kimi

was pushed wide, not pushed wide, but they were battling through on

the Wellington Straight was a Sauber. Well, they didn't really get

that close wheel to wheel so it looks like Kimi took the decision

early that he knew he could run wide and it come back as bit him and

maybe with the benefit of hindsight, it would have been better to have

lifted off. That's right. It is always easy looking back on these

things. A bit of a pause in proceedings here at the moment.

Alonso out of his car. All the drivers out of their cars. Jules

Bianchi will line up 11th on the grid. He managed to hold position in

his Marussia. That was a good effort from him. Max Chilton into the pits.

He might be tenth for Bianchi, Max Chilton will have to start further

down. At the moment, he is showing tenth and that's because he came

into the pits and crossed the lib in the pits -- line in the pits. It is

encouraging to the hear comment thinking about what is going to

happen later. We heard that rain was forecast for later in the afternoon.

More like about 3pm, but this delay could push us into that area where

we could see showers. Kevin Magnussen keeping cool and relaxed.

Jean-Eric Vergne was involved in the incident at the start with Perez.

The team were asking him on the radio if there was any damage to the

car. It is unusual for the cars to come together during turn one. It is

an open corner almost flat in qualifying. Vergne's car is not too

badly damaged. It will put him back into a half sensible position, but

he started top ten and he is looking to be 17th or 18th when the race

restarts. The thermal imaging camera on Jenson Button's car. A good start

from Jenson Button. The tyre warmers are hot and the mechanics are super

cool! We won't be seeing the cars up and running for a while as the

repairs are made to that section of track. Fantastic viewing points

around this Silverstone circuit, aren't they? That's the Club

Complex. This is a nice opportunity actually to see the drivers

relaxing. They have spoken to their engineers. There is no media down

there trying to get a word with them. They have got a chance to

reflect, gather their thoughts and know they have to do it again. Nico

Rosberg taking on some carbes. He is always nibbling away at something,

isn't he? He does seem to be. Watching Nico eat some carbohydrates

and get energy. We have been joined by double world Formula One champion

and you won here twice. It is a special place, not the start we

wanted, of course, but how did you see that crash? Well, it happened

and for us, Brazilians, Felipe, the Ferrari bounced back again and it

was a shame for the Williams Team, they could do a fantastic race

today. It is a very exciting Grand Prix because there are fast cars

coming from the back and with that erratic qualifying yesterday, it

generates a different type of race and that's the risk. Fast cars on

the back and slow cars on the front. Massa, we saw you with his family.

They must be consoled, the fact that, this was the most amazing

escape. The natural reaction to spin the car away otherwise it could have

been a head on collision. Is that how you saw it? I saw Felipe had a

fast intuition. He did perfect, but still hit, but he is OK. Like you

say, Eddie, it could be a T-bone situation, but he was very fast. The

cars are much safer. But you can still get injured. We are on board

with Felipe. We can see from his point of view. Well, he had the

problem at the start and then he was catching up everybody. He seemed to

be dogged with bad luck. One time he can be on pole position and finish

in the top five and then he can have situations like this. It doesn't

seem to have the consistency. If you were to say, where would you see his

situation going forward? Well, there is always in the

situation going forward? Well, there everything goes wrong and I hope

from now on, everything will be good will be Felipe. The incidents, the

past has to go away. The future has to be much better than that. The

problem today, because he was out of place on the grid, wasn't he, he was

towards the back? He didn't have a good start, if he was further up,

that would have been avoided. This is the problem where we get this

mixed up grid? Always when you start forward on the grid, you are much

safer and you can persist with the speed and everybody around you has

less chance to do a mistake, but when you are behind, mid-grid

backwards, there is a lot of moving, a lot of action and a big surprise

can happen and that's where the risk is higher behind. He is physically

OK. Stay with us because we can hear from Felipe now. He has been talking

to Lee. Felipe, incredible reactions not to

have a bigger hit than you did. Tell us when you first saw Kimi? I didn't

see very hard, I couldn't see very well. I saw Kimi crash and then he

was coming into me very quick. So I turned right completely and I hit my

rear left on his car and the car is very damaged and you know, it the

car was not moving and I went last and another problem like that. A

problem in the first session. A problem in the qualifying. It was

really a weekend to forget. I hope that Kimi is fine. I saw that he had

a big crash and I hope that he is fine. David Coulthard said that less

experienced drivers couldn't do that. I suppose that's what 200

races brings to you, even though it didn't finish well? I the wanted to

have a better weekend than that, but I'm happy that I'm fine. That's

important. Thank you. Tough times for Felipe, but good to see he is

OK. Shots of Kimi's car which was totalled as it went into the armco.

That was a bizarre incident for Kimi. We saw him go off the track

there and almost bounced in and couldn't control when he came back

on to the track. Well, I think if you think about everything is cold

at the beginning of the race. Kimi, both Ferraris and both the Williams

had a good start and these drivers are aggressive and they want to gain

the position because that's an opportunity, starting at the back of

the grid of a much faster car than the back markers and they had

tremendous pressure to jump and to go forward in the first two or three

corners, but we always say you can lose or you can win a Grand Prix on

the first corner. Sometimes they are paying a high price being so anxious

and at the beginning of the race and Kimi has a lot of experience. We

might just change and we have got this opportunity. It is a great joy

to have you as part of our show. You won the World Championship with Ron

Dennis and with McLaren. They are running second and third at the

moment. Is that a surprise to you? Well, I think, they were

disappointing at the beginning of the year, but McLaren has the

technology, has the people, has the resource to come back again strong

and I think with the new rules, some teams are off competition a little

bit because they are always changing with the new rules, the envelope of

the rules like Mercedes did a very good job and now other teams have to

catch up and they will catch up. You know his modus operandi very well,

were you surprised that some of the things he said about Jenson, or do

you think that was the big motivating factor? I think my

opinion of Jenson, he's one of the most complete drivers today in Grand

Prix racing. He has a superb style, he's very smooth. He knows to

administer the tyres, because that is another challenge for the drivers

today. You can put a quick lap but you need to put many quick laps and

not destroy the tyres. That's a new challenge for the drivers. When the

boost comes, the Turbo, there is a change to 800 horsepower just like

that. Power going through the transmission, the tyre takes that.

You have to have a very good control. The drivers have to drive

now with their hands and feet. And partly their head! It's a massive

balancing act. We've seen shots of that barrier still being prepared.

We will that barrier still being prepared.

another 15 minutes. A slightly that barrier still being prepared.

longer delay. As a driver on the grid, you've prepared

longer delay. As a driver on the the British Grand Prix, this has

happened and now you've got this brake. What happens in your head,

how do you maintain focus for what's ahead? Emotion is a tremendous

pressure to go back again starting the thing. Always the start is the

tension. The drivers are building up like a balloon that is going to

blow. Like any athlete before the competition, I'm sure that is going

back again to everybody. The tension, they note there was a

crash. They have more pressure now than before, for sure. We are seeing

lots of drivers sitting. Max is on his corner, sitting on his own

around the gate. Some possible problem here because he came into

the pits after the red flag, that is being investigated at the moment,

Eddie. That looks quite clear, doesn't it? It is clear, but we have

two see why he did come in. There was obviously something pretty

problematic, terminal almost, with the car. We will see what he is

saying. My guesses his body language is saying to us that he's going to

have a discussion with the stewards. We will have to hear what

they have to say. Emerson, thank you for joining us today, it's been

lovely talking to you. Some great information you've shared with us.

It's going to be a great race again. We hope so. We have to wait a little

bit longer for that one. This is the scene at Silverstone. We can get the

latest news from the pit lane, Tom is down there.

I've just had a quick chat with Kimi putt data engineer. He said they

didn't get any radio message from him at all after the impact, but

Rory have been in contact with the medical centre, who say there are no

broken bones, which is great, but they are a bit concerned about his

right ankle. They are going to x-ray his right ankle, but there's nothing

they think is too serious. On a different matter, I must tell you

that these drivers have been walking up and down in front of me. I'm

behind the red line, I'm not allowed into the pit lane. Jenson has just

strolled past, like he is on a Sunday afternoon walk. He had his

trainer with him, they were under an umbrella, or he was waving at the

crowd. Extraordinary scenes. Is a very different scene when you

get a long delay like this. We've been told another update on the

guard rail repair. Another update in 15 minutes again, it has clearly

taken them quite a while to sort out those repairs. When you have a bent

and battered item like that, it is hard to remove the offending item.

Nonetheless, the fans are soaking up the atmosphere, they are getting a

bit extra in one way. They get to see their heroes out of the Cazan

bonding -- and wandering around for a bit longer. They've now got some

of the damaged barriers out of the way. It tells us it was Jean-Eric

Vergne who was involved in a collision with Sergio Perez at the

start of the race. That was a completely separate incident into

the first corner, nothing to do with the Raikkonen accident that brought

the red flag out. But the stewards will be looking at that. They are

much more relaxed, there's been a slight change in approach to these

sorts of accidents. They have. As a loose rule of thumb, unless it's

more than 70% one of the drivers to blame, they are just going to put it

down as a racing incident. It's a step away from what we saw in the

past. The reason why the stewards became very firm and strict is

because the drivers asked for it. For years, we were frustrated that

in one ways -- ACE UK a yellow flag and a penalty for something or

another and the next it wouldn't happen. We were calling for

consistency. The only way to be consistent is to be hard. At least

we knew where we sat. They've obviously decided that's not what

the people want. I'm sure we will see in the future sometimes... How

can you call a percentage on an incident is the real question?

Absolutely right. The positions as they will start when the race gets

restarted, Rosberg, Button, Magnussen, they will have to start

by a safety car, so we won't see them on the grid doing a standing

restart. Under the current sporting regulations, it will be a start

behind safety car. It seems ironic when they've already announced that

for next year that any restart during the race within the first two

laps will be a new standing restart. This is an introduction for next

season, we will see more standing starts, because if it happens

halfway through the race that a safety car is brought out, the cars

will be brought back onto the grid and go from sea roll again. Today,

we will see a start behind safety cars. That will give Rosberg the

advantage. They will be won by one, single file as they come out of the

last corner, he will dictate the moment he accelerates away. The

Hulkenberg, he starts sixth after a really poor getaway. I'm sure he's

been talking to his engineers about what went wrong on that original

start. The big day for Nico Rosberg, the opportunity to extend his lead

in the World Championships. The bigwigs at him, he's getting married

later in the week. I know that because he is asked to borrow my

car. He clearly doesn't have enough friends who have a nice car he could

use! The last few weeks for Nico Rosberg have really come together.

Let's take another look at the start again. Maybe further down the field.

You can see Felipe Massa in the background, it looked like he got a

box full of neutrals and had to go through a reset system. Then you see

Vergne and Perez coming together. They said no further action will be

taken on that incident. At least we know quickly. Lotus struggling off

the line as well. Then there's this contact between Perez and Vergne. It

did look as though that was Perez coming through his line, Vergne

thought he had space. That was a fair call. In this case Perez has

come off worse. Further down the field it's all getting a bit bunched

up. At the back of that, Raikkonen found himself out wide. The salvo

was able to pass him just before. Just listen. It seemed to me like he

was in a false neutral. Hamilton, no such problems. He really launches

fantastically away past some of the Force Indias. Hamilton is an

instinctive race, he comes to the right and then cuts back to the

left, braking down into this section of the race track. That's the

contact that was made between himself and Vettel. Understeer is a

bit as he's going through the last part of The Loop.

He gets wheel spin as a natural reaction to the frustration of

having made a poor start. He runs out over the kerb. That's what

allows Hamilton to get the momentum.

Then there's that contact there, a racing incident, but Vettel trying

to let the car rolled towards Hamilton to dissuade him taking the

past into the next corner. That would have been a worry for Red

Bull, to see that slow start. Now we get another look at Raikkonen

running wide. He bails out early but he has

researched the fact he can come back onto the track. We've seen this

happen a few times. It's partly a function of the side walls in a

Formula One car, they are very high. A lot of the suspension travel is in

the side wall of the tyre itself. One of the things that is being

tested at this very track by Pirelli, to go to a much smaller

side wall, something we would be a lot more familiar with if we looked

at a performance road car. It has a very small height of sidewall, one

and a half, two inches, a few centimetres. You get a lot of

momentum built up as the car can move within the structure of the

tyre. You can see clearly the sidewall here, that must be a good

ten centimetres in height. I'm trying to identify what happened to

the Marussia of Chilton. He's a few cars ahead of Massa here. I think

there was a bit of contact here. Massa is already backing out a bit.

Good awareness from him. He Massa is already backing out a bit.

have known there was a car off track. What goes off

have known there was a car off come back on again. He was prepared

for it. I think Chilton got hit... Hit some of the debris that came off

the front of that for robbery. That could have been a lot worse. We know

Raikkonen was limping from the car. Hopefully no permanent damage. More

than can be said for the chassis. I wouldn't be surprised if that's a

chassis change for the next race. Apparently the wheel from

Raikkonen's car bounced off Chilton's car, bounced off the front

of his car and touched his helmet. Because Chilton came into the pit

lane after the race was suspended, he will have a drive-through penalty

once this race restarts. Max Chilton losing out as a result. Sadly,

that's the way it is. He's sitting at the end of the pit lane looking

pretty relaxed. He's not going to worry too much about that

drive-through penalty because he's going to focus on what he can do.

Derek Dooley a bear, and nice shot of him. Eric bringing some changes

to McLaren which are certainly much needed. It's been a disappointing

couple of seasons. This is the best qualifying performance as a team

since the Brazilian Qom pre-2012, when they were one two on the grid

in the case of Hamilton and Button. We are talking about two cars in the

top five originally coming into this space. A poor period from McLaren's

point of view. Eric the man charged with turning things around, bringing

new things onto the car. There have been a few glimmers things are

improving. It puts them a little bit out of ease when you know there are

changes being made. A lot of focus on the aerodynamic department of

McLaren. They say they simply don't have enough downforce. Imagine if

you are remember of that front line team in the aero department of

McLaren. They have to make a change. Who is the person who will put their

hand up and say, you know what, I don't think I'm doing a very good

job? They have been headhunting some senior designers from the aero

department, from Red Bull, Mercedes. It's quite normal in this

very small world of Formula One, that engineers and mechanics will

move between teams several times over their careers. The current

track conditions, reasonable temperatures, track temperature of

34 degrees. The wind picking up a little bit, it's stronger than it

was in qualifying yesterday but not quite as strong as we saw on Friday

afternoon, when it was really gusting. No sign of any rain showers

above us at the moment. A bit of blue sky. A fairly solid level of

cloud, just the odd bits of blue sky as well. Once we do get racing, in

terms of strategy we are expecting a couple of stops this afternoon.

There is Bianchi nibbling on a banana, anything to keep your energy

levels up. It's quite difficult for the drivers to get enough calories

in to the build-up of the race. They also need to put in so much fluid as

well. It's quite common to drink between five and six litres of fluid

from waking up to starting the Grand Prix. That is not all retained.

There are frequent comfort breaks. Magnussen is sitting there with all

his friends! Keven certainly having a good start. Let's go down to the

paddock now. It was good from a Mercedes point of

view. It was quite good for Mercedes. We are one and four, two

McLarens in front of Lewis. Kimi is limping off, he will get his ankle

x-rayed. Tell us the mindset of your drivers, Lewis seemed very

despondent after yesterday? Yes, but he was in a very good place this

morning, very focused and concentrated in the strategy

meeting. He will want to show a good performance in front of his home

crowd. His car isn't damaged, after the link back from Vettel. He should

be doing well. We keep asking about the pressure to the drivers between

the drivers, but what's it like to manage from your point of view? It's

not difficult to manage as long as you keep being transparent and

communicate. This is what we are always trying to do. Always be on

the same page. The race will be on soon. Ray sample both those guys,

they are allowed to battle as hard as they want. Absolutely. There

could be a bit of a strategy change but they are allowed to battle.

Hopefully not lose any front wings. flag here at Silverstone after the

crash. I'm with the communications chief. What can you tell us first of

all about Kimi's condition? Kimi is OK. Which is the best news so far.

He got a big hit and we all saw him get out of the car with his own

forces which is a good sign. He was lamenting some bruises to his leg.

We figured out in the medical centre where he is now with our Ferrari

doctor and his physio and the medical delegates and he only seems

to have bruises on his ankle and a little bit on his knee so he is OK.

We will quickly look at Fernando Alonso's race so far. We heard you

are changing to the medium for the restart? Is that a fact? We will

see. We will see. The safety car will change a bit the strategy. We

were trying something different from the back to see if we could gain as

many positions as possible. That remains our objective. We will see.

It is a tough year for Kimi Raikkonen. If he didn't have bad

luck, he would have no luck at all? It is up to Ferrari to improve the

car for both of the drivers and Kimi's talent is out of question and

he has not been able to express such talent as we would all like to see,

but he will be back very soon. What are your hopes for Fernando this

afternoon? Do you think you can get him into the points? The race on

Friday was promising, and now we have to prove it on Sunday and

Fernando is a fighter, we all know that, traffic will be an issue, we

will see how the race plays out. Good luck. Thank you. Thanks very

much, Tom. A difficult day for Ferrari and it is good to hear it

doesn't sound as if Kimi Raikkonen is seriously injured. There is the

boss of Ferrari, Formula One Team. Ferrari have been in a position like

this at Silverstone. If we think back to the 1999 race, Michael

Schumacher had a nasty accident at the start of the Grand Prix and

broke his leg and suffered a double fracture, Schumacher. That caused a

red flag and that was the day David, you went on to win your first

British Grand Prix? He went down the inside of his team-mate Eddie Irvine

and went down the side of the barriers and sustained that leg

injury. It put him out for several races. Ferrari wasn't competitive.

Eddie Irvine got close to Mikko Hackonan. When Michael's housekeeper

asked where Michael was, she said he was out playing football. And it was

suggested he should come into the next Grand Prix. He was not rushing

to get in what was a less competitive car. Let's hope Kimi is

able to race in Germany,. Course. Lewis Hamilton -- Germany, of

course. Lewis Hamilton started sixth. He will take the restart from

fourth place. Lee is with Lewis' father, Anthony Hamilton. Anthony,

lovely to see you. Lewis was telling us that you are the reason why he is

king of late braker when we filmed him. You used to stand in a position

where you were standing he had to brake and he ended up in a pond a

few times. Yeah, he did. The middle corner and everybody used to brake

early and I said if you learn to brake later, and he used to end up

in a little bit of a pond. He moved up through the field. What do you

think his mindset is heading into this race, he was down yesterday?

Yeah, he was down yesterday. It is normal because, you know, it it is

an emotional business and when you are running at the British Grand

Prix, what you want to do is perform at your best. He felt he let the

whole world down. That's how he felt. He hadn't let anybody down, it

was just one of those things. Came back this morning and the support

from the crowd was phenomenal and that helped boost him for today. So

yeah, I'm hoping we get a good start again when the race restarts and

give Nico a run for his money. This isn't the first year he has been in

a battle with a feisty team-mate. What do you think he has up his

sleeve that maybe Nico doesn't? That's going to be a difficult

thing. Lewis is, what you see is what you get. Raw talent. A nice

guy. Personable and you know, and just an ordinary person and the

thing is he fought hard to get to Formula One through his racing

career and he is going to fight hard to win the championship again this

year. Anthony, thank you. It is nice to hear from Anthony Hamilton. He is

less involved in Lewis' career than he was in the early days. We will

get an update in five minutes time. We saw the barriers going back

together quickly which is good news. Anthony Hamilton, he has taken a

step back. There was a falling out between the two of them at one

stage, but it is lovely to hear him talk about his son in those terms

now. It was great to see Anthony and Lewis arriving along with his

brother actually this morning. Very much a family together and relaxed.

As we were having the interview with Lee and Anthony, you could see Lewis

walking down the side of the McLaren mechanics, waving to the crowd, he

does seem in a very relaxed place. After the disappointment of

yesterday where he was almost stunned, that he found himself

making what turned out to be an error of judgement, you know, you

can't know that at the time when you are making the decision, but I

strongly suspect he won't ever back out from a position like that

especially when you are in front of your team-mate and in the closing

minutes of qualifying. It is part of the learning experience. This is the

first time he is living this life. Just because he won a World

Championship and just because he is famous and recognised as such,

doesn't mean he doesn't make mistake. Everyone does. Indeed, a

team that made mistakes yesterday was the Williams Team, they

qualified poorly, but today it has been difficult. Felipe Massa

clipping the back of Kimi Raikkonen's car. Lee McKenzie is

with Clare Williams. Clare, mixed feelings I'm sure,

Valtteri Bottas making a fantastic start, Felipe Massa no longer in the

race, but incredible avoiding action out there? It is so sad for Felipe,

it is his 200th race, he didn't make it through the first lap, but he did

avoid an accident which could have been worse. I'm pleased he is out of

the car. He is so disappointed and we are for him as well, but Felipe,

Valtteri Bottas made a good start. He is up to P 9. I hope he keeps P9.

It must be like a roller coast of emotionings, you seem to go from --

emotions, you seem to go from a bad weekend to a fantastic weekend and

this could either way. What were the emotions last night after a strong

performance in Austria to be caught out by the weather? It is really

disappointing, but Formula One is an emotional rollercoaster and you deal

with it. You have to get on with it, both drivers were really positive

and it hasn't worked out for Felipe, I hope now we have had our bad luck,

we have been totting up the amount of bad luck, they say it goes in

threes, we've had five. I hope Valtteri Bottas can get to the end

of this race and get some points for us at our home Grand Prix. We have a

restart time of 2.05pm and that means in about 11.5 minutes time the

cars will take the restart. The atmosphere is getting better and

better out there despite the delay, but the repairs have been done now.

So new bits of barrier. Everything is as it should be. Of course, the

track has to be fully fit and fully functional for the restart of any

race, but particular, a Formula One Grand Prix, when you see the speeds

that the cars are getting around this track, but good work by the

crew here at Silverstone and drivers will be preparing to get back into

their cars and making sure the hydration levels are kept up and

Valtteri Bottas will be starting from ninth. I hope he remembers to

take his hat off before putting his balaclava on! It is another elements

that the Mercedes team got right. The starts have been strong. Since

China, they have been good? It is something they work on, the

drivability of the engine down to the way the driver releases his

clutch pedal as well, all that can be tuned to the individual and

Fernando Alonso looking as cool as ever. Just going to click his back a

little, there you go, before the start of the race. Well, he is

taller again! Indeed. Fernando Alonso will be starting from 14th

position for this restarted race. The Mercedes boys are getting ready.

Nico there and Lewis before. Just ten minutes to go. There was almost

some Cairo praktry going on here. This race delay, it is not too bad

for your drivers. This is correct. I want to speak overall. Go on then.

Formula One is over regulated. This start, all these stupid rules, when

you don't fit your tyre properly, your driver gets a penalty. It is

crazy. Now, to stop the race for one hour because there is barrier

damage. It is wrong. Nobody will hit this place again and all these

things, I think, are against the sport. We wait for a restart which

is nice, but it really is not what Formula One should be. Nicky, you

have to call into question what you just said. The people here, they are

culpable, they are responsible for what is likely to happen and if

another car came and hit that, how unlikely that maybe, I understand

and if it went into the crowd, who is going to talk to the relatives of

the people who have been killed? I agree, but we have seen it other

times in television, do you think that in the restart something will

happen there? The chances are zero. The chances maybe zero, but who is

responsible. You are right, it needs to be discussed at the safety

briefing and the safety meetings. Yeah, I agree with you, but Formula

One is overregulated. We take care of every detail and now we stand

around here for an hour, a lot of people go home or switch the

television off. This is the other problem we have. There is no chance

that this place will be hit again. Kimi made a mistake going wide and

then hid the guard rail is one thing that's clear. Nobody else will make

the same mistake there again, I would say. Would you have stopped

the race? Yes. That's clear to get rid of the damage, correct. But now

to replace the guard rail, I would not have done. Don't switch over!

There is only five minutes until the race starts. Stay with us because we

have fantastic arguments here on BBC Two as you can tell. Suzi is being

dismissive. He probably has a plane to catch and he is an hour late! I'm

staying here tonight. This man was at the forefront of safety all those

years ago. Moving forward from that subject, what should we expect from

this restart? Nico is the master of restarting behind the safety car,

isn't he? He is very good and Lewis, this is what the spectators want to