Behind the scenes at Silverstone
AUTOSPORT's group F1 editor Jonathan Noble brings more tales from the paddock after the British Grand Prix weekend
Formula 1 people are pretty used to dealing with new places - with the likes of Bahrain, the UAE, South Korea and Turkey having been added to the calendar over the past few seasons.
Yet, this year's British Grand Prix delivered a slightly unsettling feel for many, as the pits moved from the old location of between Woodcote and Copse to the glories of the new 'Wing' complex.
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Jonathan Noble is Motorsport.com’s Formula 1 editor. Having graduated from University of Sussex Jonathan worked for sports news agency Collings Sports reporting on F1, F3, touring cars and other sports, with articles appearing in The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Reuters, Autosport and other publications. In 1999 he moved to Haymarket Publishing to become a senior editor at Autosport Special Projects, and one year later he became Autosport’s grand prix editor. In 2015 he moved to Motorsport Network, becoming the F1 editor for Motorsport.com. He is also a member of the Guild of Motoring Writers, and sits on the FIA Media Council.
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