The home crowd favourites seeking F1 British GP glory

For those either enfeebled by the post-Glastonbury blues, or those wanting to indulge in their own soundtrack of growling V6 turbo-hybrids, the British Grand Prix is set to deliver its yearly festival atmosphere to another sell-out crowd. Expect the aroma of burning fuel to coalesce with the umami wafts of smoke from the myriad barbecues peppered around the circuit’s vast campsites, as thousands of disciples make the pilgrimage to Northamptonshire to soak up the Great British summer.

It’s a great time to be a Formula 1 fan. The championship’s continuing surge of popularity escalates to stratospheric heights, and the home support for the Brits on the grid will be just as rambunctious as it ever was. The 2023 edition of the F1 championship race has been one-way traffic, with Max Verstappen tapping into a new vein of dominance this season after steamrollering his way to a second title in 2022. While the title appears off the table, each of the three drivers racing under the Union Flag arrive on home shores under improving fortunes.