GP RACING JULY 2020 89
When Ayrton Senna’s McLaren ran
out of fuel on thelast lap of the 1991
British GP – which dropped the
Brazilian from second to fourth in
the classification– he was at least
lucky that Nigel Mansell, the race
winner and theman who he had
been unable to stay with for
58 laps, was able to give him
a lift back to the pits...
A very happyMark Webber
after hiswin in 2010when, on
crossing theline, heuttered the
words: “Fantastic, guys, not bad
for a number two driver.Cheers.”
Webber had been displeasedthat
a new frontwing on his Red Bull
had beenremovedafter prac tice
and put on toteam-mate Sebastian
Vettel’s car for qualifying
McLaren pair Lewis Hamilton
and Heikki Kovalainen battle
through Stowe forthe lead of
the 2008 race. Hamilton, on the
inside, wrestled the place from
the Finn and went onto win – the
British driver’s first F1 victory at
home – by over a minute from Nick
Heidfeld and Rubens Barrichello
GP RACING JULY 2020 89
When Ayrton Senna’s McLaren ran
out of fuel on thelast lap of the 1991
British GP – which dropped the
Brazilian from second to fourth in
the classification– he was at least
lucky that Nigel Mansell, the race
winner and theman who he had
been unable to stay with for
58 laps, was able to give him
a lift back to the pits...
A very happyMark Webber
after hiswin in 2010when, on
crossing theline, heuttered the
words: “Fantastic, guys, not bad
for a number two driver.Cheers.”
Webber had been displeasedthat
a new frontwing on his Red Bull
had beenremovedafter prac tice
and put on toteam-mate Sebastian
Vettel’s car for qualifying
McLaren pair Lewis Hamilton
and Heikki Kovalainen battle
through Stowe forthe lead of
the 2008 race. Hamilton, on the
inside, wrestled the place from
the Finn and went onto win – the
British driver’s first F1 victory at
home – by over a minute from Nick
Heidfeld and Rubens Barrichello
