Hopefully the rain will have stopped in 2021

Monsoon like rain totally obliterated the signs to the Silverstone circuit as we drove along the A43 last Thursday afternoon. It would have been a washed-out day before the start of the British Grand Prix in normal circumstances. For the first time since the World Championship started in 1949 there was no British round of the World Championship. The most famous circuit of them all the 60.721 kms TT mountain circuit on the Isle of Man had staged that first World Championship race in 1949 but in 1976 it ended an era and hosted its last World Championship event. On August 14th, 1977 Silverstone took over the World Championship status and hosted the British Grand Prix for the first time. It was so close to being the prefect start for Silverstone with a British winner in the 500-cc race. Two years later Silverstone staged a 500-cc race that is still talked about today.

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