The British Grand Prix takes place at Silverstone this weekend and BettingPro.com have backed a home driver to be on top of the podium.

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British Grand Prix Odds, Tips & Predictions

British Formula One fans love nothing more than cheering on a homegrown hero to victory at Silverstone and I think they will do so again – although it will not be Lewis Hamilton.

Hamilton loves the Silverstone track, he has won their eight times, while Jim Clark won five British Grand Prix’s, Nigel Mansell won four, Stirling Moss, Jackie Stewart and David Coulthard won it two times each with Tony Brooks, Peter Collins, James Hunt, John Watson, Damon Hill and Johnny Herbert all won it once.

I am making a bold call this weekend, as I am predicting a new British name will be up in lights at Silverstone. I am backing Hamilton’s Mercedes team-mate George Russell to secure his first-ever Grand Prix victory.

It is a very bold call considering he has not won a single race and has only been on the podium four times, but sport is a wonderful thing and amazing stuff happens. Why can’t Russell win?

Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez could all crash out or be off the pace, and that is where Russell comes in.

He is definitely the future of British Formula One, so I expect a sea of Russell flags being waved all around Silverstone for their new hero to cross the line in first place.

British Grand Prix Predictions & Tips Circuit Guide

Silverstone first hosted the British Grand Prix back in 1948 and having shared it with Aintree and Brands Hatch for almost 40 years, the Northamptonshire/Buckinghamshire circuit became the sole host of the British leg of the Formula 1 calendar from 1987. The length of the track has shortened over the years, while one of the biggest changes saw officials make the entry from Hangar Straight into Stowe Corner less dangerous following the tragic deaths of Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger at Imola in 1994. There have also been some additions to the circuit to accommodate MotoGP racing, but they have had no effect on the Formula 1 race. Lewis Hamilton surpassed Jim Clark and Alain Prost as the most successful driver in the history of the British Grand Prix when he won his ‘home’ grand prix for the eighth time in his career in 2021.

Location: Silverstone, Northamptonshire & Buckinghamshire, England
Number Of Laps: 52
Lap Length: 3.66 miles
Lap Record (current format): Lewis Hamilton, 1 minute 27.369 seconds (2019)

British Grand Prix Winners

YEAR	DRIVER	TEAM	CIRCUIT
1926	Louis Wager Robert Senechal	Delage	Brooklands
1927	Robert Benoist	Delage	Brooklands
1948	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati	Silverstone
1949	Emmanuel de Graffenreid	Maserati	Silverstone
1950	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo	Silverstone
1951	Jose Froilan Gonzalez	Ferrari	Silverstone
1952	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	Silverstone
1953	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	Silverstone
1954	Jose Froilan Gonzalez	Ferrari	Silverstone
1955	Stirling Moss	Mercedes	Aintree
1956	Juan-Manuel Fangio	Lancia-Ferrari	Silverstone
1957	Stirling Moss Tony Brooks	Vanwall	Aintree
1958	Peter Collins	Ferrari	Silverstone
1959	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	Aintree
1960	Jack Brabham	Cooper-Climax	Silverstone
1961	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	Aintree
1962	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	Aintree
1963	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	Silverstone
1964	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	Brands Hatch
1965	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	Silverstone
1966	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	Brands Hatch
1967	Jim Clark	Lotus-Ford	Silverstone
1968	Jo Siffert	Lotus-Ford	Brands Hatch
1969	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford	Silverstone
1970	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford	Brands Hatch
1971	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	Silverstone
1972	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	Brands Hatch
1973	Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford	Silverstone
1974	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell-Ford	Brands Hatch
1975	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford	Silverstone
1976	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	Brands Hatch
1977	James Hunt	McLaren-Ford	Silverstone
1978	Carlos Reutemann	Ferrari	Brands Hatch
1979	Clay Regazzoni	Williams-Ford	Silverstone
1980	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	Brands Hatch
1981	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	Silverstone
1982	Niki Lauda	McLaren-Ford	Brands Hatch
1983	Alain Prost	Renault	Silverstone
1984	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	Brands Hatch
1985	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG	Silverstone
1986	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda	Brands Hatch
1987	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda	Silverstone
1988	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	Silverstone
1989	Alain Prost	McLaren-Honda	Silverstone
1990	Alain Prost	Ferrari	Silverstone
1991	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Renault	Silverstone
1992	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Renault	Silverstone
1993	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	Silverstone
1994	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	Silverstone
1995	Johnny Herbert	Benetton-Renault	Silverstone
1996	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault	Silverstone
1997	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault	Silverstone
1998	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Silverstone
1999	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	Silverstone
2000	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	Silverstone
2001	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren Mercedes	Silverstone
2002	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Silverstone
2003	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	Silverstone
2004	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Silverstone
2005	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	Silverstone
2006	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Silverstone
2007	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	Silverstone
2008	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	Silverstone
2009	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	Silverstone
2010	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	Silverstone
2011	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Silverstone
2012	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	Silverstone
2013	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Silverstone
2014	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Silverstone
2015	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Silverstone
2016	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Silverstone
2017	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Silverstone
2018	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Silverstone
2019	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Silverstone
2020	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Silverstone
2021	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Silverstone