British Grand Prix: What time does it start, TV channel, odds, predictions, Silverstone track guide & latest F1 standings

Lewis Hamilton is chasing his fourth successive British Grand Prix victory at Silverstone this Sunday (July 16) - and boy does he need it as he now trails Sebastian Vettel by 20 points in what is becoming a thrilling Formula One title battle.

The Mercedes driver, who also took the chequered flag here in 2008, will join joint record holders Jim Clark and Alain Prost on five career British Grand Prix wins should he triumph once again this weekend - as well as becoming the most successful driver in Silverstone's history - but he'll be far more concerned with closing the gap on his Ferrari rival.

But don't rule out Hamilton's team-mate Valtteri Bottas following his second win of the season in Austria last time out or Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo.

Contents
1. British Grand Prix schedule & TV times
2. Pit-lane insider's betting preview
3. Sky Bet odds
4. Silverstone track guide
5. British Grand Prix statistics
6. Last five British GP winners & records
7. Latest Formula 1 standings
8. 2017 season schedule & results 

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British Grand Prix: Weekend Schedule & TV Guide

Friday July 14

Practice 1: 0900-1030 BST
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Practice 2: 1300-1430 BST
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Saturday July 15

Practice 3: 1000-1100 BST
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Qualifying: 1300-1400 BST
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Sunday July 16

British Grand Prix: 1300 

TV Coverage

Sky Sports F1 and Channel 4 will both be broadcasting the race and all the other sessions live.  

British Grand Prix: Betting preview

Our ‘Pit-Lane Insider’ provides his thoughts and best bets for this weekend’s British Grand Prix and can’t see beyond another Lewis Hamilton victory.

Lewis Hamilton needs an inspired drive at his much-loved Silverstone to get his title tilt back on track.

The wheels have literally come off for the Briton in the last month and he is in serious danger of letting title rival Sebastian Vettel run away with things in the race for the world title.

The three-time champion finished fourth in Austria and has only had one podium finish in the past four races.

That win in Canada was proceeded by a seventh-placed finish in Monaco, with fifth the best he could manage in Baku after his well-publicised collision with Vettel cost him certain victory.

A gearbox penalty, brake-disc failure and a poor qualifying lap meant he finished in fourth at the Red Bull Ring last week but needs so much more than that as he aims for a fifth British Grand Prix win.

Four-time winner on home spoil Nigel Mansell believes Hamilton has to win this weekend or face and uphill battle to rein in Ferrari’s Vettel, who is now 20 points clear in the race for the title, and I agree but expect him to do just that at odds of 10/11.

He’s won the last three races in front of his home fans and has a real habit of bouncing back when things are going against him. The care is certainly able to do it and the motivation as well. 

After all the bad press on the future of Silverstone, the one thing you can expect is a storming performance from Hamilton after all the disappointments in Austria.

I’m so confident the 32-year-old Mercedes driver will respond, I’m prepared to put all my eggs in one basket and back him to complete the hat-trick (win, pole and fastest lap) and complete the perfect weekend.

Hamilton did return for this column last week when he recorded the fastest lap in Spielberg and, with his Silverstone record second to none the hat-trick, is certainly the value bet of the weekend at 5/2.

My final pick is a bit of long-shot but I’m taking the plunge on Jolyon Palmer to complete a British clean sweep.

The Renault driver has had a torrid season and is yet to finish in the points this season, but has recorded 11th-place finish in two of his last three races, having changed his driving style to replicate that of team-mate Nico Hulkenberg.

If he uses that same approach in his home race he could go at least one place better at a terrific price of 13/2.

Suggested bets:

Race winner: Lewis Hamilton – 10/11 

Hat-trick (win, pole, fastest lap):  Lewis Hamilton – 5/2

Points finish: Jolyon Palmer – 13/2

British Grand Prix: Sky Bet Odds

Lewis Hamilton is 10/11 favourite to win his fourth successive British Grand Prix - and a record-equalling fifth in total - as he looks to keep the pressure on Sebastian Vettel in the title race.

The Mercedes driver is 8/15 to take pole position and 1/5 to finish on the podium - although he failed to do either - or indeed win - in Austria last time out.

Vettel, who holds a 20-point lead over Hamilton, is 11/4 to take the chequered flag at Silverstone, 9/2 to take pole and 2/7 to finish on the podium while Valtteri Bottas is 9/2, 100/30 and 8/15 in those respective markets.

Red Bull duo Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo can be backed at 14/1 and 16/1 respectively to grab glory but they are deemed unlikely to be the fastest qualifiers at 22/1 and 25/1. Verstappen and Ricciardo are both 12/5 for a podium spot.

Vettel's Ferrari team-mate Kimi Raikkonen is 33/1 to win the race, 25/1 to take pole and 4/1 to finish on the podium.

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British Grand Prix: Track Guide

Venue: Silverstone

Circuit length: 5.891 km

Laps: 52

Race distance: 306.198 km 

Number of corners: 18 (8 left/10 right)

In-race lap record: 1:33.401 (Mark Webber, 2013)

2016 winner: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

2016 pole position: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 1:29.297

2016 fastest race lap: Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) 1:35.669 on lap 44 

Tyre compounds to be used: supersoft/soft/medium

Bumpiness: medium/high

Overtaking chance: low

Engine severity: low

Brake wear severity: very low

Gearbox severity: low

Winners from pole position since 2004: 4

Number of safety cars deployed since 2004: 9

British Grand Prix statistics & facts

Valtteri Bottas became only the fourth Finnish driver to win more than one grand prix after he stormed to victory in Austria last Sunday.

Keke Rosberg, Mika Hakkinen and Kimi Raikkonen are the other Finnish multiple winners - and they all went on to win world championships, too. Bottas meanwhile, is now just 15 points behind Lewis Hamilton in this year's championship battle.

Hamilton, 20 points adrift of championship leader Sebastian Vettel, failed to finish on the podium for a second race in succession last time out. It marked the first occasions in more than three years that the Briton has not finished inside the top three at successive races.

Hamilton however, has a strong record at Silverstone having won here for the past three years. Indeed Hamilton can emulate Britain's double world champion Jim Clark by winning the British Grand Prix on four consecutive occasions with victory on Sunday.

The Mercedes driver, who opened his Silverstone winning account in 2008, can also match Clark and Alain Prost as only the third driver to win in Britain on five occasions.

The future of the British Grand Prix has been plunged into doubt after Silverstone's owners triggered a release clause in its contract - but this year's event marks the 68th British Grand Prix. Indeed it is one of only two ever-present races on the world championship calendar. The other being the Italian Grand Prix.

Silverstone has staged the British Grand Prix exclusively since 1987. Aintree held the race on five occasions while Brands Hatch was the home of the popular race for 12 years.

Since the Silverstone track layout changed back in 2011, the pole-sitter has only won twice (Hamilton; 2015, 2016). Hamilton won from the furthest back after starting sixth in 2014.

British Grand Prix: Last five podiums

2016
1 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP
2 Max Verstappen (Ned) Red Bull
3 Nico Rosberg (Ger) Mercedes GP

2015
1 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP
2 Nico Rosberg (Ger) Mercedes GP
3 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari

2014
1 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP
2 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Williams  
3 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Red Bull

2013
1 Nico Rosberg (Ger) Mercedes GP
2 Mark Webber (Aus) Red Bull
3 Ferando Alonso (Spa) Ferrari  

2012
1 Mark Webber (Aus) Red Bull
2 Ferando Alonso (Spa) Ferrari  
3 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Red Bull

British Grand Prix: Multiple Winners

Jim Clark: 5 (1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967)
Alain Prost: 5 (1983, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1993)
Nigel Mansell: 4 (1986, 1987, 1991, 1992)
Lewis Hamilton: 4 (2008, 2014, 2015, 2016)
Jack Brabham: 3 (1959, 1960, 1966)
Niki Lauda: 3 (1976, 1982, 1984)
Michael Schumacher: 3 (1998, 2002, 2004)
Jose Froilan Gonzalez: 2 (1951, 1954)
Alberto Ascari: 2 (1952, 1953)
Stirling Moss: 2 (1955, 1957)
Jackie Stewart: 2 (1969, 1971)
Emerson Fittipaldi: 2 (1972, 1975)
Jaques Villeneuve: 2 (1996, 1997)
David Coultard: 2 (1999, 2000)
Ferando Alonso: 2 (2006, 2011)
Mark Webber: 2 (2010, 2012) 

Latest Formula One Driver Standings 2017

1 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari 171pts
2 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP 151
3 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Mercedes GP 136
4 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Red Bull 107
5 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari 83
6 Sergio Perez (Mex) Force India 50
7 Max Verstappen (Ned) Red Bull 45
8 Esteban Ocon (Fra) Force India 39
9 Carlos Sainz (Spa) Scuderia Toro Rosso 29
10 Felipe Massa (Bra) Williams 22
11 Lance Stroll (Can) Williams 18
12 Nico Hulkenberg (Ger) Renault 18
13 Romain Grosjean (Fra) Haas F1 18
14 Kevin Magnussen (Den) Haas F1 11
15 Pascal Wehrlein (Ger) Sauber-Ferrari 5
16 Daniil Kvyat (Rus) Scuderia Toro Rosso 4
17 Fernando Alonso (Spa) McLaren 2
18 Jolyon Palmer (Gbr) Renault 0
19 Marcus Ericsson (Swe) Sauber-Ferrari 0
20 Stoffel Vandoorne (Bel) McLaren 0
21 Antonio Giovinazzi (Ita) Sauber-Ferrari 0
22 Jenson Button (Gbr) McLaren 0

Formula One Constructors Standings 2017

1 Mercedes GP 287pts
2 Ferrari 254
3 Red Bull 152
4 Force India 89
5 Williams 40
6 Scuderia Toro Rosso 33
7 Haas F1 29
8 Renault 18
9 Sauber-Ferrari 5
10 McLaren 2 

Formula One 2017: Grand Prix schedule & results

March 26: Australia (Melbourne)
1st Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari
2nd Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP
3rd Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Mercedes GP
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April 9: China (Shanghai)
1st Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP
2nd Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari
3rd Max Verstappen (Ned) Red Bull
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April 16: Bahrain (Sakhir)
1 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari
2 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP
3 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Mercedes GP
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April 30: Russia (Sochi)
1 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Mercedes
2 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari
3 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari
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May 14: Spain (Barcelona)
1 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP
2 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari
3 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Red Bull
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May 28: Monaco (Monte Carlo)
1 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari
2 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari
3 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Red Bull
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June 11: Canada (Montreal)
1 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP
2 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Mercedes
3 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Red Bull
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June 25: Azerbaijan (Baku)
1 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Red Bull
2 Valteri Bottas (Fin) Mercedes
3 Lance Stroll (Can) Williams
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July 9: Austria (Spielberg)
1 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Mercedes GP
2 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari
3 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Red Bull
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July 16: Britain (Silverstone)

July 30: Hungary (Budapest)

August 27: Belgium (Spa-Francorchamps)

September 3: Italy (Monza)

September 17: Singapore (Marina Bay)

October 1: Malaysia (Sepang)

October 8: Japan (Suzuka)

October 22: USA (Austin)

October 29: Mexico (Mexico City)

November 12: Brazil (Sao Paulo)

November 26: United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi)

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