News Details

Hamilton proud of guaranteeing grandad's legacy after renaming of Silverstone straight

Lewis Hamilton has declared the recent renaming of Silverstone's International Pit Straight to the Hamilton Straight as a "really proud thing" that has cemented his grandad's legacy. Silverstone and the British Racing Drivers' Club announced the change in early December, marking the first time a section of the circuit had been named after a driver at the home of British motorsport. Article continues under video BRDC president David Coulthard claimed Hamilton had become "a huge part" of Silverstone's history and felt such an honour was "in recognition of his record-breaking achievements” after surpassing Michael Schumacher's wins mark and equalling the legendary...
Full Story »
5y ago from GPFans.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

F1 stronger and more sustainable but let others write...

Departing Formula 1 CEO Chase Carey believes the sport is in a stronger...
5y ago from GPFans.com

Carey discusses his Formula 1 ‘legacy'

Former Formula 1 boss Chase Carey believes it's up to others to determine...
5y ago from PlanetF1.com

Szafnauer: 'We can make the Aston Martin name proud...

Aston Martin team boss Otmar Szafanauer believes the Silverstone-based...
5y ago from F1i.com

'Genuine' Norris praised by 'proud' McLaren boss

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown says that he's very proud of the way that...
5y ago from F1i.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Alex Palou delivers takedown of McLaren F1 drivers...

IndyCar champion Alex Palou has delivered a takedown of both McLaren...

Will Power turns first IndyCar laps with Andretti at...

IndyCar veteran Will Power completed his first test laps with his new...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'He is such a special player', 'Put in a solid shift'...

Arsenal fans have heaped praise on Mikel Merino for his performance during...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Szoboszlai: Arsenal aren't champions yet, you don't...

It is still too early to crown Arsenal Premier League champions, says...
20m ago from SkySports.com

Papers: Arsenal join the race to sign Guehi

The top stories and transfer rumours from Friday's newspapers...
20m ago from SkySports.com

Neville: Gyokeres didn't contribute anything against...

Gary Neville was disappointed by the "really poor" performance...
20m ago from SkySports.com

Comments

Hottest News

Aston Martin bends knee to Adrian Newey F1 demand

Aston Martin has hired ex-Red Bull simulation... Read More »
1h ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Sergio Perez confirms F1 retirement plan

Sergio Perez has confirmed when he will retire... Read More »
4h ago from GPFans.com

F1 star reveals plan to CANCEL contract mid-season

F1 star Sergio Perez has revealed that his... Read More »
59m ago from GPFans.com

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.