Despite Monaco usually stealing the spotlight for its over-the-top glamour, Silverstone is the real crown jewel of Formula 1. It’s not only the home of most F1 teams, but Silverstone also hosted the very first sanctioned F1 race back in 1950.
As a result, it’s always been on my F1 bucket list, and this year I finally made the pilgrimage north of London to see what the fuss is all about. I’ll be writing a blog post about my experience soon, but in the meantime, here’s what the F1 drivers’ car park—as they say here—looked like over the weekend.
From a multi-million-dollar McLaren Speedtail and a vintage Jaguar E-Type driven by reigning world champion Lando Norris, to the Ford Ranger of Isack Hadjar, there was a little bit of everything on display for the adoring British fans.
Mercedes – Kimi Antonelli and George Russell
Their rivalry may be heated on the track, but on the road, their rides are a cool blue. (Was that too cheesy?)
Cadillac – Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas
Checo was rockin’ the Lyriq at the team’s second home, while Bottas chose to ride his bicycle to the track. I actually drove past him on a country road about 4 miles away from Silverstone on my way to the track this morning. Good lad.
Alpine – Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto
The soon-to-be Gucci outfit pulled up to the track in identical Alpine A390 EVs. However, the bumper sticker on Gasly’s definitely made me laugh.
Ferrari – Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc
Due Purosangue, per favore.
VCARB – Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad
Pretty funny to see a Ford Ranger and a Mustang Mach-E in such a distinguished parking lot. But hey, sponsorship commitments are important.
Haas F1 – Esteban Ocon and Oliver Bearman
By far my favorite lineup of the weekend: Ocon’s GR Yaris and Bearman’s Dino. They don’t have to be expensive, they just have to be choice. Good job, guys.
Red Bull – Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar
A very unassuming Ford Explorer EV (Europe-only) and another Ranger Wildtrack for Hadjar.
Aston Martin – Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll
DBXs for two, please. And throw in a scooter.
Williams F1 – Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon
Albon was in a super mainstream Volvo XC60. However, Sainz was whippin’ around in a fancy Bentley Bentayga.
McLaren – Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri
Lando made headlines with his beautiful E-Type Jag this weekend, but the massive McLaren Speedtail next to it stole the most photo snaps from passersby. I am unsure if the Speedtail was driven by Piastri or team boss Zac Brown.
Which one’s your favorite?