I don't think I'm the only one when I say that Silverstone is one of my favourite major tracks across the UK, especially the ease for me to get there personally and all of the upgrades they have made to the circuit in recent years like the Silverstone Museum. But now that I have attended both the full Formula One and MotoGP weekends, just how do they weigh up against each other? Both very different motorsport categories in regards to tyre numbers and English popularity, yet is it possible to compare the two?

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Being a website that mainly focuses on the love for motorsport would make someone suggest that two wheeled racing in terms of British motorsport isn't exactly one of the first things that comes into a Gen Z mind. Out of this ranking I would hazard a guess that the top answer for being asked about UK racing categories would include Formula One due to the grid now comprised of nearly a quarter of British drivers (if you want to count half of Alex Albon's heritage) and second being the British Touring Car Championship, which was always a staple in my childhood home. Maybe third position would be given to the Isle of Man TT or British Superbikes but I fear that the newer generation might stumble to find three examples of heavily English-influenced racing.

As a first time visitor of the Autosport International weekend, there was no doubt to say the least that it is a special kind of safe haven for motorsport fans that they need during the off-season for most categories. And who doesn't love to see Ollie Bearman before his debut with the Haas Formula One team as well as many other famous faces surrounding the sport like David Croft or 'Crofty', Jennie Gow, Tom Ingram or rookie Max Hall? As well as these famous people that any person attending the event would obviously recognise, there is one face that seems particularly difficult to work out when he is more focused on his drawing and painting with nothing other than radio-controlled cars, at least according to the man himself.

Whichever way you look at the situation, there is no doubt that Liberty Media regenerated the life back into Formula One which seemed to reach a standstill when it can to encouraging the likes of new fans. For those that aren't aware of the company's history, they had transformed the life of the high speed racing category in 2017 after a certain Bernie Ecclestone was refusing to change with the rising tide of social media campaigns although he was still on hand for 'a source of advice' (formula1.com). From Netflix shows to an eye-watering American-based audience, the popularity started and continues to increase even 8 years after purchase. But it's now MotoGP that the business is handing their wads of cash out to...

The day that you could either dread or be most excited for had finally arrived. Sundays are always a race day in my life, you just have to find the right race to watch. But like I've said previously, there is something extremely special about Silverstone even if MotoGP has only been its home from 2013. The atmosphere was still raging even though it's the least popular in the calendar, how can it possibly be taken off in the future? Although it was today that we found out they'd be back in August next year, get in!

Day of Champions in August last year was simply not enough to fill my love for MotoGP. The only way to resolve this was to spend the entire weekend at Round 7 during the 2025 season, besides the fact that the Day of Champions was cancelled and instead been reverted to an entirely different schedule that would require me to stay for the weekend to enjoy its fullness! All with the added bonus of being at a track that I arguably think is the best place to spend a race weekend alongside motorbikes, camping and the lovely English weather; what could go wrong!

One thing for certain when it comes to the UK is that our public transport isn't the best in the world. If you live in England or ever visited then you will understand the frustration when it comes to holding out hope that getting somewhere will be easy. And yes, I have a driving license and I could've made this journey by car but ultimately found that it would've been quicker to hop on a train, then bus and finally just a short walk. As it turns out I stand corrected but at least when you're driving, you have the security of knowing that you can get from A to B with no cancellations...

Safe to say that the Day of Champions tickets were definitely a last-minute buy on my side. There was no way that I'd be able to take time out to attend the entire Monster Energy MotoGP British Grand Prix weekend with around a month's notice of actually clicking 'Pay Now' on the Silverstone website, even if I had been planning to attend prior to the time. The most annoying thing about this was that I missed out on Pit Lane tickets!

You would not believe how lucky I was to get Wednesday the 3rd of July off work with only a weeks notice after I heard that the Williams Fan Zone would be open and even better in attendance with current F1 drivers, Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant, F2 driver Zak O'Sullivan and Williams Ambassador and former world champion, Jenson Button aka. my favourite retired driver. I don't think any amount of thanks could be given to my boss.

28th May 2024: As a 21st birthday present for my sister, she was given the chance to have a photoshoot with the Jordan Honda EJ12 from the 2002 season of Formula One. For an added bit of context, Formula One has always been a staple in my house. Something that we always sit to watch, week in week out; after all my parents first met each other by talking about F1 on a holiday together. It almost seemed appropriate that they named their first child, aka. my older sister, Jordan. More so named after the team and not the owner.

June 18th 2023, aka Fathers Day in the UK. Me and my sister both wanted to do something special for my dad this year. After the opening of the F1 Arcade in London, we thought this would be the best present on offer. My sister had previously been with her boyfriend but it was mine and my dads first time, so I thought it would be great to write an article about my experience to hopefully give others part of an insight to an afternoon in the F1 Arcade in St. Paul’s, London.

For as long as I can remember, my Sunday memories were filled with my parents sitting on our old brown sofa watching Formula One. From a young age, I recognised names such as Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel. Heck, one of the first conversations my parents had while they were on a group holiday in Italy was about Formula One and my childhood was filled with watching repeats of Tooned, created by the McLaren team themselves.