Well it's race week again and time to get the banter going. This go around the top teams are going to duke it out in Silverstone, pegged as one, if not the most, iconic F1 venues on the calendar.

In the past, weather has been dicey during race weekend so things can get very interesting. It's a track dominated by a lot of high speed corners so cars like the Ferrari F2012 technically should fair better, but personally having seen Newey's genius double floor and Vettel's crazy pace at Valencia, Red Bull is, without a doubt, the team to watch out for.

As much as I am not a Vettel fan, I think Newey just delivered too much of an edge for Red Bull this time around.

Barring a catastrophic driver error, I predict poll & race will be his...not likely the team will let the alternator fail on him again

 

I think Button and Hamilton are the favourites as it is their home GP. I would still like to see Kimi winning a race though

 

Crazy accident for the Marussia test driver earlier...she's (Maria de Villota) in critical condition with life-threatening injuries. Hopefully she recovers or the GP will be much more somber.

 

Don't expect the weather to be reliable,within the space of a couple of hours I've had to go from wearing shorts and t's to jumpers and chinos to full blown winter cover.

Good old British weather...

Looking forward to the race, can't see past a RB 1/2 though with Hamilton/Button making up 3rd.

 

My race prediction:
P1 Vettel
P2 Raikkonen
P3 Alonso
P4 Grosjean
P5 Webber

 

I'm hoping for a Alonso win....

 

Come on, Kimi!

 

Alonso, Kimi and Grosjean

 

Just saw an update. She's in stable condition now.

 

[Source GMM]
Marussia was cautious on Tuesday afternoon amid media reports test driver Maria de Villota is fighting for her life in hospital.

The 32-year-old Spanish female driver crashed this morning into the side of a loading ramp of a team truck whilst conducting straightline aerodynamic testing in the team’s 2012 car at Duxford airfield.

Reports have said de Villota’s head and facial injuries are life-threatening.

"A woman has sustained life threatening injuries and following treatment at the scene by paramedics, she has been taken to Addenbrookes Hospital for further care," an ambulance spokesman is quoted as saying by Bloomberg news agency.

But Marussia on Tuesday afternoon said only that de Villota is receiving the "best medical attention possible".

"Maria is conscious and medical assessments are ongoing," said the team. "The team will await the outcome of these assessments before providing further comment.

"The team’s first priority at this time is Maria and her family," Marussia added.

On Twitter, former F1 driver Nick Heidfeld said he had heard a "rumour she (de Villota) already spoke to (her) family"