2012 British GP - Silverstone Circuit

[GrizzleBoy]

its absolutely CHUCKING down outside and was raining all last night too...(west london).

If it was/is the same at Silverstone right now, I feel really bad for the campers lol.

[Bomber_Pilot]

I was watching GP3 and GP2 races. GP3 started in wet(ish) and kept drying, so some even started on slicks. GP2 was dry, except some drops here and there in the last couple of laps.

[SiLo]

So we are expecting a dry race? Boring!

[beelsebob]

So we are expecting a dry race? Boring!

No we're not, we're expecting damp to drying:

[ESPImperium]

its gonna be a wet/dry or dry/wet race thats for sure.

[andartop]

As long as we don't have a repeat of Monaco, where the threat of rain (which never came) scared everyone away from the pits, it should be ok!

[Gridlock]

I'm about 30 miles south of the circuit and I'm on slicks

But the skies are black. This could be a long show.

[piast9]

There's the Porsche Super Cap race now at Silverstone and it's completely dry.

[MadMatt]

its absolutely CHUCKING down outside and was raining all last night too...(west london).

If it was/is the same at Silverstone right now, I feel really bad for the campers lol.

Agree with that, but aren't UK residents used to rain ?

[Gridlock]

Yes, but this is definitely not normal*



*It may be the new normal.

[andartop]

Great British Summer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bZ_GkVf9lM

[Gridlock]

McLaren have done a little animation that was quite funny but also featured the most detailed CFD particle effects ever seen in a children's cartoon - FIA to investigate

[zyphro]

Any sign of rain anytime soon? The track is damp?

[rssh]

Really hoping for a dry to wet race (but full distance ) . Looking at the climate graph one can expect a dry/inter start and then rain will come at about 40% race distance but these figures can be wildly offmark due to wind change and movement of rain clouds.

[zyphro]

Rain [-o< .