Welcome to the Hamilton Show: What you should know about the British GP and its home, Silverstone

Formula 1 returns to Silverstone for the 10th round of the 2022 championship. The racetrack in Great Britain has been a mainstay on the F1 calendar, with the championship's inaugural race taking place there on 13 May 1950.

Silverstone was originally built as an airfield in 1942, but in 1947, the first motorsport race took place there. And three years later, the first F1 race, which Giuseppe Farina won in an Alfa Romeo 158.

Over the years, the circuit underwent many changes, with the latest coming in 2011. Back then, the start/finish straight and the pit building was moved to between Club and Abbey corners, away from Woodcote and Copse.

In 2020, history was rewritten when the circuit renamed the start/finish straight after Lewis Hamilton, the first time any part of the track has been named after someone. The Hamilton Straight is situated between Turns 18 and 1 (Club and Abbey).

David Coulthard, president of the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC), owners of Silverstone, said at the event in 2020: "It is the first time in Silverstone's history that a part of the circuit has been named after any individual. Lewis has become a huge part of this history, and the directors of the Club and I felt there was no better way to mark this than to rename the iconic pits straight in recognition of his record-breaking achievements."

Hamilton has won around Silverstone eight times - the most of any driver.

What you should know

The British Grand Prix has been staged 72 times, with Aintree hosting it five times, Brands Hatch 12 times, and Silverstone 55 times. The 5.891km circuit is run over 52 laps, bringing about a total race distance of 306.198km.

Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) set the fastest lap around the circuit in 2020, posting a