British Grand Prix 2021 Weather Forecast: What’s the weather forecast of Silverstone this weekend?

British Grand Prix 2021 Weather Forecast: What will be the weather forecast of Silverstone this weekend as the F1 contingent moves to the UK.

After a two-week-long stay in Austria, the Formula 1 contingent is heading home to basically almost the majority of the grid. And the exciting element in this is the first-ever sprint-racing tryout in F1.

Thus, it would be crucial to know what’s the weather status across the weekend, as one slip up in the new concept could open endless possibilities.

The first sprint race of F1 would be held on Saturday, which would finalize the grid order for Sunday after a half an hour-long session in Silverstone.

So, with this, the Sportsrush is going to reveal the weather forecast projection over the weekend, and will it bother the ‘train’ as quoted by Lewis Hamilton.

On the racing part, the homeboy Hamilton would be aiming for the redemption of the last five races against Max Verstappen, who is currently leading the table.

If Mercedes manages to win this race, then the title race would be a sight to behold in the following calendar.

British GP 2021 Weather Forecast

Unfortunately, all three days would be dry in Silverstone, with the projections on the F1’s website are showing the dry spells by the clouds. Therefore, drivers need not ready their wet tyres.

FRIDAY, JULY 16 – FP1 AND QUALIFYING WEATHER

Conditions: Sunny and warmer than the past days with a gentle northerly wind. FP1: 24°C, N wind 15km/h. Q: 25°C, NE wind 10-15km/h.
Maximum temperature expected: 26 Celsius
Chance of rain: 0%

SATURDAY, JULY 17 – FP2 AND SPRINT WEATHER

Conditions: Sunny and dry. FP2: 24°C, NE wind around 10km/h. SPRINT: 27°C NE wind 10km/h.
Maximum temperature expected: 26 Celsius
Chance of rain: 0%

SUNDAY, JULY 18 – RACE WEATHER

Conditions: Sunny race day with a maximum air temperature reaching 27°C. Light variable wind mainly N.
Maximum temperature expected: 27 Celsius
Chance of rain: 0%

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Tanish Chachra

Tanish Chachra is the Motorsport editor at The SportsRush. He saw his first race when F1 visited India in 2011, and since then, his romance with the sport has been seasonal until he took up this role in 2020. Reigniting F1's coverage on this site, Tanish has fallen in love with the sport all over again. He loves Kimi Raikkonen and sees a future world champion in Oscar Piastri. Away from us, he loves to snuggle inside his books.

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