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Pro turned pundit DAVID COULTHARD on gearing up for Silverstone

- SEAN MARLAND.

F1: BRITISH GRAND PRIX

SAT & SUN, TIMES VARY, C4, SKY ONE, SKY SPORTS F1 & SKY SPORTS MAIN EVENT SPORT

Elite racing drivers will be lining up on the grid when the British Grand Prix roars into Silverstone this week, with C4 set to report on all the trackside action.

Italian teen sensation Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes is currently leading the F1 World Drivers' Championship, but British contenders Sir Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari), George Russell (Mercedes) and Lando Norris (McLaren) plus Monaco-born star Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) are all in hot pursuit.

Here, TV Times takes a pit stop with Scottish former racing driver David Coulthard, 55, who won 13 Grands Prix during his F1 career from 1994 to 2008 and is part of C4's punditry team, to get his take on the historic Northamptonshire circuit and the contenders...

Why is the British Grand Prix such a special event, David?