The 2008 Formula One season reaches its halfway mark on July 6th with a truly classic fixture: the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The BMW Sauber F1 Team hopes the three days of testing at this challenging circuit in Northamptonshire will help it bring home a better result than at its last outing at the French Grand Prix. Silverstone features a lot of medium and high-speed corners, so good aerodynamic balance is always one of the key issues.

The BMW Sauber F1 Team arrives at Silverstone lying second in the Constructors’ Championship, and with Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld second and fifth in the drivers’ rankings.

On the same weekend that Kubica and Heidfeld are battling for championship points in Silverstone, Manchester will welcome the hands-on BMW Sauber F1 Team Pit Lane Park. This high-tech theme park will be open to visitors free of charge from Friday to Sunday until 20:00. The park recorded more than 300,000 visitors during its 2007 tour.

BMW Sauber F1 Team driver Nick Heidfeld will also be meeting the crowds prior to the British Grand Prix at an autograph session at Harrods on the 2 July.

Nick will be signing autographs in the sportswear department between 17:00-19:00.