Silverstone braced for record-breaking British Grand Prix crowd

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Silverstone anticipates a record-breaking crowd of 565,000 attendees for this weekend's British Grand Prix, making it the most attended Formula One event in history. This surpasses the previous 31-year record held by the Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide.

The boss of Silverstone said he is “absolutely ready” to drive this weekend’s British Grand Prix into the history books as the most-attended Formula One event ever seen. It is anticipated that an extraordinary 565,000 spectators will descend on Silverstone across the weekend for the ninth round of the season which will eclipse the sport’s 31-year record – held by the Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide – by 45,000.