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Silverstone on a different scale

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SILVERSTONE MUSEUM

Silverstone is a magical place. For motorsport fans it’s the birthplace of the Formula 1 world championship, it’s where Nigel Mansell swept past Nelson Piquet on the Hangar Straight in 1987, and where Lewis Hamilton roared clear to win a rain-soaked British Grand Prix in 2008.

Sites of such cultural importance deserve to have their past preserved and celebrated, and Silverstone is no exception with its

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