McLaren driver and defending world champion Lewis Hamilton arrives for the 43rd British Grand Prix to be held at Silverstone with his Pussycat Doll girlfriend Nicole Scherzinger
Manchester United legend Eric Cantona exchanges pleasantries with double world champion Fernando Alonso at Silverstone - the duo also trade a signed football shirt for a race helmet, a fair trade if ever I have seen one
Leicester dance rockers Kasabian are also in attendance in the Silverstone paddock, possibly increasing their chances of featuring as the soundtrack on the always highly-anticipated BBC Sport closing montage
Meanwhile on the track Red Bull continue their excellent weekend at Silverstone as Sebastian Vettel gets a great start and wastes no time building up a commanding and most-likely race winning lead in the British Grand Prix
It's a horrible start for Brawn's Jenson Button as he fails to get away cleanly from sixth position and is passed by Nico Rosberg's Williams and the two Kers-powered Ferraris on the outside - he drops back to ninth
But it's a one-man show out in front as Sebastian Vettel romps clear of the field in his revamped Red Bull - their new triple diffuser, nose and engine cover pays immediate dividends with a one-two at Silverstone
Some clever pit stops and a tweak in race strategy helps Button recover to finish in sixth position, his last stint on the softer tyres gave the Silverstone crowd a glimpse of Brawn's true pace
Another frustrating day for McLaren's Lewis Hamilton, who won at Silverstone in fine style in 2008, the Englishman limps home in 16th position bemoaning his car's lack of grip
Vettel takes the chequered flag for the third time in his career, and for the first time in dry conditions, the 21-year-old German finished a massive 41 seconds clear of the Brawn of Rubens Barrichello which was third
Jenson Button salutes the Silverstone crowd as he walks back to his garage, his sixth-place finish earns him three valuable drivers' championship points but a home win would have meant so much more
Mark Webber gets on the podium for the sixth time in his career, equalling his best Grand Prix finish of second place to complete a Red Bull one-two and kick-start a night of celebrations for the Milton Keynes-based team
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