If you intend to camp and spend the full 3 days at Silverstone you need to think about when you are going to arrive at the track. If you can get to the campsite Thursday night, this will give you the chance to set up and be ready for the first free practise session on the Friday morning. If you intend to travel to the circuit on the Friday itself, you do face the risk of traffic on the way which in turn can lead to missing track time, and rushing setting up your pitch.

Assuming you're not staying in a hotel or B&B (must be booked probably a year in advance) then you need to find a campsite to stay in. There is plenty of choice and it doesn't really matter where you are situated relative to the track as everything is in walking distance anyway. Camping at Windmill Farm which is adjacent to the pit straight is great as you are near the main part of the circuit whilst being a short walk from Silverstone village.

Call Windmill Farm on: 01327 858984 - please say you came from EnterF1.com

Theres a chance you may be visiting Silverstone village for a couple of late night binges if that's your sort of thing! The pub in the little square is called The White Horse and you can;t miss it as you go down the hill. This is is the place to be in the eveings as everybody is friendly and F1 mad! They will have a marquee out the back and a big outdoor cook up for people looking for some dinner.

You can call The White Horse on: 01327 858550 - please say you came from EnterF1.com

If you plan to leave your campsite to go and watch a session in the morning, leave enough time before hand and expect to queue at the gate. The officials usually take security quite seriously and bag checks may be in place, so don't get frustrated by it taking a while to get in.

If you feel you missed some track action during the day, or didn't quite understand what was fully going on in one of the sessions, ask around the campsite in which you are staying as their may be some proper campers who have brought a screen a projector for TV viewing at night. This is certainly the case at Silverstone where each year, without fail the ITV coverage of qualifying is aired about 11pm. This is great to catch up on the action!

If the Grand Prix weekend is hot, but you want cold drinks (beers!) at your campsite, pop into the local town where it is likely the newsagents will be selling bags of ice for your cool boxes back where you are staying. It is best to buy these bags at night as many of your drinks will still be cool in the morning when you head out to the track.