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Circuits to have hosted the F1 British Grand Prix since its debut

The British GP has become synonymous with its now permanent home of Silverstone circuit, which is widely regarded as one of the best tracks in the world.Silverstone, which lies in Northamptonshire, also hosted F1’s inaugural race in 1950 but it has not been the venue for every British GP since.In…

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British drivers to have won the British Grand Prix

Not every F1 driver is lucky enough to have a home grand prix, as many world champions spent an entire career without racing in their native country.

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Every British F1 driver to have started a grand prix for Ferrari

Oliver Bearman became the first British driver to start an F1 race for Ferrari in the 21st century at the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

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The rise, fall and revival of Goodwood as it reaches 75

In its heyday, make no mistake, the Goodwood Motor Circuit always occupied a very special place within the burgeoning British motor racing scene. It never hosted a world championship grand prix, but it provided a much-loved stage for the infant British motorsport industry to strut upon.

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Killer who dumped ex's body in bath and used her Facebook to flirt with her pals jailed

Tony Brooks has been jailed for more than 24 years after killing Kirstie Ellis and dumping her body in a bath — before using her Facebook account to send sexual messages to her friends

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Wakefield monster who killed his girlfriend and left her to rot in a bath while he sold her things

Tony Brooks from Wakefield withdrew more than £1,500 from his girlfriend's bank account after he killed her

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Horrific final moments of Leeds woman strangled by two-timing boyfriend and found dead in a bath 52 days later

Kirstie Ellis' body was discovered 52 days after she was callously murdered by her own boyfriend

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Kirstie Ellis' murderer jailed for life after strangling her to death with HDMI cable and dumping her body in bath

Tony Brooks, from Wakefield, received the sentence at Leeds Crown Court today after Kirstie's body was found in Leeds in March

Leeds Live

Tony Brooks pleads guilty to murder of Leeds woman Kirstie Ellis

Brooks had previously denied murdering 35-year-old Kirstie Ellis

Leeds Live

'We've been forgotten' Residents' anger as ‘unsafe’ bridge remains closed one year on

Residents at Forge Mews cannot access their homes by car and have to use trolleys to carry shopping

Wales Online

South Australian poll merino fetches $115,000 in Australia's highest price 'since 1989'

A South Australian breeder sells a ram for what he says is Australia's highest price for a merino or poll merino in more than 30 years, with a private sale fetching $115,000 for the 178-kilogram sheep.

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Letter: Tony Brooks obituary

Paul Foxall writes: He was one of the most underrated drivers in Formula One

The Guardian - UK

Archive: How a shy dental student became a British F1 hero

The late Tony Brooks never won the Formula 1 world championship, but came close in the 1959 season that went to Jack Brabham. In the 25 December 1959 issue of Autosport magazine, the widely-admired Briton opened up on his remarkable career to Christopher Nixon

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Tony Brooks: Formula One legend who just missed out on the top prize

Trained as a dentist, Brooks became, in 1955, the first British racing driver to win a Grand Prix in a British car for 32 years

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Tony Brooks obituary

Leading Formula One racing driver of the 1950s who won six world championship grands prix

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Tony Brooks dead: British F1 pioneer Stirling Moss called 'the greatest' dies aged 90

Pioneering British F1 driver Tony Brooks, the last surviving Grand Prix winner from the 1950s and former teammate of Stirling Moss, has died aged 90

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Formula One Pioneer Tony Brooks Dies Aged 90

Motorsport pioneer Tony Brooks, who won six Formula One grands prix in the 1950s and was nicknamed the "Racing Dentist", has died aged 90. The Briton had been the last surviving Formula One race winner of the 1950s, said AFP. He won on his F1 debut at the non-championship 1955…

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Former Formula One driver Tony Brooks, the ‘racing dentist’, dies aged 90

The Formula One chief executive, Stefano Domenicali, said he was ‘saddened’ at the passing of Tony Brooks, who won six grands rix in the 1950s

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Race of My Life: Tony Brooks on the 1958 F1 German GP

British Formula 1 racer Tony Brooks has passed away at the age of 90. He picked out the 1958 German Grand Prix as his best race, which was discussed by Autosport as part of its Race of My Life podcast series in 2020

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Tony Brooks obituary: 1950s F1 race winner dies aged 90

Tony Brooks, who has died at the age of 90, was one of the greatest racing drivers of the 1950s.

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Tony Brooks obituary: 1950s F1 race-winner dies aged 90

Tony Brooks, who has died at the age of 90, was one of the greatest racing drivers of the 1950s.

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