10:30-ish.
We're already in the National Paddock and Howard is busy making friends.
Entering the ELMS paddock for a quick shifty prior to seeing the F3 drivers
returning to parc ferme after their first race of the weekend.
11:00-ish.
4 of the unfeasibly young fellas making their way to the post-race weigh-in-thingy.
Mick Schumacher leaves the weigh-in-thingy.
We've taken photos of Robert Schwartzman in single-seaters for the past 3 years
and he still looks too young to have even left school yet.
Perhaps he hasn't?
12:00-ish.
We've had a tea in the Paddock Cafe and have then made our way to the top of The Wellington Straight to see the WEC GT cars qualifying.
This is the Clearwater Racing AM Class Ferrari - the best looking Ferrari out there.
BMW are back in the WEC after a few years away.
12:25-ish.
This is the point where the Timetable gets a bit challenging for the likes of folk like us.
There's the WEC LMP1 & 2 Qualifying to watch, or the F3 drivers getting ready for their second race, or the ELMS Pit Lane Walk.
So we firstly take some shots at Copse of the LMP's, this one is Alonso's Toyota…….
…….and this is one of The Rebellions going more than a little bit wide…….
……then Vicky heads for the F3 cars where she sees Sophia Florsch and……
……Dan Ticktum amongst many others, whilst I head off to the ELMS Pit Lane Walk.
It's a busy Pit Lane Walk made even more exciting by cars returning to the garages,
accompanied by the furious whistling of Marshalls, through the legions of fans.
Watch out!
Here comes another one.
The ELMS drivers are an accommodating lot.
They'll even pose with a sign promoting the WEC 6 Hours
as the 360 Racing Team drivers prove.
13:45-ish.
Vicky and I join up once again as Dan Ticktum returns to parc ferme after the second F3 race.
14:35-ish.
We've had some jacket potatoes and another cuppa tea in The Paddock cafe
and are now making our way down to The Wing.
The ELMS race has started and there's plenty of close racing at Aintree at this early stage……
…….and at The Loop.
15:00-ish.
We've made it to The Wing and Vicky seems very pleased about it as we walk up and down
the rear of the garages before the start of The WEC Pit Lane Walk.
15:30-ish.
The WEC Pit Lane Walk has started and I immediately make
for the garage of my favourite Ferrari team.
Now that's a paint-jobbie.
And we thought that the ELMS Pit Lane Walk was busy.
Vicky and I have split up again and she's right up the other end on a mission to spot Fernando
(she'll be lucky, one or two others might have the same idea).
But Vicky does find Toyota's Kazuki Nakajima (centre)……….
…….Oliver Turvey of the By KOLLES team…...
…….and then Sam Bird in The Wing Paddock after the Pit Lane Walk is over.
16:45-ish.
We've had another cuppa tea and Vicky is still
determined to see Fernando so we head for the Toyota hostility centre.
He's in there and she does see him for a brief second.
'He's very short', is her verdict.
This is where she saw Fernando.
You can see how fleeting her view would have been.
It's now about 17:00hrs and with all the drama over it's time to make our way back to the car park.
Unfortunately, the drama isn't over 'cos as we are walking back past The Loop I lose my footing and take a stumble and fall onto my right shoulder.
Luckily, there are two Silverstone Volunteers who help me get back to my feet and radio for an ambulance and paramedics to take me to the Medical Centre.
We are there about an hour and they take 6 X-Rays. 2 of each
shoulder and 2 of the little finger of my right hand.
They inform us that I have 2 torn ligaments in my right shoulder and torn a tendon in my finger.
They instruct us to go to A & E in the morning.
No wonder it hurt so much.
We finally leave the circuit at 18:45 having been given a lift by a nurse all the way back to the car park.
Everybody at the Medical Centre was fantastic and we are eternally grateful.
Our Fit Bit stats are still fairly impressive having totalled 16,747 steps, 7.9 miles, and 12 stairs.
It's been yet another enjoyable and memorable day at our favourite car event of the year.
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