Since Formula 1 has decided to throw its own history in the bin in its latest TikTok, here are the names of the corners/straights and their origins
Main Straight | Hamilton Straight - Renamed in 2020, honouring their home hero
T1 | Abbey - Named for the remains of a medieval monastery found nearby, Luffield Abbey
T2 | Farm - The original circuit featured a straight that passed by a farm
T3 | Village - Refers to the closest village (Silverstone)
T4 | The Loop - Reflects the shape of the corner
T5 | Aintree - Liverpool’s Aintree Racecourse was home to the British GP on 5 seasons
Wellington Straight - During World War II, the land was home to an RAF base and featured runways for the Vickers Wellington bombers
T6 | Brooklands - Tribute to another former host of the British GP
T7 | Luffield - Reminder of the aforementioned abbey that stood to the north-east of the track
T8 | Woodcote - Woodcote Park is a stately home located on RAC-owned land in Surrey
T9 | Copse - Luscious countryside and pockets of woodland surround Silverstone, with some of the small groups of trees – referred to as copses
T10 to T14 | Maggotts, Becketts and Chapel - Maggotts, named for Maggots Moor, which sits on the other side of the grandstands. Becketts and Chapel remember a medieval chapel which honoured former Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket
Hangar Straight - Refers to Silverstone’s military past
T15 | Stowe - Refers to the local Stowe School
T16 | Vale - Likely named after the Aylesbury Vale district, but not confirmed
T17 and T18 | Club - A salute to the RAC’s London clubhouse