No, you're right. The new pit and paddock complex is there, so Abbey will be the first corner.
Then surely that is the biggest news? End of an era at Silverstone!! The start line has been in the same place for the last 60 years! It will change the whole race dynamic!
To get myself pumped for the race, I just watched Top Gear [10x08],
which has Hammond driving Fernando Alonso's old F1 car around Silverstone.
Different Silverstone, but fair enough
1) What do you think the race podium will look like?
Webber, Vettel, Button. I can dream of a Webber victory, and I have a feeling Hamilton might get too ambitious again
2) Will the engine mapping changes make the racing closer?
No, but it will change things as different teams will be affected to varying extents
3) Can the rule changes take Red Bull down the top spot and open things up for Ferrari and McLaren?
I think the gap will close a bit, but talking margins of a couple of tenths, depends what Newey has come up with in the last three weeks
4) Are you looking forward to seeing Daniel Ricciardo's first race?
Very much so
5) Do you think Daniel Ricciardo will get a seat at Torro Rosso next year?
See Question 4, the question is who will he replace? Or will both be gone?
6) Silly season for 2012 has already started, do you think we will see any major driver changes? If yes, who?
No one at the big teams, all are locked in to contracts bar Webber, and I think he will sign for one more year
7) Is it possible that some teams will take their KERS systems out, because harvesting braking energy isn't effective at Silverstone?
Not a hope in hell, they'll need all the horsepower they can get, they'll still harvest enough energy to fill 6.5 seconds worth
8) Can the tyres change things up at this track, with it being very high speed which might lead to high degradation?
The tyres will spice things up, but they always do now
On another topic, the significant reduction in rear downforce brought about by the banning on off-throttle diffusers means that should it rain, we could see a repeat of 2008 when cars were spinning off left, right and centre