Goodwood Festival 2008
Don’t miss our exclusive report from this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed.
The biggest stars of the road and the Racecourse have been celebrated the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
The event, which ran from 11 to 13 July, motor sport was directed, and saw action F1 drivers, Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button currents.
Hamilton ‘role is taking the leading role of s were the highlight for many visitors. Crowds gathered to watch the DJ Chris Evans interview on the balcony of the House of Goodwood, before the current head of the F1 championship has taken turn to ascend the famous hill in the 2007 season McClaren-Mercedes MP4/22.
Hamilton has met the crowd with some tyre-smoking antics, and was followed by Jenson Button over-enthusiastic, who managed to break the Honda RA107 car he was driving F1! He lost second and third speed, resulting in a fourth crawl speed up the hill.
The Formula 1 was not the only motor sport wowing visitors - a celebration of 50 years of cars on BTCC took place, as well as a certain action side by a crop of stars gathering and a celebration of the life of Colin McRae rally driver, 10 months after his fatal helicopter crash.
A choice of cars he has packed during aligned, extending a Talbot Sunbeam days of youth rally McRae, Ferrari until 2004 550 Maranello GTS he operated at the Le Mans 24 hour race.
