The Wera Tools F4 British Championship certified by FIA made history at Silverstone this past weekend (July 3-6) by taking on a starring role at the FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS BRITISH GRAND PRIX 2025.

Competing in front of more than 480,000 fans at the Home of British Motor Racing, the UK’s premier single-seater series delivered two captivating races that were both won by Virtuosi Racing’s Salim Hanna.

In what is renowned as being a jewel in the crown of the world motorsport, British F4’s appearance at Silverstone was made extra special by the fact that it was the first time Formula 1, Formula 2, Formula 3 and Formula 4 had all raced on the same bill.

Getting their first taste of action during practice on Friday evening, the 26-car field delivered a frenetic qualifying session on Saturday morning that culminated in Red Bull Junior Fionn McLaughlin smashing the British F4 lap record on his way to pole position.

Second fastest lap times dictated the starting grid for race one however and it was Hanna that made his front row advantage count as he swept aside the opposition to claim what is arguably the biggest win of his fledgling career to-date.

Despite being passed by Rowan Campbell-Pilling at Brooklands on the opening lap, the Columbian driver remained calm and when Campbell-Pilling spun going onto the Hangar Straight a few corners later, the race was in Hanna’s hands.

Soaking up pressure from Argenti Motorsport’s Ethan Jeff-Hall and Hitech TGR’s McLaughlin after a brief safety car period, the 15-year-old soon began to pull clear and after punching in the fastest lap of the race, he cruised to a historic victory.

Behind him, Mercedes F1 Junior Jeff-Hall recorded his best finish of the year in second place while McLaughlin fended off a late charge from Tommy Harfield to secure the final spot on the podium.

Race two kicked off the action on Sunday and it didn’t disappoint as Hanna completed a clean sweep in devastating fashion. In-doing so he underlined his status as being an undoubted star of the future.

McLaughlin started from pole position but it soon became apparent that he was nursing an issue. Despite resisting the challenge of Hanna for a handful of laps, the Irishman could do nothing to stop the race one winner from blasting past him at Maggots on lap four.

Once in clean air, the Virtuosi Racing hotshot began to streak clear of the chasing pack and once again tallying the fastest lap of the race on his way, he took the chequered flag almost six second clear of his nearest challenger.

Harfield claim runners-up laurels as he battled past McLaughlin with a feisty move at Club Corner and joining him on the podium in third was Campbell-Pilling – who put the disappointment of race one behind him in style.

Mechanical issues would sadly bring McLaughlin’s race to a premature end. His Hitech TGR team-mate Thomas Bearman and Virtuosi Racing’s Martin Molnar would benefit to complete the top five.

The Wera Tools F4 British Championship certified by FIA will continues its 2025 season – where points will once again be on offer – on July 26-27 when Zandvoort in the Netherlands stages Rounds 16, 17 & 18.