Start your engines: Tatler goes trackside at Silverstone for the most thrilling Grand Prix in recent memory

It’s back to House 44 – a Soho House offshoot with jute flooring, warm wood furnishings and comfortable striped armchairs – to watch the qualifiers. I cling to the balcony as the cars snake around the course, and spot sparks trailing Lando’s chrome car that catches the sun as it races the bends. For a moment, it looks like Hamilton may rise to pole position but hopes are dashed and it’s Verstappen, with Red Bull, who takes the prime spot for tomorrow’s race.

The next morning rain…