Red Bull Racing fan Emma Aitken was at Silverstone, cheering on the boys. Here’s her thoughts on the weekend.

Have you ever been surrounded by hundreds of people kitted out in McLaren and Brawn GP paraphernalia whilst screaming your lungs out because the two Red Bull Racers just came over the finish line in first and second place? Well I have – and it was fantastic!

The atmosphere at Silverstone this year was the best I’ve ever known it. There was a real sense of expectancy and nostalgia in the air, given that a Brit was looking the likeliest to take the chequered flag and this may well be the last time we would be able to see him do it at the Northamptonshire circuit.

It was also the busiest I have ever seen it, which was rather un-nerving when I found myself on stage at the Copse entertainment zone on Saturday, singing in front of a packed crowd for the chance to win a Golden Ticket to go to a special drivers autograph signing session.

As if I wasn’t happy enough after seeing Vettel take pole position, you should have seen me when I was handed that winning ticket! Unfortunately, when I got to the session the only driver still in attendance was Jenson Button, but hey ho. My brother had a better time of it back at the local golf course. David Coulthard was very much in attendance there, happily signing autographs and giving the fans plenty of photo opportunities.

Ultimately I was there for the racing; specifically Red Bull Racing and they certainly didn’t disappoint. I was already awe struck when the lights went green because there is absolutely nothing that compares to the noise of all those V8’s roaring in to life, but when I saw the RB5 of Sebastian Vettel just take off in to the distance leaving everyone in his wake I was dumb struck. Later on I caused a slight upset with the fans around me by leaping to my feet when Mark Webber came out ahead of Barrichello after his pit stop but I couldn’t be quietened.

Luckily, Formula 1 fans are a really friendly bunch, so even though it wasn’t Button taking the top stop of the podium, everyone sitting around me certainly gave the Red Bull Racing boys a fantastic reception when they appeared on the podium.

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