Rookie’s F1 success prompts ticket rush

Ticket sales for next month's British Grand Prix have rocketed following Lewis Hamilton's maiden Formula One victory in Canada on Sunday.

Hamilton is eight points clear of McLaren team-mate Fernando Alonso at the top of the World Drivers' Championship standings after claiming podium finishes in the first six races of his debut season

And Silverstone Circuits managing director Richard Phillips said: "The reaction to his win in Canada has been amazing. We haven't seen this level of interest since Mansell-mania in the late 80s and early 90s.

"Ticket sales have been selling steadily since the start of the season, but demand has gone through the roof in recent weeks."