The clouds gathering overhead threaten to dampen the efforts made throughout Silverstone's Friday practice session. Bulging at the seams, looking too heavy to stay airbourne, the clouds soon burst and the British Grand Prix braces itself for a Formula 1 weekend that looks set to be doused in rain.
Last year's race saw Mark Webber drive like a man possessed, determined to cross the line first and in front of his Red Bull team-mate Alex Vettel, who Webber felt Red Bull favoured over him. It made for a tense, exciting race, especially with Silverstone favourite Lewis Hamilton on Webber's tail for most of the race.
This year's race looks to be a little soggier than the last, with few weather professionals optimistic about the weekend's prospects for good weather. Rain or shine, Sunglasses Shop will be following the Grand Prix and we're bound to see sunglasses being worn by driver and spectator alike.
In Pole Position
The image of the race driver wandering around the paddock, with his eyes concealed behind dark lenses, is a lasting one mastered by the likes of Jackie Stewart and Stirling Moss, and continued today by style-conscious drivers like Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton.
Fernando Alonso in particular is bound to wear sunglasses – bound by contract to be precise, due to being the latest sports star to be adopted into the Oakley family. Alonso is tied to Oakley like Jenson Button was once tied to Ray-Ban when he raced for Brawn GP in 2009 – a team that only existed for one season but, due to winning that sole season, is the only Formula 1 team with a 100% season win rate.
Driven To Victory
F1 drivers and sunglasses combined to winning effect when Serengeti and Alain Prost worked together to produce a limited edition range of Serengeti sunglasses. The ultimate in driving sunglasses, the Alain Prost versions of the Coppa, Piers and Torini united driving excellence with streamlined technology to produce a range of sunglasses as distinguished as Alain Prost's career.
Rain or shine, the British Grand Prix is the one to watch and Sunglasses Shop will be doing just that, waiting for the chequered flag.