The British GP remains the domestic must see showpiece of the season. However, for once I was disappointed with the crowd management. I can only vouch for the chaos at Gate 6/7 where, having arrived early, our group had to run to catch the opening ceremony. Crowd safety is paramount and as an ex-member of law enforcement I am acutely aware of the need to minimise risk. Yet there was no prior warning (that I was made aware of) of the time it would take to negotiate security (if so we would have arrived a lot earlier). Also in my professional opinion the volume of supporters being corralled presented an inherent risk. Furthermore, the final body / bag search (excluding the wand) was so cursory as to make it pretty meaningless. If security are going to do the job then do it properly.
