[Sparky]

Hot off the press from Silverstone:

Dear Mr Cooper,

Thank you for your e-mail, sorry it has taken a bit to get back to you.
In answer to your question, Formula One Management allocate garage numbers for all Grand Prix. The following were allocated at Silverstone:
Ferrari: 1A, 1B, 1C, 2A
McLaren: 2C, 3A, 3B, 3C
Jordan: 2B, 4A, 4B, 4C
Jaguar: 5A, 5B, 5C
Williams: 6A, 6B, 6C
Benetton: 7A, 7B, 7C
Prost: 8A, 8B, 8C
Sauber: 9A, 9B, 9C
Arrows: 10A, 10B, 10C
Minardi: 11A, 11B, 11C
BAR: 12A, 12B, 12C
It is a general rule of thumb that the team that won the constructor's title the previous season gets the first garages. It continues with the 2nd placed team gets the second and so on. This order does not change through the year.
I hope this satisfies your daughter's inquisition, and that you both continue to support Silverstone, we appreciate your kind comments.

Kind regards to you both,
Claire Williams

I was a little surprised to see the top teams with garages out of sequence..
Why do Jordan have to run two garage blocks away to grab spares? (2B, 4A, 4B, 4C)

And I had no idea that Ferrari, Jordan and McLaren had four garages...

I also thought that teams worked their way up the pitlane throughout the season... (?)

Now. Which driver had what?!