Lewis Hamilton will take inspiration from a former British World Champion at Silverstone this weekend. Before going into battle, Lewis will take a moment to reflect on the achievements of 1976 world champion James Hunt, who won the British Grand Prix in 1977.
"James is someone I would like to have met," says Lewis. "There's a big part of me that wonders what he was like and I would have loved to have had a conversation with him.
"You've only got to look at James's results to know that he was very quick and always on the limit, but he was also very cool out of the car. He was very chilled. He won at Silverstone and I want to win at Silverstone again."
Like Hunt in '77, Lewis can rely on having lots of support on Sunday. The race is a sell-out and he's the only Briton on the grid to have won at Silverstone, when he dominated the rain-affected race in 2008.
"The amount of support we get at Silverstone is ridiculous," says Lewis. "There are Union Jacks everywhere, people shout your name and if you do something good, like an overtake, they go completely mad. I want to win this race so much – for the team, for the fans and for my family."
Lewis's family will be central to his Silverstone weekend because he'll commute every day from his parents' home in Stevenage to Silverstone. He'll also get the chance to catch up with relations.
"It will be very nice not to have to stay in a hotel," he says. "I'll also get the chance to enjoy some home cooking, so I must remember not to eat too much! My aunties and cousins will be there too, so it's going to be great to catch up with everyone."
From a performance point of view, all of the teams head to Silverstone unsure of performance following a recent change to the technical regulations. There are now stricter rules governing how the cars use exhaust gases when the driver isn't on the throttle and no-one knows exactly how that will play out.
"All we know is how the change will affect our car," says Lewis. "It would be nice to think that the change will affect us less than the others, but we'll only find out for sure when qualifying gets underway on Saturday.
"From a driver's point of view, there is now more of an incentive to keep your foot on the throttle. Under the new rules, when you come off the throttle you're going to lose downforce at the rear and so you want to keep your foot buried."
The downforce loss that Lewis refers to will be felt most through Silverstone's fast sweepers. Car stability will be at a premium through Copse, Maggotts, Becketts and Chapel – "the best sequence of corners in F1" – which are taken at speeds of up to 180mph.
"I plan to be flat-out through Copse," says Lewis, "but it's not going to be easy. Every lap you ask yourself if you can take it flat and you have just split seconds to make a decision. It's very exhilarating and you have to be switched on so that you can react."
David Coulthard, BBC F1 pundit and twice a winner of the British Grand Prix, says he needed to take a deep breath before heading out on-track at Silverstone. Others say they need to build up their commitment through the fastest corners.
"I don't feel as though I have to brace myself before going out," says Lewis, "but you definitely have to build up the speed. If you don't build up to it slowly, you'll end up in the wall and you'll look stupid. You have to focus on reducing the amount of time it takes you to get up to speed. If I can take Copse flat-out on my second attempt, I'll be happy."
There's no driver braver than Lewis Hamilton and more than 100,000 fans will hope that's enough to bring him victory in the British Grand Prix. If it does, James Hunt would be proud.