Even self-confident TV chef Gordon Ramsay will acknowledge he was outdone in the celebrity stakes.
Ramsay, a keen race fan who once approached Stirling Moss only for the legendary driver to not know who he was, was back at Silverstone but caused less of a stir than Matrix actor Keanu Reeves who turned heads when he visited the Aston Martin garage.
Former Manchester United star Michael Carrick was also in the paddock and dealt with questions about his old club with his usual diplomacy.
Carrick, who stepped in as interim manager following the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, smiled politely when told by admirers they should never have got rid of him for Ralf Rangnick.