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Silverstone considers activating British GP break-clause in 2017
Silverstone’s owner, the British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC), says it is serious about the possibility of activating a break clause to drop the British Grand Prix. The clause allows Silverstone to end its deal to host the British GP at the end of 2019 – but Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone needs to be informed about the plan ahead of this year’s race. The presence of the clause has been known for some time, but it has now emerged that the excessive cost of holding the annual F1 race is making the threat of the break clause being activated very real. In a letter to members from BRDC chairman John Grant that was sent before Christmas, and has been leaked to ITV, he says the circuit...
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