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Silverstone's F1 hopes grow
Silverstone are optimistic they will be able to retain the British Grand Prix into the next decade, despite the increasing cost of hosting the annual event. Renewed fears over the British GP's long-term future surfaced last week after a letter from Silverstone's owners, the British Racing Drivers' Club [BRDC], to members raised the spectre of the circuit having to activate a break clause in its 17-year F1 contract after 2019. A five per cent escalator built into the deal signed in late 2009 means this year's will cost around £17m. But Derek Warwick, the chairman of the BRDC and a former F1 driver, has now delivered a more positive message about the race's future after talks with the...
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