Monday, November 23, 2009

British GP facing final deadline

Formula 1 chief Bernie Ecclestone says the fate of the British Grand Prix will be decided at a meeting on 9 December.

That is when the F1 Commission, which regulates the sport, is due to convene to rubber-stamp the 2010 race calendar.

"At the moment there is no British Grand Prix," Ecclestone told BBC Radio 5 live's Sportsweek programme.

Donington Park was set to host the British GP but was seemingly ruled out after failing to show it had the necessary £135m funding

But the focus is still on Silverstone, which has yet to agree financial terms and faces a warning from the sport that it must modernise its facilities in order to host the event again.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8371266.stm

No comments:

Post a Comment