F1: Drivers and teams back Silverstone and British GP
britsonpole.com 6/17/2009 — Last year’s British Grand Prix was overshadowed by a cheap publicity stunt of Bernie Ecclestone’s. This year it is set to be overshadowed by a almighty spat between promotor, regulator and competitors that could consign top-flight open-wheel racing to the wilderness for the ...

Silverstone has go-ahead to seek investors
britsonpole.com 8/27/2009 — Silverstone’s management has been given the go-ahead to negotiate with potential investors in a move that could see the circuit regain the rights to stage the British Grand Prix. The Northamptonshire venue is owned by the British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC) and its members have ...

F1: British Grand Prix Back To Silverstone For 2010 ???
paddocktalk.com 6/19/2009 — F1: British Grand Prix Back To Silverstone For 2010 ? Silverstone is still hoping Donington's plans for the 2010 British grand prix fail and Bernie Ecclestone agrees to keep the race at the historic track. Ecclestone, the F1 chief executive, has penned a 17-year-old deal with ...

'To lose Silverstone would be to destroy F1 heritage'
f1insight.blogspot.com 23 days ago — Leading team principals have come out in support of Silverstone as the financial stalemate between the Northants circuit's owners the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) and F1 commercial rights-holder Bernie Ecclestone still shows no sign of resolution – with Ross Brawn arguing that to lose ...

F1 – Bernie’s Epic Fail
openpaddock.net 10/25/2009 — The British GP is in jeopardy for next year due to the schemes hatched by F1’s very own dottering old man. This saga has taken a few twists and turns over the last year, but we will do our best to lay out the process that started with Bernie’s displeasure with Silverstone and ends ...

Silverstone ready to step in for British Grand Prix
f1insight.blogspot.com 10/25/2009 — Silverstone continues its long wait in the wings to learn whether or not it will be hosting the British Grand Prix in future years. The chances look high, as Donington Park has failed to secure the necessary funds to meets its deadline of 12 noon on Monday, although the clock continues to ...

British GP 2009 - A Preview
f1insight.blogspot.com 6/14/2009 — The 2009 Santander British Grand Prix will be the eighth race of the 2009 Formula One season. It will be held on June 21, 2009 at Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, England. This is likely to be the last British Grand Prix to be held at Silverstone, before the event moves to Donington ...

Ecclestone: 2 days for Silverstone to sign
f1insight.blogspot.com 27 days ago — F1 commercial rights-holder Bernie Ecclestone has issued Silverstone with an ultimatum – sign a deal within the next 48 hours, or the British Grand Prix will be definitively pulled from the 2010 world championship schedule. Following the failure last week of Donington Ventures Leisure Ltd ...

F1: Our manifesto for the British Grand Prix
britsonpole.com 6/17/2009 — It’s the British Grand Prix. Brits on Pole’s biggest weekend of the year. A chance for Lewis and Jense to race in front of their home crowds – and, very likely, for the latter to take another decisive step towards securing a fairytale drivers’ title. So why ...

Ecclestone : F1 doesn't need British Grand Prix
f1insight.blogspot.com 10/25/2009 — Bernie Ecclestone insists he is prepared to scrub Britain's name from the 2010 calendar if Silverstone does not want to pay the going rate for its Formula One race. Silverstone is now favourite to host the event next July after Donington's bid collapsed . However, the Northamptonshire-based ...

Gillett relieved with Bernie breathing space — F1-Live.com 5/15/2009
British Grand Prix could take a sabbatical in 2010 Hot on the heels of Bernie Ecclestone's similar comments, the new promoter of the British Grand Prix has admitted the race may be absent from next year's calendar...  

Ecclestone: Two-tier will be scrapped — F1 news - autosport.com 5/17/2009
Bernie Ecclestone says that although Friday's crunch meeting between the teams and the FIA ended in stalemate over the budget cap, both parties did agree that the controversial two-tier system should not go ahead

Silverstone circuit for sale, says report — F1-Live.com 5/17/2009
Ecclestone might be a potential buyer In a confidential letter, the chairman of the British Racing Drivers' Club has reportedly proposed to sell the Silverstone circuit, the long-time host of the British Grand Prix which is set to present its ...

FIRST FORMULA RENAULT PODIUM FOR LEWIS WILLIAMSON — Motorsports Journal 5/19/2009
CRS Racing Donington Park , He almost did it in the second race of the season at Brands Hatch but yesterday at Donington Park, CRS Racing’s Lewis Williamson took his first Formula Renault podium finish. The two races on Donington’s ...

FIA, FOTA at Odds Over Budget Caps, Teams Contemplate Boycott/Split — Bleacher Report - Formula 1 5/18/2009
When FOTA (the Formula One Teams’ Association) was formed a year ago, I pondered about if this would lead to a Grand Prix Racing split. Surely, after what we saw happen to American Open Wheel Racing, the FIA would find a way to work with FOTA ...