BRITISH GRAND PRIX HEADING FOR SILVERSTONE; MOTORSPORT.A DEAL for next year's British Grand Prix This article is about Formula One race. For other uses, see British Grand Prix (disambiguation). The British Grand Prix is a race in the calendar of the FIA Formula One World Championship. to remain at Silverstone is imminent, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Silverstone Holdings boss Richard Phillips. The future of the British Grand Prix has been the subject of a long-running saga, with Donington Park having been lined up for the race before being plagued by financial problems. But Silverstone, which has hosted every British Grand Prix since 1987, now appears set to retain the race next season, with Formula One supremo su·pre·mo n. pl. su·pre·mos Chiefly British One who is highest in authority or command, as of an organization. [Spanish and Italian, supreme, supremo, from Latin Bernie Ecclestone having imposed a December 9 deadline for the future of the race to be decided. Phillips said: "I don't think there are any real stumbling blocks.We're going through the last details of the deal. "I'm pretty convinced that it will be run at Silverstone next year." The circuit has been warned it must modernise facilities to keep the race long-term and Phillips is confident of a resolution. He added: "We've been planning for more than a year. We'll finish the track works in March and start on the new pits ready for 2011." |
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