Ecclestone: no qualms over British GP axe

February 6, 2008

As reported at Autosport.com, Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone insists he will have ‘no sentiment’ over dropping the British Grand Prix from the calendar, as he warns that time is running out for Silverstone to secure a new deal.

Although the Northamptonshire-track expressed hope about its future on Tuesday when it revealed it had received local authority approval for a much talked-about revamp, Ecclestone has said that there are more hurdles to overcome yet before its future is sorted.

Speaking to The Daily Telegraph, Ecclestone said that the commercial aspects of a new deal were far from settled - and that if he was not happy with what was on offer then the 2009 British GP would be the last.

When is he going to stop this garbage. He talks about the fact that the European Grand Prix’s are no longer important to F1, yet he is making the Asian races run at night so that they are in prime time for Europe. It is one or the other.

Posted in Bernie Ecclestone