Formula One Management have today approved plans for the 2010 British Grand Prix to be held around the new Arena layout, Silverstone announced today. The only significant change from last year’s layout is from Abbey corner where, instead of heading into Farm Straight, Bridge and Priory, the drivers will now turn right at Abbey onto [...]

The new Silverstone circuit to be used for F1 will be ‘great’ according to John Rhodes, senior associate of architecture company Populous, who are designing Silverstone’s new F1 and MotoGP circuit. Rhodes told Autosport: “It will be a whole new life for the track, and maybe move it back to how Silverstone used to be [...]

After a prolonged period of uncertainty, the British Grand Prix has finally been saved, and will be held at Silverstone for the next 17 years. The future of the British Grand Prix was put in jeopardy when the deal to hold the race at Donington fell apart, after the circuit’s leasing company were unable to [...]

According  to the newspaper the Daily Mail, the British Grand Prix has been saved and will be held at Silverstone in 2010. The article read; The British Grand Prix has been saved. It will take place at Silverstone next year after the circuit and Bernie Ecclestone finally reached agreement. The news will be officially announced [...]

A new season of Formula 1 beckons, and already – only a few weeks since the season ended – so much has changed. Of course, you can follow all the latest developments here, but as the pieces of the driver puzzle have still yet to fall into their final resting place, let’s talk about something [...]

The managing director of Silverstone Holdings Richard Phillips has described the possible deal bringing the British Grand Prix to Silverstone in 2010 is very, very close. It is just as well that the deal is close, as recently Bernie Ecclestone said that Silverstone had to sign a contract by the 11th November, or the British [...]

Bernie Ecclestone has given Silverstone a final ultimatum to sign the contract for the 2010 British Grand Prix. The outline of the ultimatum is that if by the time the FIA World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) next meets in Paris on 11 December to ratify the 2010 calendar, Silverstone don’t have the contract signed, Ecclestone [...]

Red Bull‘s Mark Webber has said that holding the British Grand Prix at Silverstone next year is a total no-brainer. Bernie Ecclestone has given Silverstone a 2 day deadline for the circuit to sign a deal to bring the British Grand Prix there in 2010 following the failure of Donington Park to raise the funds [...]

Bernie Ecclestone has said Silverstone has two days to sign a contract to hold the British Grand Prix in 2010, meaning negotiations are now over. It was due to be held at Donington but the circuit could not raise the funds needed. Silverstone had previously wanted the ‘special rates’ given to traditional circuits, like Spa, [...]

Donington Ventures Leisure Ltd had until 1200 GMT on Monday to show it had the finances required to redevelop the circuit. Donington launched a bond issue in an attempt to raise £135m, but that proved unsuccessful. Will there still be a British Grand Prix at Silverstone? The question that is now on everyone’s lips is [...]