British GP 'Moving To Donington'

Ecclestone reportedly takes race away from Silverstone

By Oli S / Friday, 4 July 2008 / Loading comments

The British Grand Prix is to move from Silverstone to Donington, it has been reported. Silverstone has been in talks with F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone for weeks but apparently was unable to secure a deal.

‘We wanted a world class venue for F1 in Britain, something that the teams and fans could be proud of,’ said Ecclestone. ‘Donington's development plans will give us exactly that, a venue to put British motorsport back on the map.’

The F1 supremo added that he was disappointed that the Government had not stepped in to help Silverstone keep the race. ‘I am sorry that we could not have helped Silverstone to raise the money to carry out the circuit improvements and run F1,’ he said. ‘I believe that the government should have supported them which would have cost probably less than .002% of the government's commitment for the Olympic Games.’