“We cannot carry on the way we are,” Warwick said. “We have to look at different revenue streams, we have to look at a different contract to the one we have at the moment to extend beyond 2019. There will be a way because Liberty don’t want to lose Silverstone and the British Grand Prix and we don’t want to lose it, there has to be middle ground for all of us. If you have two willing partners there will be a way to move forward, we will find some common ground.” … [Read more...] about F1: Silverstone owners confident British Grand Prix will continue at circuit
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London grand prix chances boosted as PM announces motor sports plan
The new rules in the deregulation bill will give local councils the power to approve motor races, subject to stringent safety tests. Local residents would also have to be consulted. The move could mean that Ecclestone, who is currently defending himself against bribery charges in Germany, may see the realisation of his dream of staging a London grand prix. … [Read more...] about London grand prix chances boosted as PM announces motor sports plan
Project Pitlane: how rival F1 teams united in battle against Covid-19
The recent struggles of Formula One once more contorting itself over budget cap disagreements have illustrated the fierce, often hostile, rivalry that is an almost inexorable current flowing through the sport. With the budget-cap changes finally agreed, F1’s focus now is on the calendar – and resuming those rivalries – so it is perhaps worth noting there was ample evidence as the coronavirus outbreak engulfed the world of just what a remarkable force the sport can be when it bends its collective will to a single purpose. … [Read more...] about Project Pitlane: how rival F1 teams united in battle against Covid-19
Racing in the street? Way cleared for motor sports on English roads
Jones denied the changes could send the wrong message at a time when fierce debate raged over levels of air pollution across the UK. “Actually, motor sport development has been at the heart of developing more efficient engines, and that benefits everybody,” he said. … [Read more...] about Racing in the street? Way cleared for motor sports on English roads
Nobel prize for literature goes to author of ‘poetic adventure’
Born in 1940, Le Clézio first found fame aged 23 with his debut novel Le Procès-Verbal, which was awarded the Prix Renaudot for its depiction of a young man who ends up in a mental hospital. Compared to Sartre's Nausea and Camus's The Outsider, the book introduced one of Le Clézio's major preoccupations, that of the flight from the norm to extreme states of mind. It is still regarded as one of his best pieces of writing. … [Read more...] about Nobel prize for literature goes to author of ‘poetic adventure’
