Bernie Ecclestone on Wednesday said there are currently no plans to stage a British grand prix in 2010.
Quoted by the Daily Telegraph newspaper, the F1 chief executive likened negotiations about a new contract for the Silverstone race, whose existing deal runs out next year, to a “dead duck”.
It is reported that grand prix promoters the BRDC recently received a new contract from Ecclestone’s office demanding an initial $22m per year race fee. The British Racing Drivers’ Club apparently returned the unsigned document asking for a discount. Money, however, is not the only stumbling block, as 77-year-old Ecclestone is stalwartly also demanding that Silverstone rapidly begins its promised pit and paddock upgrade.
Quoted by the Daily Telegraph newspaper, the F1 chief executive likened negotiations about a new contract for the Silverstone race, whose existing deal runs out next year, to a “dead duck”.
It is reported that grand prix promoters the BRDC recently received a new contract from Ecclestone’s office demanding an initial $22m per year race fee. The British Racing Drivers’ Club apparently returned the unsigned document asking for a discount. Money, however, is not the only stumbling block, as 77-year-old Ecclestone is stalwartly also demanding that Silverstone rapidly begins its promised pit and paddock upgrade.
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