Former Formula 1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone Believes Silverstone Will Stay On Calendar

Former Formula 1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone believes Silverstone will stay on the F1 calendar "even if, as expected, the circuit's owners activate a break clause in their contract this week," according to Alan Baldwin of REUTERS. Ecclestone said, "I would be surprised if eventually we lose Silverstone. It's a good event. And it probably falls into line much more with the way Liberty want to see Formula 1 go, in that direction." Ecclestone added, "I'm surprised they can't make it work, that's all" (REUTERS, 7/10).

TWO YEARS' NOTICE: In London, Giles Richards reported the British Racing Drivers' Club will hold a press conference on Tuesday -- five days before this year's race -- in which it is "expected to give notice of its intent to leave its 17-year contract in two years." The Northamptonshire circuit, "unlike other tracks on the F1 calendar," receives no government backing (GUARDIAN, 7/10).