Silvertone For Sale?

Silverstone circuit for sale, says report

In a confidential letter, the chairman of the British Racing Drivers' Club has reportedly proposed to sell the Silverstone circuit, the long-time host of the British Grand Prix which is set to present its final F1 round this year.

The leaked proposal, made in writing by Robert Brooks, would have to be backed by other members of the track-owning club. The move could theoretically be a shot in the arm to the hopes of the Northamptonshire track of retaining its Formula One status.

The British Grand Prix is moving to Donington starting next year, but amid reported problems the possibility of seeing the race postponed until 2011 has risen.

The Guardian newspaper claims that front of the queue to buy Silverstone could be the circuit's seasoned critic Bernie Ecclestone.

Should the F1 chief executive buy the Silverstone circuit, he could run the British Grand Prix at the venue "as he pleases."

The newspaper also claims that the BRDC, which has owned Silverstone since 1971, irritates the 78-year-old billionaire "intensely."

Source: F1-live.com

Bernie wouldn't buy it - why would he want to?

He is in F1 to make money, and lots of it. He makes money by charging circuits to host F1 events, and there are plenty of circuits outside the UK that would love to get an event on the F1 calendar, and none of those involve Bernie paying out hundreds of millions to buy the out of date Silverstone circuit, and then be lumbered with all the building and upgrade costs.

The BRDC have screwed up big time. The main asset of Silverstone was the right to host F1 British Grand Prix, and now they have lost it, they are faced with the options of expensive upgrades, or sell it in the hope that someone else will do it.

Redders, you want to go halves on it? :lol:, after all I'm sure we live closest to it :P69ANT69

Eh sure, just lemme win the lottery first :D