Organisers of the British Grand Prix are looking to make the event a four-day weekend to turn Silverstone into a ‘festival’ of Formula 1. The race’s organiser has said they are pushing for more on-…
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“Let’s make it that big, best part of a week’s festival. People do turn up at Silverstone on a Tuesday and put the tent up, and that’s it, they’re in.” “It’s a given you’re going to sell out Sunday,” he said. “We got to selling out Saturday a few years ago, and now Friday is all but gone as well.“That’s where your profit is. And if you don’t make profit – Mr. Ecclestone – you cannot reinvest in the infrastructure.“It is creaking and groaning, Silverstone, because the BRDC [British Racing Drivers’ Club] was unable to make a profit out of the Grand Prix for 40 years.
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