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Ecclestone slams Silverstone…again

Bernie Ecclestone has once more hit out at the Silverstone circuit. The Briton has slammed the historic track for being in a terrible condition and warns it could miss out on organising the British Grand Prix in the future.

Speaking to the BBC Ecclestone said: "Britain is supposed to be the heart of Formula One racing and our circuit is bottom of the list. "With a tiny percentage of what the government are wasting on the Olympics, they could support Silverstone."

The BRDC has already developed a plan to redevelop the track and paddock buildings. Ecclestone said: "They know exactly what they have to do. They've known for at least five years. It's not for us to say where the money comes from but it's strange because most of the events we have now are supported by governments."

Ecclestone is furthermore disappointed the Britons stopped its plans to organise a race through the streets of London. "Mayor Ken Livingstone was very helpful and we laid a plan out of what we could do," Ecclestone said. "It would have happened, it was just a question of where the money was going to come from. It would cost a small amount compared to what they're spending on the Olympics.

"If they look at it from a pure business point of view, all the revenue it would bring in, I just don't understand why it isn't happening."

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