Its traffic jams, uncertain weather, unappetising food and lavatory queues have long since relegated Silverstone to the poor relation of the sporting summer. But now its demotion is complete. The tens of thousands of spectators expected at the Northamptonshire circuit for this weekend's British grand prix learned yesterday that there would be only one more chance to indulge their fondness for the three-mile track based on the perimeter road of a bleak second world war airfield. From 2010 the British grand prix will be held at Donington Park, Leicestershire. This year is the 60th anniversary of the first formula one race at Silverstone, won by Luigi Villoresi in a Maserati during an era when Italy dominated international motor racing. At a time when British motor racing was still largely an amateur pursuit, enthusiasts set up...
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