Formula 1 » F1 'won't come back' to Silverstone. Tuesday, 8th July 2008 Silverstone has had its fair share of time as the ‘Home of the British Grand Prix', F1 ringmaster Bernie Ecclestone underlines – if the race doesn't move to Donington Park in 2010, it will move to a different country altogether. If the British Grand Prix is not held at Donington Park in 2010 and beyond, then it will not be held at all – that is the warning from Formula One ringmaster Bernie Ecclestone, as doubts persist about the Leicestershire circuit's deal to host the race. The ten-year contract for Donington to welcome F1 was announced on the eve of the 2008 British Grand Prix at Silverstone, the self-styled ‘Home of British Motor Racing'. Many, however – members of Silverstone's owners the British Racing Drivers' Club included – have questioned...
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