‘We will continue to work with our partners in the district councils of Aylesbury Vale and South Northamptonshire, together with regional development agencies EMDA, SEEDA and NEL. British motor racing has long been on the map, with
Silverstone at its heart. We already have an active plan to fund and build the facilities FOM asked us to deliver.
‘We are therefore surprised by today's announcement, given that both FOM and the FIA are well aware of how advanced those plans are. In the meantime, we have every confidence that our amazing staff will continue to deliver a great event both this year and next.
‘We shall continue to keep dialogue open with FOM and shall continue with our plans to develop Silverstone into one of the top sporting facilities in the world. There is no doubt in our minds that if the position changes then Silverstone will still be ready to host the British Grand Prix beyond 2009.'
“It is particularly disappointing to receive this information during the course of the British Grand Prix weekend, while we are celebrating 60 years of Silverstone and 80 years of the BRDC,” added a circuit spokesman, who affirmed that Silverstone is ‘considering its position' amidst ‘ongoing' negotiations with Ecclestone's company.
“We shall release a statement once the full facts of this announcement have been established with FOM and the
FIA.”
