BRDC says it can survive without British Grand Prix

The BRDC, whose membership includes a rollcall of Britain top racing drivers, including Damon Hill and Jackie Stewart, has exclusively run Britain's only Grand Prix since 1986.

Although the Grand Prix is its major money-spinner, there are national or international two or four wheel events at the Northamptonshire circuit almost every weekend and the ex-World War II airfield hosts a variety of other events on the site.

'We are very sound, very profitable and growing business without the Grand Prix,' said
Howden Ganley, secretary of the BRDC.

'But we would naturally like to keep the Grand Prix bearing in mind the massive investment we have made in the last five years.'

'Our members are totally behind Silverstone remaining under the ownership of the BRDC'.

Some see Ecclestone's decision to award the race to its Kent's rivals from 2002 as simply a lever to pressure the BRDC to modernise track facilities and its own arcane decision-making process.

There are some that believe Silverstone will still be the home of the British Grand Prix well into the new millenium.