Ecclestone's £11m demand puts future of British GP at risk

Britain, the home of Formula One racing and birthplace of the current and numerous former world champions, faces the serious prospect of losing its Grand Prix after Bernie Ecclestone, the sport's billionaire commercial rights holder, embarked on a typical game of financial brinkmanship with the owners of Silverstone, the only circuit now capable of staging the race.

[readon1 url="https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/ecclestones-16311m-demand-puts-future-of-british-gp-at-risk-1809973.html"]Source: The Independent on Sunday[/readon1]