– The Chairman of the British Racing Drivers' Club, John Grant, has acknowledged that Silverstone could exercise a break clause in its contract, meaning that it could drop the British Grand Prix after 2019.Silverstone, which hosted the inaugural Formula 1 race back in 1950, has been the home of the British Grand Prix since 1987, and penned a contract extension in 2010, through to 2026.However, a break clause inserted in the contract, which gives Silverstone the right to drop the race after 2019, can be triggered before the running of this year's event, and senior figures are contemplating such a move.In a letter leaked to British broadcaster ITV, written to BRDC members in December...
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