In the wake of a BRDC director's claim that Silverstone is set to trigger a clause in its contract which will mean it stops hosting the British Grand Prix after 2019, further sources within the club which owns the iconic track have spoken of their fears for the event's future. 'It is highly probable we will have to activate the break clause', the Mail on Sunday quoted Philip Walker, a director of the BRDC, as saying at the weekend. However, Forbes reveals that fears for the event are widespread within the club, with some saying that exercising the clause is a matter of when rather than if. However, one BRDC member who is a senior automotive industry figure, claims that while the clause...
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