Ecclestone geeft Donington uitstel

Het circuit van Donington. Foto: KROMHOUT, WIM

"De beloften die wij hebben gedaan aan het begin van dit project moeten we nakomen. Daarmee komen wij de sport én de fans tegemoet", luidt een statement.

Ecclestone had eerst de deadline op eind september gezet, maar heeft deze nu dus al twee keer uitgesteld. Donington heeft gezegd nog 100 miljoen pond te investeren om het circuit raceklaar te krijgen. Dat geld wordt over vijf jaar verdeeld.

The Briton has said Silverstone, the circuit that put on the first championship race in 1950 but has now lost the contract after this year's farewell, will host the July 11 grand prix if Donington is not ready.

However Damon Hill, president of Silverstone's owners the British Racing Drivers' Club, told the Times newspaper that a one-year stopgap deal might not be enough for them.

"There is a deal that can be done," he said. "Bernie's method has been very much to go to the highest bidder, but there are sporting matters, not just commercial matters, to be considered.

"We need to work together so there is not a question every year about the future of the British Grand Prix."

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