It'll be a worry for Silverstone should Hamilton decide to go and be a rap star instead of a racing driver. Many, many of the people I know that visit the GP are lured by the chance to see a British driver do well. Look at Germany - Vettel never had the draw of Schumacher and the numbers since then speak for themselves.
This is a very precarious business. If there were a good undercard attracting spectators in their own right to bolster the F1 Fans, it would give them a fighting chance going forwards. But without it - no Lewis, no profits.
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