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This has the potential to be a tricky one, putting BE aside for a moment, Liberty
won't want to lose the British GP (and I don't believe there is anywhere else to hold it than Silverstone), but will be equally minded that if they give any concessions to Silverstone on the hosting fee, they will have a long line of other circuits with their hand out for the same.
The bottom line is that in it's current form Silverstone can't afford to hold it, we can only presume that the deadline that Warwick set for 'selling' the circuit to an investor or getting a new investor has come and gone like many before them without a deal. To be honest the liability of the GP contract is probably the reason why deals fall over.
Probably their best option is to walk away from the GP contract and see if that gets any real response from Liberty who would then be under pressure themselves from teams/sponsors, the FIA to 'save' the British GP.
Poker time...
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