Ecclestone tells friends to skip Silverstone
Photo by: XPB Images
Jul.8 (GMM) Bernie Ecclestone has admitted he has told his friends to stay away from Silverstone.
As weather forecasters predict another wet day in rural Northamptonshire, organisers of the British Grand Prix are at least urging spectators to battle the mud and the traffic to attend on Sunday.
And although qualifying was red-flagged for a long time on Saturday, F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone insists he is "not worried" the race might have to be called off.
"The race will go on -- we will do our job and it promises to be a great race," he told the Daily Mail.
"But I am worried about the weather and the fans. I don't want a repeat of Friday's scenes, but the forecast for Sunday is bad and we are expecting more people than on any other day.
"This is why I've told all my friends not to come. It feels strange telling them that, but I am thinking of them," said the 81-year-old.
The Times journalist Kevin Eason surmised the prospect for Sunday: "It will be a day for heroes and wellingtons."
And the Mirror's Byron Young wittily tweeted early on Sunday morning as he packed his bag: "Computer (tick), phone (tick), wellies (tick), patience (tick), umbrella (tick), goggles (tick), snorkel (tick)".
Be part of Motorsport community
Join the conversationShare Or Save This Story
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
Top Comments