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Webber: Total no-brainer, F1 needs Silverstone

Saturday 7th November 2009

Webber: Total no-brainer, F1 needs Silverstone

Webber: Total no-brainer, F1 needs Silverstone

On the day that could mark the deadline for the BRDC to sign a contract with Bernie Ecclestone, Mark Webber has insisted that Formula One must remain at Silverstone.

With plans to move the British Grand Prix to Donington Park having fallen by the wayside due to a lack of finances, the British Racing Drivers' Club are keen to ensure that the grand prix returns to Silverstone next season.

However, the BRDC and Ecclestone has failed to reach an agreement, with finances once again being sticking point.

On Thursday, the F1 supremo handed the BRDC at ultimatum, stating that they had two days to sign or Britain would lose its race.

"They say there is not much between us and them, so they should sign," he told The Guardian. "Maybe they have lost their pen but if they don't find it in the next day or two then that's it."

Two days later, though, and there has been no word on a deal being concluded, with Red Bull racer Webber urging both parties to get the contract signed.

"We have to have the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. It's a total no-brainer," he told the BBC Look East. "It's a sensational circuit. And it's always been very well attended."

"I know all the other F1 drivers love coming here. It's got that amazing feel about it in terms of the very, very quick corners. It's a challenging circuit. It's one that is back to the roots of what F1 is all about."

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