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Ecclestone (fairly) confident for Silverstone

Speaking at the Austrian Grand Prix, just days, it is widely believed, before the British Racing Drivers' Club, which owns Silverstone, triggers a clause in its contract which allows it to terminate the deal after 2019, Bernie Ecclestone has said he would be 'surprised' to see the iconic track lose the event. 'I would be surprised if eventually we lose Silverstone,' he told Reuters. 'It's a good event, and it probably falls into line much more with the way Liberty want to see Formula One go.' For a man who waged a long, bitter war with the circuit and its owners, a war that at times bordered on obsessional, it comes as a 'surprise' to hear the former F1 supremo giving his backing to the...
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