F1 talks up Silverstones forever future before Starmer meeting

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Formula One F1 - Canadian Grand Prix - Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Quebec, Canada - June 15, 2025 Formula One Group CEO Stefano Domenicali ahead of the race REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger/File Photo

LONDON - Silverstone circuit could stay on the Formula One calendar forever with no real rival to host the British Grand Prix, the sports chief executive Stefano Domenicali said on Tuesday ahead of this weekends race.

The Italian told reporters he could not imagine a championship without Britain, home to seven of the 10 teams, but there was also no chance of the country having more than one race.

I do believe that... Silverstone has the right characteristics to stay forever in the calendar, said Domenicali, who will visit Downing Street on Wednesday with some drivers and team bosses to meet Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Theres no other places where you can develop such a huge event in the UK. I dont see any other places, to be honest.

Silverstone hosted the first world championship race in 1950 and has a contract until 2034. Last year it hosted the biggest crowd of any event on the calendar with 480,000 spectators.

Miami and Austrias Red Bull Ring have the longest deals, both running to 2041, and Domenicali saw no reason why Silverstone could not join them although the circuit management had yet to seek an extension.

The meeting at Downing Street is billed as an informal celebration of the 75th anniversary of the first F1 championship race at