The British Grand Prix will remain at Silverstone until at least the 2034 season following the signing of a 10-year contract extension. Given Silverstone’s status as the home of the first ever Formula 1 World Championship race in 1950, it extends the venue’s presence on the calendar into its ninth...

Jeff Bloxham/Motorsport ImagesOriginally reported on Racer.com by Chris MedlandFormula 1 commentary legend Murray Walker has passed away at the age of 97.The Englishman started out in commentating in the 1940s and his first grand prix commentary was the 1949 British Grand Prix. He worked more regularly in motorcycle racing before...

Formula 1 commentary legend Murray Walker has passed away at the age of 97.The Englishman started out in commentating in the 1940s and his first grand prix commentary was the 1949 British Grand Prix. He worked more regularly in motorcycle racing before becoming the BBC’s full-time F1 commentator in 1978....

McLaren executive director Zak Brown believes Liberty Media should buy the Silverstone circuit and take over promotion of the British Grand Prix.The future of the race in Britain is in doubt following the decision of Silverstone's owners – the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) – to activate a break clause...

Indy Lights champion Ed Jones was awarded the prestigious Earl Howe Trophy for 2016 by the British Racing Drivers Club.Jones collected the award, which is presented annually to the most successful BRDC member competing in North America, at a gala event in London."It's a great honour to be awarded the...

The British Grand Prix has nine months to secure its Formula 1 future beyond 2019 as it has become "too expensive," BRDC president Derek Warwick has revealed.Silverstone has a contract to host the British Grand Prix through to 2026, with a break clause inserted that comes into effect after the...

A second bid for Silverstone will be laid out alongside a proposed purchase by Jaguar Land Rover to members of the circuit-owning British Racing Drivers' Club this week.Ginetta Cars boss Lawrence Tomlinson, a former club director and owner of the LNT Group, has made an offer after he and a...

Bernie Ecclestone has allowed Silverstone to place its payment for this season's British Grand Prix on hold until 2016, as the circuit battles to remain on the Formula 1 calendar. Silverstone has been forced to defer the hosting-fee payment, understood to be around $24 million at present, due to a...

The Sir Jack Brabham Memorial will be held at the Silverstone Wing at 2 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 24, to celebrate the outstanding life and achievements of the triple Formula 1 World Champion and raise funds for Kidney Research UK. Hosted by the BRDC and organized by Sir Jack's youngest...

Silverstone's future as the home of the British Grand Prix is safe despite a breakdown in negotiations to sell the circuit.Track owner the British Racing Drivers' Club revealed last September that it was negotiating to sell Silverstone Circuits Ltd and a long-term lease on the venue at the same time...