Silverstone given thumbs-up

Formula One fans have given Silverstone their backing ahead of this weekend’s sell-out British Grand Prix.

Fri, 08 Jul, 2005 - 09:55

Formula One fans have given Silverstone their backing ahead of this weekend’s sell-out British Grand Prix.

A survey by world governing body the FIA quizzed almost 100,000 fans on what makes Formula One special for them – and Silverstone was a resounding winner.

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Courts Formula One Heathrow Place: Silverstone Place: Spa-Francorchamps Place: Belgium Place: Monaco Place: Shanghai Place: Bahrain Place: Istanbul Person: Bernie Ecclestone Person: president Person: Max Mosley Event: British Grand Prix Event: Formula One Organisation: Silverstone Organisation: FIA

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