Da Silva sets ambitious targets

The man set to take charge of A1 Grand Prix has forecast the self-styled World Cup of Motorsport will be on course to make money within two years.

After posting first-year losses of £113m (€167m) and losing its founder and wealthiest backer, Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum, earlier this year, the future of the series was in question.