News index

June 12, 2013: Silverstone has confirmed that it will host a Young Driver Test at the circuit from July 17-19

May 9, 2013: Silverstone has been allocated an initial £446,068 of lottery funding ahead of a bid for £9.1m from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF)

May 2, 2013: Silverstone admits its ticket sales for the British Grand Prix have been affected by a lack of success for Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button so far this season

March 29, 2013: Silverstone managing director Richard Phillips says the circuit is working hard to ensure there is no repeat of the 2012 problems at the British Grand Prix

January 20, 2013: British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) president Derek Warwick has called for government funding for motorsport in the United Kingdom

August 14, 2012: Silverstone's owners - the British Racing Drivers Club (BRDC) - is looking to raise £150million of investment for its expansion plans

July 7, 2012: After asking fans with cars to stay at home on Saturday, Silverstone is now encouraging all ticket holders to come to the circuit for Sunday's race

May 3, 2012: The British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) is looking to broaden its base of potential investors beyond the Qatari backed Alpha Group as it hopes to secure funding for its 'masterplan'

April 3, 2012: Silverstone has boosted its capacity for this year's British Grand Prix by building two new grandstands

December 16, 2011: Silverstone's plans to expand its circuit facilities over the next 20 years have been approved by its local councils

October 31, 2011: A group of investors from Qatar are poised to launch a takeover bid for Silverstone, the home of the British Grand Prix.

October 21, 2011: Our resident expert - Steven Lynch - answers readers' questions on Sebastian Vettel's record hunt, the race that nobody wanted to win and F1's Le Mans legends

October 21, 2011: Our resident expert - Steven Lynch - answers readers' questions on the Tasman Series, Sebastian Vettel's championship-winning margin and Dan Wheldon's career

August 12, 2011: Silverstone is pushing forward with its redevelopment after it submitted a planning application to the local council to build several new facilities, including hotels, a museum and a kart track

June 14, 2011: Silverstone has announced that tickets for this year's British Grand Prix have almost sold out a month ahead of the race

May 17, 2011: The new paddock and pit lane facility known as 'The Wing' has been officially opened at Silverstone.

February 10, 2011: The British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) is on the search for investors to help it achieve its dream of completely transforming the Silverstone race track

October 1, 2010: Martin Williamson looks back to when the British Grand Prix was reborn on a shabby airfield in Northamptonshire

July 10, 2010: Bernie Ecclestone approves of the new Silverstone layout and its plans to introduce a new pit and paddock complex next year