Posted by ashleigh on
May 4, 2006
Hill on British GP
Damon Hill has announced that the BRDC will not fight for the British GP if it means bankrupting them.
Hill has said that although he wants to keep the Silverstone circuit as the F1 center in the UK, he will not risk it all collapsing because of the event. “The BRDC has worked very hard for the British GP in the past and will continue to do so – but it cannot commit commercial suicide,” Hill said.
“I’m not the new Jackie Stewart – he has his own very successful way of doing things,” Hill told Motorsport News. “Others can talk about my leadership style. I will just do whatever I think is right. We as a club have to look at all the options and weigh up the risk. If there is anyone out there who wants to pump money in for the benefit of the country or the prestige of doing it, then we want to hear from them.”
Posted by ashleigh on
April 29, 2006
Damon Hill BRDC President
Former F1 world champion Damon Hill has been elected the British Racing Drivers Club (BRDC) President at a meeting on Friday, replacing the previous president Jackie Stewart.
The BRDC is the owner of the Silverstone Circuit so Hill will have to steer the re-development of the race circuit to allow it to compete for a place in the calender after the 2009 season.
He faces a tuff job as Jackie struggled to get all the parties to agree on any of the proposals put forward to them.
