News Details

London GP a step closer as government lifts ban?

A Grand Prix on the streets of London could be a step closer after the UK government overturned a ban on racing on British roads today. Bernie Ecclestone has long held the dream of holding a race on the streets of the British capital, but a ban on motor racing on public roads has been one of the major hurdles to overcome. That will now change as prime minister David Cameron confirmed on Friday during a visit to the Williams F1 facility that local councils will be granted the power to close public highways for motor racing events. "We have a great tradition of motorsport in this country and today we are bringing British motor racing back to British roads, to benefit local...
Full Story »
11y ago from TheF1Times.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Legislation gives green light to London Grand Prix

Jenson Button drives his BAR round Piccadilly Circus in 2004 Getty...
11y ago from espnF1.com

Cameron signals London F1 race is a step closer

Prime Minister David Cameron has revealed that new laws are being rushed...
11y ago from Pitpass.com

UK government opens door to London GP

The British government is to change the law to allow motor racing on UK...
11y ago from Crash.net

Move could bring F1 race to streets of London

Move could bring F1 race to streets of LondonPosted On 11 Jul 2014By :...
11y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Santino Ferrucci: Alternate aero package needed for...

For this weekend’s IndyCar finale at Nashville Superspeedway, the...
15h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

IndyCar partners with iRacing for standalone video...

The NTT IndyCar Series will feature in a new branded video game title,...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Rovanperä leads, Fourmaux stars in Paraguay

Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen took the lead of the inaugural Rally...
14h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Done deals: Arsenal set to confirm two major defensive...

Arsenal are pushing to wrap up two significant defensive deals before the...
2h ago from FreshArsenal.com

'Talks ongoing' – David Ornstein provides update...

Arsenal left-back Oleksandr Zinchenko is a transfer target for Marseille,...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Exclusive details on complicated structure of Piero...

Piero Hincapie is set to become an Arsenal player as there's an agreement...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

'I worry…' – Carragher tips Arsenal for...

Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has admitted he is worried about his old...
4h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

F1 2025 Dutch Grand Prix – FP3 Results

Lando Norris made it a practice clean sweep at... Read More »
1h ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Dutch Grand Prix Free Practice 3 - Results

Full results from Free Practice 3 for the Dutch... Read More »
1h ago from F1i.com

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.