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Silverstone hopes to attract new fans with prime time spot

Silverstone managing director Stuart Pringle hopes the ravamped schedule can entice new fans to motor sport as the track prepares to host two Formula One grands prix. The Northamptonshire circuit will stage races on August 2 and August 9, when Premier League football is expected to be in recess. Last year the British Grand Prix went up against England's dramatic Cricket World Cup final triumph and the Wimbledon men's singles final. This year it was initially moved back a week in July to avoid the Euro 2020 and Wimbledon finals but would have clashed with the culmination of golf's Open. Pringle told BBC Radio 5 Live: 'On the one hand of course you want your sport to dominate the back pages...
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