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Silverstone boss 'up for' filling stands with cardboard fans!

Silverstone boss Stuart Pringle says he is ready to consider the idea of using cardboard cutouts of fans for this summer's British Grand Prix double-header. The two-race event scheduled on August 2 and 9 will take place behind closed gates in order to conform with the UK's safety and sanitary measures. But what the races will lack in atmosphere, Pringle is willing to make up with a visual stratagem that will produce an impression of attendance in the stands. Mercedes to test at Silverstone with Hamilton and Bottas! The ploy is being used by German football team Borussia Moenchengladbach which filled parts of its stadium with cardboard cutouts of fans ahead of the Bundesliga's restart....
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