From the Silverstone track they want to show that Great Britain is returning to its long-awaited normality and their race will be a sample. While other tracks are opening their doors little by little to fans and with limited capacity, these days the news broke that Silverstone would celebrate its appointment with the full capacity available to host its fans. It seems they want to show that the country is returning to normal and their event will be no less, it is the first GP with a format that includes a Sprint race and it seems that there will be many fans on the circuit willing to witness it. Stefano Domenicali and Stuart Pringle have talked about it.
Stefano Domenicali, President and CEO of Formula 1:
“It is great news to know that Silverstone will be a full capacity event and it will be an incredible weekend with hundreds of thousands of fans in attendance to watch our first Sprint event on Saturday and the main event on Sunday. I want to express my great thanks to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Secretaries of State Oliver Dowden and Michael Gove and Silverstone Managing Director Stuart Pringle for their tireless work to achieve this great result. All the drivers and teams are looking forward to getting to Silverstone and we are looking forward to being there in July. “
Stuart Pringle, director gerente de Silverstone:
“This is something we’ve all been working on for months and I can’t wait to welcome a full capacity crowd to Silverstone this July. Many of our fans renewed their 2020 ticketsBut now they are well placed to enjoy what is sure to be one of the highlights of the summer. My thanks to the Secretary of Culture and his team in the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport for their tireless efforts on behalf of the sports sector, but also to the Prime Minister, Michael Gove and the teams at No. 10 and the To the Office Cabinet for recognizing the incredible and safe opportunity that the British Grand Prix offers to show the world how Britain has returned to normal after the fight against the pandemic “.
Silverstone Circuit Official Statement:
“We are delighted to confirm that the 2021 Pirelli Formula 1 British Grand Prix has been included in the last phase of the UK Government’s Event Research Program (ERP), which allows a full capacity crowd for the event between July 16-18. Ticket holders will be asked for proof of a negative PCR test performed within 48 hours of arrival at Silverstone or proof of complete vaccination, having received the second dose at least 14 days prior to the first day of attendance to the Grand Prix of Great Britain. The Silverstone team will work closely with ERP experts and in particular the Northamptonshire Director of Public Health on the specific entry conditions that will allow the event to run safely and announce these details to ticket holders in the next ten days. “
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