F1: 5 Early Predictions for the British Grand Prix

#5 This won't be the Last Race at Silverstone

Silverstone has hosted the British GP since 1987.

Ever since Bernie Ecclestone nearly bankrupted the British Racing Driver's Club (BRDC) thanks to the farcical 2000 race, there have been rumours of the British Grand Prix being removed for the following season.

It thankfully never seems to happen, as Formula One Managemen (FOM) and the BRDC always make an agreement in time. However, the rumours of the event's discontinuation are perhaps stronger now than ever. Couple this with the fact that the promised London GP is apparently going to replace Silverstone for 2020 and you'd be worried about the event's future.

However, I'm going to be optimistic, as Liberty Media promised that the European races would be protected and expanded on in the future. So far, they've kept their promise, as the German and French GPs have returned and the Dutch GP will come back in 2020.

Conversely, though, the Spanish GP is likely to be replaced by the Netherlands race and the Brazilian GP is in doubt, although the latter isn't a European race. Silverstone is such a mainstay on the calendar, it's hard to imagine it not being there next year, but we all thought the same about Germany, France and Belgium, and all have had spells off the roster.

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