The British Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, has welcomed 150 figures working within F1 to an event at 10 Downing Street on Wednesday, in celebration of the championship’s 75 year anniversary.
The common era of Formula 1 grand prix racing began at Silverstone in 1950, and this year’s championship has the Northamptonshire venue next on the calendar.
F1 president Stefano Domenicali will deliver a speech at Downing Street, to underline the burgeoning employment sector within F1 – nine of the 10 current teams have bases in the UK, and the incoming Cadillac also has facilities in the country – which is understood to contribute around £12bn to the UK economy each year.
Starmer met with Domenicali, Liberty Media CEO Derek Chang, a handful of past and current drivers and team principals – plus F1 Academy CEO Susie Wolff.
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