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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