The good old British weather has prevented Silverstone from hosting the 1000th race in Formula 1 next April.

While Silverstone’s long-term future in Formula 1 is yet to be resolved, Liberty did have plans to bring the British Grand Prix forward to April 2019 to host the historic race.

However, those plans have been shelved due to concerns that the event could be seriously affected by rain and cold temperatures.

“Silverstone is the heritage of this sport,” Commercial boss Sean Bratches told Sky F1. “It’s at the nucleus of what we’re about, it was the home of the first grand prix.

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