Silverstone future is finally secured
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19-21 Degrees World Cup semi-final and it was a hell of an experience – it was an unbelievable game, so I’m not expecting too much different.”
Finch is set to keep faith with his good mate Glenn Maxwell, who opted out of training on the eve of the game, as did David Warner, who, together with Mitchell Starc, have been their players of the tournament.
And there is no doubt all eyes will be on Warner, who has come a long way since his visit to Birmingham in 2013 when he went walkabout and found himself in trouble for a bust-up with Joe Root. Despite his troubles that culminated in the ball-tampering crisis last year,Warner appears to have found a way to stay on the straight and narrow since returning for Australia and welcomed his third child with his wife, Candice, at the Lindo Wing of St Mary’s hospital while on tour.
He has been pumping out the runs at an incredible rate too and, while he might get plenty of attention from the stands, it is on the pitch where England need to stop him at source.
“Davey’s contributions have been unbelievable,” added Finch. “His output, just purely based on the amount of runs he’s made, has been a huge contribution to why we are here in the semi-finals.
“It is nice to see how dominant he’s been. The way he has gone about it, the maturity to really kick on and get those big hundreds, has been really important.” The BriTish grand Prix will remain on the f1 calendar for the next five years after silverstone bosses finally thrashed out a new deal.
The long-term future of lewis hamilton’s home race had been in doubt after the circuit triggered a break clause in the contract with f1.
The British racing Drivers’ club (BrDc), silverstone’s owners, were frustrated about the high price of hosting the race and wanted a better financial deal.
costs started at £11.5million in 2010 and were due to rise to £25m by 2026, when the old contract would have expired. But the BrDc and f1’s owners liberty Media put the finishes touches on a new five-year agreement on Tuesday.
f1 ceO chase carey said: “We have always said that, if it is to have a long-term future, our sport must preserve its historic venues, and silverstone and great Britain represent the cradle of this sport.”
The news came ahead of this weekend’s British gP and puts an end to a two-year saga.
stuart Pringle, the circuit’s managing director, said: “The prospect of not hosting a grand Prix at silverstone would have been devastating for everyone.”