Lewis Hamilton makes British GP plea: “Not while I'm here, I'll fight for it”

Lewis Hamilton has described the British GP at Silverstone as “a Grand Prix we can never lose” ahead of the 2019 edition of the race this week. "The ultimate race circuit," in a special Sky Sports F1 feature to air in this weekend's coverageHamilton said, a five-time Silverstone winner. This is a Grand Prix we can never lose. Formula 1 loses this and it loses so much of its essence." Britain staged the first F1 world championship race in 1950 at Silverstone, while the Northamptonshire track has been the permanent home of the event since 1987. British Grand Prix does not yet have a contract in place to host F1 beyond this year’s event. Talks have remained ongoing and a deal for 2020 is still ultimately expected. "It feels to me 'not while I'm racing,'" Hamilton replied when the prospect of losing the race was put to him. "Not while I'm here, I'll fight for it. This has the biggest crowd of the whole year, the biggest attendance of the season, and there's no way I would allow that to happen. We have to fight for it."

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