London GP not dead

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Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has revived the idea of staging a London Grand Prix – saying the ambitious plan is “not dead in the water".

A street race in England’s capital city was first floated in 2004 following a hugely successful street demonstration of F1 cars down Regent Street.

Ecclestone made no secret of his desire to pull a London GP off, but admitted projected costs for staging such an event were too high and seemed to signal the death knell for the plan earlier this year.

However, after a season in which Lewis Hamilton’s stunning exploits have captured the imagination of a wide audience in Britain, Ecclestone has signaled it could still happen if the money is found.

“It would be great if we could do it," he was quoted as saying by London’s Evening Standard newspaper.

“The idea is not dead in the water."

He added that should a London race ever come to fruition then it could follow the precedent which is set to be made by Singapore next September and hold a grand prix under floodlights.

“If they can do it then we should be doing it," Ecclestone said. ITV/F1