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    Courtesy I ndependent........precise rvh...............

    £145 British Grand Prix tickets leave sales in the slow lane as fans rebel against price rises

    Interest hit by among the most expensive admission prices of any F1 race

    It's the leading motor-racing event of the UK sporting summer, but attendance at this month's

    British Grand Prix is expected to be significantly down as Formula One fans rebel against

    ever-increasing ticket prices.

    The cheapest tickets for next's Sunday's race at Silverstone start at £145 - among the highest

    of any Grand Prix.

    This appears to have priced out many F1 enthusiasts as the downturn bites, with a course

    spokesman admitting to

    The Independent yesterday that sales "aren't that strong".

    The high-octane ticket prices are down to F1's business model which is unlike other sports.

    Circuits generally do not get any revenue from the television broadcasts of the race or the corporate hospitality and

    advertising hoardings at the track.

    Money from this goes to the sport's rights-holder the F1 Group, which is run by billionaire Bernie Ecclestone.

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