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# Silverstone gets 27m makeover ahead of British Grand Prix
## Drivers and motorsport legends head to Silverstone as it opens new pits
and a media complex two months before the British F1 Grand Prix.
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Measuring 390 metres in length and featuring 41 garages, a race control
building, media centre, hospitality and VIP spectator zones, the Silverstone
Wing is the culmination of years of bitter negotiations between the British
Racing Drivers' Club, which owns the former Second World War airfield in
Northamptonshire, and [**Formula One**][2] chief executive Bernie Ecclestone.
The BRDC's courage in committing the required sums -- this is phase two of a
multi-million pound facelift -- was rewarded with a 17-year deal from Mr
Ecclestone.
Five of Britain's six living Formula One world champions -- John Surtees, Sir
Jackie Stewart, Nigel Mansell, Damon Hill and Jenson Button -- were in
attendance, along with luminaries such as Sir Stirling Moss, Sir Frank
Williams and former commentator Murray Walker.
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