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Silverstone boss: F1 is becoming a procession

Though ticket sales for July's British Grand Prix already look set to break all records, mainly thanks to some canny deals offered to race fans, Silverstone managing director Patrick Allen fears that the sport is losing its way and in time the historic circuit could become an endangered species. 'If I can predict, before I get out of bed, that Lewis will win by four seconds, followed by Rosberg, Vettel, Raikkonen, Bottas and Massa, and that's every race, then the product isn't good enough,' he said, according to the Guardian. 'My opinion is we need a sport that's a bit more exciting than that. We mustn't lose sight of what the fans come here for, and they come here to watch their heroes in...
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