Silverstone aims for 'lightest impact' on locals
EPAThe boss of the Silverstone Circuit has said he aims to have the "lightest possible impact on the local community" during big events.
About 78,000 motorcycling fans are expected at the circuit across the weekend for this year's British MotoGP.
In July, the venue will host more than 400,000 people for Formula 1's British Grand Prix.
Silverstone's chief executive Stuart Pringle said: "We have to operate within the community here in Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire."
Silverstone has staged every MotoGP since 2010 after plans to move it to the Circuit of Wales never materialised, with the track never being built.
Practice and qualifying is on Saturday and the race gets under way at 13:00 BST on Sunday, with other races also scheduled across the weekend.
"We make sure all of our needs have the lightest possible impact on the local community," said Mr Pringle.
"But the reality is when your bringing the kind of crowd we have for the MotoGP this weekend or the F1, which is substantially bigger, of course our presence will be felt, but we try and make sure that is as light as possible."
'Evolution of the circuit'
This year marks 75 years since the first Formula 1 Grand Prix, which took place at Silverstone.
Mr Pringle said the circuit was "very proud of our history".
But he added: "You don't want to be rearward-looking about it - we always want to be forward looking.
"We want to be putting on world class events that fans of today want."
Over the last few years the circuit has been adding music acts to its race weekend, with Hard-Fi and Jake Bugg playing this weekend, and Sam Fender, RAYE, Fatboy Slim and Becky Hill at the F1 Grand Prix.
Mr Pringle said the music acts was "about the evolution of things" at the circuit.
He added: "Enzo Ferrari famously said 'my most important race is the next race' and that's how we feel."
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