VIP passes for British GP auctioned
Formula One fans will get the opportunity to secure VIP access to the British Grand Prix, thanks to an online auction which goes live this weekend.
The auction, whose profits will all go to the Grand Prix Mechanics Charitable Trust, will allow fans to bid for paddock passes for all three days of the Grand Prix, provided by Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone.
The winner will also get the opportunity to have lunch at the Williams team motorhome, as well as a private tour of the team's garage with former world champion Jackie Stewart, who will assist organisers.
"I cannot recall this sort of privileged access to the Grand Prix paddock area being made available to anyone outside the immediate world of F1," said Stewart. "It's a tribute to a whole range of people, particularly Bernie Ecclestone, that this has been possible.
"Their generosity will I am certain make this auction a tremendous success, benefiting in the process the good work undertaken by The Grand Prix Mechanics Charitable Trust which I founded in 1987 to help Grand Prix Mechanics in times of hardship."
The Grand Prix Mechanics Charitable Trust, formed by Stewart in 1987, is a charity providing help and support for former Formula One mechanics.
A similar auction raised nearly £15,000 (GBP) last year.
The auction will run on eBay from from 27th May to 4th June.
£15'000
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