The Silverstone (England) circuit is most likely going to be the permanent home of the Britsh Grand Prix. They already secured the rights for the Grand Prix until 2001, but the owners are confident they can ensure it stays there for good.

"We want to make it the actual home for grand prix racing in this country... All profits that are made are ploughed back into development," said circuit chairman Tommy Sopwith.

Gerhard Berger is finding his pace in his Benetton-Renault, he set the fastest time of the day, 1:24.732 at the tests at Jerez (Spain). Heinz-Harald Frentzen found an extreme aerodynamic improvent on his Sauber-Ford, he was second with 1:24.939.

Ukyo Katayama was fastest at the tests at Silverstone (England), he posted a fastest time of 1:29.35. Second was his team-mate Mika Salo with a 1:29.77.