according to the BBC Bernie Ecclestone has categorically insisted there will be no British Grand Prix at Donington Park next year.

"There's no Donington," said Ecclestone at the new Yas Marina track in Abu Dhabi ahead of the final race of 2009." Donington have missed the deadline which we kept extending for them".

"It's unfortunate for them. It was the credit crunch that caused them to be in trouble - because their intentions were good, that's for sure."

The proposed move from Silverstone to Donington collapsed because the company redeveloping the circuit failed to show it had the £135m funding required. .

Donington Ventures Leisure Ltd - who lease Donington Park from the owning Wheatcroft family - signed a 17-year deal with Ecclestone, which is now dead in the wate and  Ecclestone says any possible deal is now in the hands of Silverstone to make sure the British Grand Prix goes ahead next year, and beyond. "We're talking," he said. "A deal can be done if they want to."