A spokesman for the Donington Park circuit has rubbished reports the departure of joint CEO Lee Gill indicates plans for the 2010 British grand prix are in danger of becoming derailed.

"Absolutely not," he said. "Everything is still fully on-stream."

Subsequent to the Gill news, however, London newspaper The Times suggested that finance director Peter Edwards may have departed, while PR company Sidhu and Simon also left the project.

Simon Gillett, the remaining chief executive, reportedly dismissed fears Gill walked out over a disagreement about the F1 project and accusations - again in The Times - that plans are being devised "on the back of a fag packet".

But also on Friday, the plans to upgrade Donington for formula one, including slight modifications to the layout itself, were lodged with the North West Leicestershire District Council.

The timeline for the development to be completed before 2010 is short, as official approval from the council is expected only in November.

The spokesman continued: "Everything is in motion -- there is no threat at all to the 2010 grand prix being staged at Donington."

Source: GMM