No 2009 Canadian Grand Prix

[ioan]

"We do business worldwide and nobody else thinks we're unreasonable. We've got a queue of people that want races. So we can't be unreasonable."

No kidding?!
Apart from some middle eastern countries I doubt there is anyone willing to go bankrupt to fill BE's and the CVC's accounts!
One shouldn't believe a word from what mop head says.

[christophulus]

http://www.f1way.com/news/2008/Novem...treal-alliance

Title says it all - someone in Montreal reckons that the manufacturers can put some of the money towards funding the GP, seems how it's such a large market. Two problems - firstly it'd set a dangerous precedent if they actually funded it, and more importantly I don't think there are many car companies around that have much spare cash!

Doesn't solve the original problem that Bernie's just charging too much..

[truefan72]

well it seems the right way to go is top publicly expose what Bernies ridiculous demands are and shame him into coming back to the table.

That being said, his even more stupifying notion that the Montreal Gp can simply decide whichcurrently scheduled F1 race to axe in favor of their return is enough of a justification for the CVC to remove Bernie from his postion and let him go quietly into that good night.

As we have always suspected. Bernie cares little for F1 or the races but simply views them as pawns to extract as much money as he greedily can.

[jso1985]

So, we have the changes to the WDC with the new medal system being:

Gold
Silver
Bronze
Steel
Aluminium
Cast Iron
Plastic
Paper Mache

And then we have the 2010 official fixtures list:

Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Oman
Dubai
Qatar
Kuwait
Iraq
Jordon
Russia
Turkey
Dubai again
Go on, another one for Dubai
Dubai, the heart of F1
Italy (To keep Ferrari happy)
Dubai (well, it would be rude not to)

Holy cow! they're dropping Abu Dabhi after only one season? then who says Bernie favours the middle east...

[BobbyC]

Bernie's idea is that the government collects every penny earned at the track. Mike Joy said the problem is Bernie does not want any circuit to make anything off the race, and Bernie wants 100% of the profits made at the track. He demands all advertising boards be covered and carry only those F1 wants, and everything on the track should be his, and only his.