British GP at Donington from 2010! CANCELLED!

Has anyone seen todays Autosport? The map of the track layout and its possible changes was interesting. Basically, a loop will run from the entry to Goddards, almost down to Schwantz and then double back to rejoin at the exit of Goddards, looking a bit like Suzuka's Spoon section (but this time on a hill) and with the pit complex moved to the inside of Starky's streight. A note said that the Esses might be removed as well, so we get a streight from Copice down to the Melbourne hairpin, creating a possible overtaking spot for F1.

I dont know about the rest of you but I like these ideas, they essentially keep the best bits of Donington and remove the micky mouse aspect of the Melbourne loop. The new loop will also proove challenging with a curving bracking zone on a gradient. However, Gillet said that the track doesnt need widening and that the safty facilities (run-offs and barriers) dont need major overhaul, pluswith the traffic he was looking at improving the internal traffic flow of Donington, rather than its access.

Some good and some bad here I think.

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Originally Posted by Sleeper

Has anyone seen todays Autosport? The map of the track layout and its possible changes was interesting. Basically, a loop will run from the entry to Goddards, almost down to Schwantz and then double back to rejoin at the exit of Goddards, looking a bit like Suzuka's Spoon section (but this time on a hill) and with the pit complex moved to the inside of Starky's streight. A note said that the Esses might be removed as well, so we get a streight from Copice down to the Melbourne hairpin, creating a possible overtaking spot for F1.

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Is the map available online anywhere?

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Originally Posted by tamburello

Only folks who don't know the back-roads do that!

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personally I don't want to spending hours dicking around B roads on the way home from a day's racing- and when last I went there in 2004 for the BTCC that is precisely what I had to do because all the other roads were clogged up- that was for 30,000 people

thank god I never went to the WSR event there

I'm sure Bernie won't like being stuck in the same traffic jam as the plebs when he's forced to land at East Midlands airport and go into the track by car- he'll start moaning pretty damn quickly

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Originally Posted by Sleeper

Has anyone seen todays Autosport? The map of the track layout and its possible changes was interesting. Basically, a loop will run from the entry to Goddards, almost down to Schwantz and then double back to rejoin at the exit of Goddards, looking a bit like Suzuka's Spoon section (but this time on a hill) and with the pit complex moved to the inside of Starky's streight. A note said that the Esses might be removed as well, so we get a streight from Copice down to the Melbourne hairpin, creating a possible overtaking spot for F1.

I dont know about the rest of you but I like these ideas, they essentially keep the best bits of Donington and remove the micky mouse aspect of the Melbourne loop. The new loop will also proove challenging with a curving bracking zone on a gradient. However, Gillet said that the track doesnt need widening and that the safty facilities (run-offs and barriers) dont need major overhaul, pluswith the traffic he was looking at improving the internal traffic flow of Donington, rather than its access.

Some good and some bad here I think.

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That new loop looks crap on paper but it could be a Turkey T8/Spoon Curve, challenging downhill/uphill curve. Hopefully the run off there won't ruin the infield spectating spot.

For the sake of entertainment I hope they keep the Esses. You could overtake there but if you compromised your speed and lost momentum you could lose the position back into the hairpin - and vice versa from Melbourne to Goddards, I never understood why the GP loop is unpopular for some.

What's the betting the corners named after Motorcycle racers (i;e Schwantz, Foggy's) will be renamed? I can't see Bernie liking names that are not F1.

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Originally Posted by SGWilko

Because humans are like sheep ...

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:up:

Could anyone fang us a link to a map of the proposed circuit, per chance?

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Originally Posted by wedge

I never understood why the GP loop is unpopular for some.

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Doesn't flow that well. Always struck me as an unnecessary chicane.

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Originally Posted by wedge

Hopefully the run off there won't ruin the infield spectating spot.

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with the pits and paddock moving to the infield and the creation of the infield loop, i would suspect the majority (if not all) of the spectating areas will be moved to the outside of the track. i don't expect to see the likes of rockingham's main building (which would be great) on a relocated start /finish straight due to the proximity of the airport.

just out of interest, when attending current motorsport events at donington,do you:
a-enter the circuit, park (without a ticket check) then go through a ticket check

b- enter the car parks after a ticket check

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Originally Posted by wedge

That new loop looks crap on paper but it could be a Turkey T8/Spoon Curve, challenging downhill/uphill curve. Hopefully the run off there won't ruin the infield spectating spot.

For the sake of entertainment I hope they keep the Esses. You could overtake there but if you compromised your speed and lost momentum you could lose the position back into the hairpin - and vice versa from Melbourne to Goddards, I never understood why the GP loop is unpopular for some.

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Yeah, the loop only looks impressive after you realise that its on a serious gradient. Copice is going to be a quick corner in F1 and the following streight is just too short, I cant see any overtaking into the Foggy Esses or Melbourne either, but if you remove the esses you get a good long run down to one of the tightest hairpins going? The run to Redgate should be pretty quick as well so maybe a chance there to.