British GP at Donington from 2010! CANCELLED!

Silverstone entry has been vastly improved - the road network has been upgraded, as have the car parking facilities. this is one area it definately wins over the current Donington park.

yes the track is fine, but the rest of the facilities are a far cry from much of the F1 circus - however the BRDC have agreed to seek outside finding for upgrading and it wouldn't take a huge amoun to bring the buildings, Gradstands and Pits up to a better standard.

i still hope, however, that Donington pulls it off, i think it could be a fantastic facility and a great circuit, so why not, a bit of competition is healthy in my opinion

Donny's real access problem is that although it is very near the M1, much of the main access road is single lane. I'm not even sure that it could run as a two lane one way system during the race weekend as it is also used by East Midlands airport who presumably wouldn't be too pleased to lose vehicle access.

I've sat in traffic for an hour trying to leave a touring car race with 20,000 spectators - goodness only knows what it'd be like with four or five times that amount attending a Grand Prix.

New roads could be built, but not in the budget and timescale available.

If the first Donington GP of the modern era goes ahead I believe that while - on track - the event will be a wonderful spectacle, it will be a logistical and organisational disaster.

Silverstone 2011. Mark my words.

I thought it was going to be a car-free race with the spectators bussed in? No news about that yet, as expected :s

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Originally Posted by DexDexter

I remember reading something about the entry roads or lack of them etc.

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You could apply that sentence a good proportion of the 'traditional' tracks.

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Originally Posted by Paddy Cummins

The track itself is in fine condition I believe though. I've not heard anything regarding degrading track surfaces or dodgy armco anyway. It should still be fit to run a grand prix. :up:

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The one criticism that you sometimes hear of the track is that it gets very greasy when it's wet, possibly due to stuff that falls on it as it's constantly overflown by jets from East Midlands airport. The bike racers comment on it, I can't see it being a problem for F1 cars with tons of downforce though.

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Originally Posted by christophulus

I thought it was going to be a car-free race with the spectators bussed in? No news about that yet, as expected :s

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That was another of their ill-thought out ideas, when they claimed that the M1 services could serve as a park-and-ride. That'll be the carpark which holds - what? - 200 cars.

There was also a suggestion that East Midlands might like to close for the weekend so that F1 fans could use their carpark. So far as I know, the management of the airport are still recovering from laughing so much at that one, when in fact they should be concerned about all the pie in the sky coming from their near-neighbours.

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Originally Posted by AndyL

The one criticism that you sometimes hear of the track is that it gets very greasy when it's wet, possibly due to stuff that falls on it as it's constantly overflown by jets from East Midlands airport. The bike racers comment on it, I can't see it being a problem for F1 cars with tons of downforce though.

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Silverstone or Donington? I was on about Silverstone.

Don't know about Donny being greasy but I know the wind gets up across the top and gets underneath vehicles.

Looling at the Park and ride idea, it's a good one but unless they can find adequate space and vehicles to ferry people, it will not work. All you have is a business park up the road and nothing much until Melbourne the other way. (Mmmmm Curry ) Don't know where you would park them.

Closing East Midlands. Now THAT is a good one :laugh:

Donington gets very greasy. Even when dry Donington's grip level is comparatively poor.

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Originally Posted by theugsquirrel

Donington gets very greasy. Even when dry Donington's grip level is comparatively poor.

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Tis true. It can be extreemly slippy in the wet - to the point that it feels like you are on slicks on some days.

As for getting into the circuit; silvestone wins hands down. The new dual carriageway has made things much easier but personally I never had a problem before then - just need to know the backroads ;)