British GP at Donington from 2010! CANCELLED!

ARGGGHHH! *Runs out of house. Gets in car. Drives to the top of the nearest mountain. Gets out. Screams till hoarse. Comes home. Bangs head on keyboard* :mad:

they must be showing Bernie something of merit or he would just take his ball home to Silverstone, that or Donington have got a strong enough contract that Bernie hasn't yet wriggled out of it.

as i see it they probably can't get the money without Bernie saying definitaley yes, and he won't give that yes withoutr proof of the money - i still hope that they can pull it off as i belive the circuit could be something spectacular and that would be good for the future

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Originally Posted by UltimateDanGTR

This Bernie being generous business-err, different. But i think enough is enough now, donny has had so much time already, they have come up with diddly squat and so IMO i think silverstone next year is a certainty now, and the sooner bernie gives up this fruitless time extension the better really, for everyone involved. Promis donny a grand prix in 2011 when funding is secured, but for next year we head back to the home of the british grand prix............

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Gillet is becoming more and more of a joke.

Bernie trying to save face from the BRDC

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Originally Posted by Robinho

they must be showing Bernie something of merit or he would just take his ball home to Silverstone, that or Donington have got a strong enough contract that Bernie hasn't yet wriggled out of it.

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I think Bernie wants to go to Silverstone in 2010 and then to Donington in 2011, but Damon Hill is saying no, they won't accept a one year deal.

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Originally Posted by Mark

I think Bernie wants to go to Silverstone in 2010 and then to Donington in 2011, but Damon Hill is saying no, they won't accept a one year deal.

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And quite right too. Why should Damon Hill, Silverstone and the whole team bend over for Bernard when he has spent the last decade bashing Silverstone. Come on Bernie, accept for once in your life, that you were wrong and give the GP to the only track in the UK worthy of a GP.

Give Silverstone a ten year deal and be done with it.

Agreed...has to be a Silverstone. The new facilities and pits will be great and you can actually get to the track unlike Donny.

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Bernie Ecclestone has denied having given Donington a further extension to its deadline, and says the circuit's boss Simon Gillett is breaching his contract.

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http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/79409

Hmmmm. I hope Bernie and Damon are sitting round a table as we speak trashing out a long term deal for Silverstone, ready to be made public in 13 days time.

right, so Donington do have 14 days, only because thats what the contract says, if they fail then they are in breach and the whole thing goes up in smoke and back to Silverstone we go.

i personally don't rate silverstone as an F1 race track, its too fast, no overtaking oppotuniites unless it rains, but it could be a superb venue - however i'd rather Donington got the work done and we had 2 tracks and venues that were world class and both capable of staging the GP, if that means alternating or maybe 5yrs at a time so be it, but i do think it would be a great shame if Donington are unable to carry out there plans

The notion that Ecclestone or anyone else seriously believed that Gillett and co would ever deliver is just beyond me. I cannot think of any fellow F1 enthusiast who shared that optimism.