Bernie's given Silverstone 48 hours to put up or shut up.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009...lverstone-2010
Tick, tock, Clarice...
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Bernie's given Silverstone 48 hours to put up or shut up.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009...lverstone-2010
Tick, tock, Clarice...
So Silverstone is faced with having F1 and being financially crippled because of it. Or not having F1 in the UK at all. :mark:
A pretty typical Bernie-type stance :dozey: I'm guessing both F1 and Silverstone want this sorted from the point of view of the 2010 calendar and tickets.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Brockman
From what Damon Hill was saying on the Beeb's red button after the race a comparatively small amount of money can make a big difference to whether the race is viable for Silverstone or not. I'm hoping a few quid doesn't break the deal!
bernie has built F1. no question. he has raised the profile of F1 significantly and made the whole thing better for the teams involved etc.
but, the silverstone debacle is proof he has gone too far. why should any track pay the ridiculous prices bernie charges? and then that HAS to be put on the fans to keep the tracks in business, which means lower attendances.
bernie has lost it. hes a hinderence. its one reason why we have ended up with dull tracks for dull races-most located in asia.
the collapse of F1 would certainly be no bad thing for grand prix racing.
all this turmoil makes me wish that FOTa had stuck to their guns and formed a breakaway series.
With revenue sharing and transparent contracts, a nice mix of old an new tracks and a fan friendly reasonable rate for attendance to sells out every venue. As of right now we have a series that is too pricey for the fans, completely unbalanced in terms of revenues for the teams, secretive contracts, ever changing draconian regulations, and many self inflicted wounds that scare off major sponsors. ( both spy gate and crash gate were unnecessary investigations IMO). So now we are left with useless new entries that only got there on the cheap and through blackmail, and cars that inspire little and still don't promote overtaking.
Now we have tracks pulling out, the only tire supplier pulling out, 3 prestigious teams pulling out ( with maybe Renault joining them) and a driver asked to not drive for the sum of $45million. And a team that won the WDC and WCC by dubious methods.
Quelle surprise :rolleyes: :
Full story: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2009/...dministration/Quote:
The company which held the lease over the Donington Park motor racing circuit has entered administration.
The affairs of Donington Ventures Leisure Limited (“DVLL” ;) are being handled by partners Nigel Price, John Kelly and James Martin from the Birmingham office of corporate recovery specialists Begbies Traynor.
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Mr Price said Begbies Traynor was still assessing how much was owed to creditors.
I am gutted for Donnington. Seeing it bulldozed and empty... and now broke. I've been going to that track since I was tiny. I really hope it can be restored to it's former glory. It was a lovely, fan-friendly track and I have my fingers crossed all will come good in the end.
Fully agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by truefan72
Yeah, what a disaster! Hopefully someone like MSV will take over the track and bring it back to its former glory.Quote:
Originally Posted by slinkster
As you say it has always been quite a good place to spectate with the banking alongside the Craner curves giving an excellent view of the track. Even though when I was last there the road access and toilets were terrible!
Although I have to say, Silverstone is the proper home of Formula 1 in the UK, nowhere else is set up for it properly. Even Donington after the works wouldn't have been to the same standard as Silverstone, despite what Bernie thinks.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80238
Bernie is really getting on my nerves!
Damon Hill is right that Bernie could care less what happens to the financial stability of Silverstone. Look at how Donington is just one big mess! Legendary tracks are not safe and I'm not a fan of the new tracks either.
Stupid old goat. Here, Bernie, let me demonstrate what I mean:
Silverstone > Singabore
Spa > Dabu Dabi
Monza > Bah(gargling sound)rain
The Ring > Borelencia