British GP at Donington from 2010! CANCELLED!

I love Donnington but the Donnington as we know will probably never be the same again once they've changed in for f1 standards. :(

What was the whole point of Silverstone finally being given permission to make all the changes? Surely they must have known a Donnington deal was on the cards. And if it was a political move, planning permission for Silverstone has already been granted. Strange one.

Two years seems a very short space of time in which to extend Donington's circuit layout and do all the other work required.

Think I might book the house at the Melbourne Arms for the weekend :D

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Originally Posted by GridGirl

I love Donnington but the Donnington as we know will probably never be the same again once they've changed in for f1 standards. :(

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My view exactly.

What are they planning on doing to Donington track layout???

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Originally Posted by BDunnell

Two years seems a very short space of time in which to extend Donington's circuit layout and do all the other work required.

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I agree.

Road access from the M1 needs to be a dual carriageway, there needs to be a proper Hotel, the pits are on about a 1:3 slope, Grandstands, Toilets, restaurants, track modifications, Paddock all need sorting.

2 years, and £100m isn't enough but we shall see.

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Originally Posted by St3ve

Never thought this was a problem didn't seem that hard to get to. Although only time ive been to it is on track days when less busy and did go to watch 96 RAC Rally there and that was good :up:

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You've never sat for 3 hours (yes THREE HOURS) waiting to get into the car park then? :mark:

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Mark
You've never sat for 3 hours (yes THREE HOURS) waiting to get into the car park then? :mark:

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:s Nah cant say i have wt was that for Moto GP

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Originally Posted by Mark

You've never sat for 3 hours (yes THREE HOURS) waiting to get into the car park then? :mark:

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

I have mixed feelings about this... as my local track, I've spent many days at Donnington over the years so I'll be sad to see it changed and altered. It has such a nice setting and a relaxed vibe, and it always feels to me to be so much closer to the action than in Silverstone where there feels like more of a distance between the racing and the audience... probably because of all the barriers etc. It'll be a shame to lose this at Donnington.

However, it's no doubt a boost that the track needs.

It'll make my regular route to Nottingham absolute hell. Traffic round there is bad enough on touring car/ superbike weekends so I hope a large portion of the money will be spent sorting out facilities and access.