British GP at Donington from 2010! CANCELLED!

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Originally Posted by truefan72

this is a disgrace!

Bernie needs to leave before he does more damage to brand F1

he went with a private track because he could get more money out of them and found them easier to manipulate.
never mind the track is unsuitable for F1
never mind the grand stands can barely hold 50k people
never mind the access to the track & traffic are a constant point of contention between the local govt. and the organisers
never mind that he's throwing out a historical track, much loved by fans, teams, and drivers
never mind the 18 months he gives along with the £100million investment is barely enough to completely renovate the track into an f1 circuit.

I don't understand how 2 guys (max and Bernie) can wield so much power in a world wide series and at the same time bring to pass such utter rubbish to the complete detriment of the sport and the rest of the world is powerless to do anything about it.

I am actively rooting for a breakaway series right now. At least we will get transparency, a revenue sharing system, decent tracks, and decision not motivated by greed or to the benefit of one particular team.

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ALL of You should just be glad it ain't going to Thailand, Dubai, Mongolia or Tanziania or some where like that....opps did I say Dubai??Well looks like Benie beat me to it--wonder which new race got the old USA date????????

Besides it is all about the TV money. Those crowds just get in the way of the TV and the important stuff like people with those 10k pit passes, sponsors getting wined and whatever. Pretty soon they will start adding digital crowds into the background, and most of the race track will actually all be run against a blue screen backdrop. Look at where the last race for 2009 will be. That should answer the spectator, and access questions that all of you are so worried about (but MaX and benioe ain't worrying at all)

Went to Donington on the friday of the MotoGP and there is no way I can see that it will be able to rival Silverstone in 2 years. Large queues for tickets, most of the entrance gates closed, grass car parks, untidy. Walked over the Dunlop bridge to get to the infield and as we went down the steps the gate the other side was chained shut!!! No notice to tell you before you got there. Compared to Jonathan Parkers circuits its a dump.
Some one earlier suggested Snetterton as an alternative, Iv'e seen dafter suggestions, Donington for one.

With the exception of the new pits, the place is a dump. It looks so old and tired.

I'm still up for the Penguin GP in Antartica, heard they have more money.

I mean even the royal family don't have money so you can't balme silverstone, but it should at silverstone it was where the first F1 race was.

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Originally Posted by Iain

It was resurfaced in 2004.

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& It needs doing again.

So Bernie spends years moaning about the traffic access and parking at Silverstone (which they then get sorted), and he then moves the GP to Donington where the traffic access is bad even for BTCC meetings of less than 30,000 people :laugh:

I remember going to Donington for the BTCC race in the early 90s when 60,000 turned up to see Mansell racing. It took us 2 hours to get into the circuit from the motorway.

Good luck to everyone trying to get in at the 2010 GP. You can guarantee that Bernie won't be coming by car.

Great news, old pits stay as they are for the lesser formulas, and build new complex on strait from Coppice down to chicane. It is rumoured that Leicestershire council were going to dual carriageway from M1 to airport so an extra mile or two to the circuit won't hurt. Agree carparks will be a problem but laying trakway for a couple of years won't hurt. Silverstone's problem has always been the BRDC inability to raise the funds to upgrade to Bernies liking,perhaps now they might extract their collective digits and do something about it!!!!!!

Can anyone else foresee the moment when it becomes clear to all that it will be impossible to get the work done on time for 2010, thereby giving the perfect opportunity to get rid of the British GP? It may seem outlandish, but...

One thing's for certain — there's no way any public money should go anywhere near any of the Donington improvements.

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Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1

"It is particularly disappointing to receive this information during the course of the British Grand Prix weekend, while we are celebrating 60 years of Silverstone and 80 years of the BRDC

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What is up with Bernie anouncing it on the Friday of the race! It's like he's trying to rub their face in it!
And I thought Designer(Ru)Paul was in drag for this race :p :

Can you lot stop whining for once?!
It's nt like if they moved the GP to Zimbabwe.
This thread is pathetic! :rolleyes: