British GP at Donington from 2010! CANCELLED!

Honestly 2 years should be enough to have the paddock revised and the track up to FIA standards. Upgrading the access roads will take more time as it's public property.

However it was clearly stated that they will do the upgrades over 5 years time.

What bothers me with this thread is that people are crying about how this will take time and so on, and forget that the BRDC has been promising upgrades for more than 5 years now. You lot should be happy that Bernie didn't take his toys to Zimbabwe, instead you all whine about the GP being moved from Silverstone to Donington, as if it was your life at stake.

People have no belief in the ability of those running the Donington circuit, why is that?!

I find this attitude pathetic.

i think they'll have done the majority of the important work by 2010 - the contact will have been given subject to this, and the investment on Donington could not happen until they had the contract in place - expect things to move very quickly now.

as for access it has several plus points IMO - its closer to a major motorway, it next door to an airport, there is a new railway station and rail link(for the airport) being built at the moment. the only down point to the access is the road from the motorway to the circuit, and thats, what, 5 miles long - not beyond the wit of man to sort in 2 years.

if the investment is in place (which they are leading us to belive it is) the important things will be ready by 2010.

to me the bigger issue is what are they going to do to the track - i'd hope the majority can be retained, just wider and with run off, with a new loop at he end of the lap. oh, and the pits will move - good luck to them for trying something new, Silverstone has no more claim to being home of the British GP than Brands Hatch or Donington IMO, and i can't help thinking it won't be the last time F1 races there next year

for the record, in the main i agree with Ioan, its not like Silverstone hasn't had the chances to put its house in order and hasn't done enough to satisfy the man who give the contracts. If Donington do then well done to them, and for me the more important thing is retaining the British GP for a further 10 years from next year.

to me this is a good thing

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Originally Posted by ioan

People have no belief in the ability of those running the Donington circuit, why is that?!

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To be fair to Silverstone they've been open to planning developments.

Donington Park sneaks through the back door, a mysterious shareholder with £100million to spare and lack of openness regards to planning except for the Tilke factor - that's some of the reasons for the scepticism.

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Originally Posted by wedge

To be fair to Silverstone they've been open to planning developments.

Donington Park sneaks through the back door, a mysterious shareholder with £100million to spare and lack of openness regards to planning except for the Tilke factor - that's some of the reasons for the scepticism.

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Hummm, another Turkey type deal where Bernie or some close friend gets involved???Read the old threads from last year, about Bernie and how he bought out Turkey and was double dealing about that.

Said it last year, the way the USA gets a GP is to sell the track to bernie. Said the same about the Brit GP...

as there is an airport next door, i can see any planning application going through virtually un challenged. are the council going to worry about a few traffic problems on one (extra?) weekend.... i don't think so or they would have upgraded the roads already. also having seen public money sunk into the expedited road upgrades at silverstone only for them to get the reason for that upgrade taken away will make the council/government wary of spending.

if the moto gp is bad with lots of bikes wanting to get in and out, there will certainly be problems with a more car orientated crowd unless a substancial traffic management scheme is put in place.

i can't see any problems in getting the track and permanent track buildings in place on time and labour cost can be kept low by using our new eastern european friends. i'm sure martin brundle can offer suggestions as to who can do the asphalting of the track and carparks.

i think a renault freebie day would be the closest comparison for crowdsize and on track "action"(with large single seaters) and the associated problems that the track would have seen in recent years.

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Originally Posted by ioan

People have no belief in the ability of those running the Donington circuit, why is that?!

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Because those of us who have attended events at Donington Park have been promised upgraded spectator facilities for years & nothing has been forthcoming. it is indicative of their entire attitude.

As far as the track is concerned I hope they don't touch most of it. They can build something new over the Melbourne loop but they must keep Redgate, Craners, Old Hairpin, McLeans and Coppice.

Maybe they could make Redgate tighter then we would have the classic, slow corner - straight - slow corner sequence that makes for good overtaking(Goddards - Pit Sratight- Tighter Redgate). Then you could see two cars going side by side the Craner Curvers into the Old Hairpin. :cool:

Simon Gillet was on the charm offensive for ITV!

A new infield with Craner-stye curves.

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Originally Posted by ioan

Other countries managed to build circuits from scrap in 1 year, so maybe you super-duper royalists will manage to upgrade one track in 2 years :?:

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I am just now beginning to understand the majority of threads you post, thanks for the insight into your mindset.