Silverstone one of the perfect tracks

[fabricator/61]

The problem with Silverstone now is a total disregard for the real motorsport enthusiast, every year a little bit more banking that you could stand on is eaten up by corporate bloody hospitality. When I first started going to the GP you could arrive at about 11am and wander round and find a slot to watch from, now you have to be there by 3am in the morning to jion the queue at the gates in order then to sprint to get a decent veiwing spot. Bring on Donington, Silverstone you deserve your fate by ignoring the true fan.

[Dave B]

It may be heresy to even suggest this, but if a venue only has a finite number of seats then shouldn't they try to maximise their profit by selling them at the highest possible price?

If Silverstone has a capacity of 90,000 and sells out then halving the prices won't get twice as many people through the gates. From the venue's point of view it's better to have corporate guests who will pay premium prices (or at least their employers will!).

Please realise that I'm playing devil's advocate here - I've had the full VIP treatment a few times but equally I've made plenty of 2am hikes from the campsite to secure a spot on a muddy bank. I count myself as a "true fan", but would be saddenned if a circuit failed financially because it ignored its paymasters.

[SGWilko]

It may be heresy to even suggest this, but if a venue only has a finite number of seats then shouldn't they try to maximise their profit by selling them at the highest possible price?

If Silverstone has a capacity of 90,000 and sells out then halving the prices won't get twice as many people through the gates. From the venue's point of view it's better to have corporate guests who will pay premium prices (or at least their employers will!).

Please realise that I'm playing devil's advocate here - I've had the full VIP treatment a few times but equally I've made plenty of 2am hikes from the campsite to secure a spot on a muddy bank. I count myself as a "true fan", but would be saddenned if a circuit failed financially because it ignored its paymasters.

Indeed. If Bernard didn't need to screw track owners over for CVC, tracks would not need to charge the punters so much.

The only income the tracks make, AIUI, is from ticket sales.

F1 is only a sport for two hours every other Sunday.....

[aryan]

F1 is only a sport for two hours every other Sunday.....

You know how quotes from some politicians or certain historical figures become more famous than themselves... this might hold true for DC in regard to this quote.

[Sleeper]

You know how quotes from some politicians or certain historical figures become more famous than themselves... this might hold true for DC in regard to this quote.

I think Frank Williams was the first to coin that actually.

There seems to be a lot of tracks these days that are quite flat (Spa, Fuji and Interlagos are the only ones I can think of with any real gradient change), and of these Silverstone is undoubtedly one of the best.

[Jimmy Magnusson]

The main problem with F1 racing at Silverstone is that it's F1. It was rain that made the race good; otherwise there is a high chance of the race being a snoozer like every other F1 race on the calender.

[elinagr]

pathetic! cry to mr max, please please we want silverstone mr max lollllllllllllllllllllll

i hope they throw uk out of the calendar as soon as possible

[Mysterious Rock]

pathetic! cry to mr max, please please we want silverstone mr max lollllllllllllllllllllll

i hope they throw uk out of the calendar as soon as possible

Whats your boggle then?

[ShiftingGears]

pathetic! cry to mr max, please please we want silverstone mr max lollllllllllllllllllllll

i hope they throw uk out of the calendar as soon as possible

motorola, dimitraf1, whatever your account name is, please expand on that well constructed opinion.

[Jimbo Mc]

GB is the home of motorsport and every F1 driver has been there in their early years. We go to Silverstone every year, it gets better very year. The only reason to get rid of it is political and has nothing to do with its standards or racing. I've been a full on F1 fan for 22 years but will seriously consider boycotting F1 when they get rid of it. How can you compare different generations of F1 drivers when the real F1 tracks go. A whole season on hermann tilke tracks will make me go and watch the boy racers at the local traffic lights as it would be more interesting.