British GP - lost again

[PhilF]

How I see it.
UK invests (lends) money abroad, especially 3rd world.
They take the money and build state of the art race track to host GP and are prepared to pay Eccleston his inflated financial request.
GP attracts world wide interest and boosts economy.

why don't we just build a decent track with good access and facilities - or is that too simplistic -

Or have we just gone down the drain as a Country?


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[Andrew_Fanner]

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why don't we just build a decent track with good access and facilities - or is that too simplistic -
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Can't organise that for football (who cares anyway?) so what chance does F1 have? HMG got their fingers burned by Ecclestone a bit back so won't help.

Greed is the root of this.

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[Alistairr]

Bernie.....Tw@T!!!!!!!



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[ColinW]

Which piece of our green and pleasant land would you like to tarmac over? If third world countries are prepared to do it then let them. I've been to the GP at Silverstone a few times and the last time I decided that it really isn't worth it. The tickets are too expensive, the facilities are a bad joke and the traffic jams are horrendous. And that's not even considering the fact that the "racing" has become a cure for insomnia.





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[Nauti Fox]

I think Silverstone used to be a good cicuit but with the safety issues nowadays it is inevitable that circuits will go this way.As for building new, take Rockingham.Must be a huge investment with not a great deal of return.I've worked at most cicuits in the UK and Silverstone was head and shoulders above any other (UK) from the point of view of working,but would I spectate there? Nah, too far away and poor spectator facilities.As far as I know its still privately owned and like any business has to make a profit and with the amount of money they have to give to stage the event I'm not surprised they've declined.

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[duncan]

Silverstone is owned by a non profit organisation and struggles with the financials (ie raising money).

Whilst the infrastructure around the circuit is better and better it's extracting the necessary money from the event to bung to F1 that's the issue.

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[rickp]

I thought that <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.itv-f1.com/Feature.aspx?Type=The_Mole&PO_ID=31403>The Mole</A>'s take on it was quite amusing. And possibly, very likely.

Rick

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[duncan]

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[Peppermint]

Re: Why not

drop it Bernie. Give it to those countries who stump up the cash.

Silverstone? It's a great circuit to drive but it's crap for smoozing and spectating.

The UK is a crap environment for F1 with the lousy infrastructure, HMG's indifference and the weather.

Global sponsors are more interested in growing and developing countries than they are the rather moribund british economy.

F1 is largely a TV sport so who cares where it's taking place.

Bernie took over F1 un-opposed because nobody else could be bothered to run it. It would have died completely, years ago, if he hadn't.

I've never met anyone who had a good word to say about the bloke.

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[sailorman]

RACING !!!
more like a totally boring / predictable procession.
wot about more of the lively, competitive, saloon car racing or bikes

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