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21 Oct 2004, 09:40 (Ref:1130414) | #1 | |
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British GP - Problem solved!
I've worked out how to solve the problem for all the fans that won't be able to go to thw British GT next year.
Just go to a specialist travel company and get tickets for a different race!!! Better climate (undoubtedly) Better facilities (According to Bernie) Better value for mooney (I mean, why spend over 100 quid on a British race when you can spend just slightly more and go to say, Imola or Spa or elsewhere. Just a thought. |
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21 Oct 2004, 09:44 (Ref:1130419) | #2 | ||
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At least there is Spa - because there aren't many other F1 track which provide as much great racing and so much heritage as Silverstone these days.
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Why not find a decent circuit on the continent and run the "British" GP there.... If the British Touring Car Championship can have a round in the Republic of Ireland then why not farm out the British GP
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Paul Ricard would be a good excuse for a week on the Riviera AND it would be yet more cash in Bernie's pocket as he owns the place !
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21 Oct 2004, 12:51 (Ref:1130579) | #5 | ||
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So why is the French GP not there then so he creams off everything???? Is it not to standard? How many more circuits does he own / part own?
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If you havn't been to Imola before don't believe the facilities are better, cos there even worse than silverstone thats if you can find them in the first place.
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21 Oct 2004, 13:15 (Ref:1130612) | #7 | ||
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Autosport.com is reporting that the BRDC is considering a non-championship race if terms can't be agreed with Mr E.
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21 Oct 2004, 13:17 (Ref:1130615) | #8 | ||
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From my experience of LeMans some of the facilities are lacking there too. For instance in UK terms the lack of quantity of male toilets. The Frensh may decide to relieve themsleves anywhere but it no a done thing for us brits.... how do other circuits compare?
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I think the UK based teams would do it because several of them are based at or near Silverstone, so it's their home + think of all the revenue from sales going straight into their pockets! The team owners are also members of the BRDC, so I suppose would like to show their support.
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Great, another non-championship round for single seaters that can't field a decent sized grid.
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Monza is far worse facilities than silverstone. Monza is the most disgusting, smelly place and most of the locals are not as welcoming and friendly as the british.
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All the teams that currently field a third car - Jordan, BAR etc would have no problem selling their seat.
Imagine, even only the UK teams showed: Webber and Pizzonia in Williams, Paffett and DC in MClaren, Button, Davidson and a paying Bernoldi in a BAR, Montagny and another French talent in Renaults, Any three paying drivers in Jordans, Possibly three Minardis (they are half British)and a Class B for Scott Mansell to dominate in his EuroBoss Benetton! Oh,and Villeneuve could go and buy himself an old F3000 Reynard to trundle around and wave to his fans at the back |
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Then bulk it out with the plethora of other cars floating around that can't muster a decent grid on their own. A top class of 12 F1 cars then maybe: World Series F3000 Nippon EuroBoss CART Superfund A1GP & the stillborn PremierF1 Even if you only had 1 car from each, that would still add up to 20 with the F1 boys. |
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Even Bernie is saying if Silverstone want to do a non-championship race, go ahead and do it.
Sadly - we all know he's saying that because: it just won't happen. Not all the good-will in the country will get over the logistical problem a non-F1 affiliated British Grand Prix would represent. |
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At the risk of incurring the wrath of the moderators, here's the-website-that-cannot-be-named's view of this issue.
By my count at least 7 current F1 teams are based at least partly in Britain: even if the other boys didn't want to play, it's a non-championship event, so why not field 3 cars each? I reckon it'd be a thriller - you promote it as a special event and award special prizes and the competition would be completely different... the prestige of winning it would be greater than the prestige of winning most other single F1 races (with the possible exception of Monaco). Go for it. Prove it can be done. And to Ecclescake. |
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