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Originally Posted by Akrapovic
The ACO did a fan survey of what people wanted. People answered. And what we got was the opposite. Silverstone was listed as the third most popular event after LM and Spa. Bahrain didn't even feature on the results. And what did we get? No Silverstone and Bahrain got its race time extended.
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That isn’t the only factor. There’s also cost. And what the teams want. And what the sponsors want. Silverstone has lost multiple events in recent years and I’m willing to bet that asking too much money (or not offering to pay enough) is a big factor in them all. And as I have said ad nauseam on this forum - Silverstone is a soulless industrial park, hard for non-UK teams to get to even before Brexit. I’d much rather WEC went to Portimao despite living less than an hour’s drive from Silverstone.