British GP to be held at Donington - Page 57

Steven Humphrey · 22 Oct 2009, 18:31 (Ref:2567338)

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Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith

I agree it's not a forgone conclusion but I see Bernie as being 'co-opertaive' with Silverstone.

Especially as we have yet another world champion!

Piglet · 22 Oct 2009, 18:31 (Ref:2567339)

Hmmm I'm not sure how patriotic and nostalgic BCE is likely to be. There was a suggestion that there is a requirement to hold a BGP under presumably the Concorde agreement or similar.

Presumably if Donington can't get it together and Silverstone won't accept the deal offered BCE will shrug his shoulders say how awful it is and walk away claiming it's not his fault...

Marbot · 22 Oct 2009, 18:32 (Ref:2567340)

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Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith

I agree it's not a forgone conclusion but I see Bernie as being 'co-opertaive' with Silverstone. The British GP has been around since F1s inception and was the first F1 GP to be held, back in 1950. I don't think he really wants to lose the British GP or the revenue he can get from it, if he did it could be undermining for him and he wouldn't take that risk.

Bernie mentioned something about giving Silverstone the same deal that Donington had......

**bjohnsonsmith** · 22 Oct 2009, 18:35 (Ref:2567344)

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Originally Posted by Piglet

Hmmm I'm not sure how patriotic and nostalgic BCE is likely to be. There was a suggestion that there is a requirement to hold a BGP under presumably the Concorde agreement or similar.

Presumably if Donington can't get it together and Silverstone won't accept the deal offered BCE will shrug his shoulders say how awful it is and walk away claiming it's not his fault...

There is that and he's good at spinning his way out but with all the problems earlier this year over F1 costs I think he would like to have F1 present a united front.

jab · 22 Oct 2009, 18:41 (Ref:2567347)

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Originally Posted by Marbot

Bernie mentioned something about giving Silverstone the same deal that Donington had......

As long as they can prove they'll get the job done

But I can't see there not being a British GP next year. I don't think Bernie is that stupid. If there is no BGP, FOTA will be up in arms. They'd run a non-championship BGP if they had to

Silverstone will host the race next year and perhaps for a few years more - the BRDC and Bernie will come to some sort of deal. All the politicking lately between Damon and Bernie has just been bartering, I think - going back to a few races ago, Bernie openly said that if the race wasn't at Donington, it would be at Silverstone, and I don't think he'd go back on that. As I said, he is not that stupid or greedy

Marbot · 22 Oct 2009, 18:42 (Ref:2567351)

The Beeb have now got a full report (not much better though).

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/8300268.stm

garcon · 22 Oct 2009, 18:52 (Ref:2567353)

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Originally Posted by garcon

Only two weeks or so ago, I would have said if this Donington development happens I'll show my arse in Woollies window.

However, now .... I guess it'll have to be Pound Stretcher.

I'm saying nothing now. I don't need to, I said it in January.

Marbot · 22 Oct 2009, 19:00 (Ref:2567358)

The citizens of Wilmslow can breathe a sigh of relief.

garcon · 22 Oct 2009, 19:01 (Ref:2567360)

If only they knew...

Marbot · 22 Oct 2009, 19:05 (Ref:2567366)

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Originally Posted by garcon

If only they knew...

Word will have got out,and from then on Gillett's project was always likely to fail.

White flag man · 22 Oct 2009, 19:12 (Ref:2567370)

My worry is, what happens to Donington now!

Marbot · 22 Oct 2009, 19:14 (Ref:2567371)

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Originally Posted by White flag man

My worry is, what happens to Donington now!

Rumour has it that the next scheduled event is a Rally-Cross meeting.

bdwoody · 22 Oct 2009, 19:21 (Ref:2567380)

or super motard with all the dirt about !!

Marbot · 22 Oct 2009, 19:25 (Ref:2567384)

Autosport:

"The track's parent company Donington Holdings Plc launched the bond on October 14, but the BBC said that it had been pulled because there had not been enough interest in it."

"not been enough interest"-who'd have thought.

Dave 455 · 22 Oct 2009, 19:29 (Ref:2567390)

R.I.P Donington!

I presume this was a pre-meditated plan to close the venue and build houses, it was obvious all along!

**bjohnsonsmith** · 22 Oct 2009, 19:38 (Ref:2567400)

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Originally Posted by Dave 455

R.I.P Donington!

I presume this was a pre-meditated plan to close the venue and build houses, it was obvious all along!

So that was Bernie's plan all along. Get someone else to get rid of Donnington so he can now get out of F1 and go into property development, just as the economic climate starts to pick up and housing prices rise. I'm kidding.

Sodemo · 22 Oct 2009, 19:58 (Ref:2567404)

Donnington probably doesn't look much worse now than before when the construction work started.

jab · 22 Oct 2009, 19:59 (Ref:2567406)

They've dug up part of the circuit and all the infield. It'll need some serious work doing to it to get it back up to standard

numbersix · 22 Oct 2009, 20:21 (Ref:2567426)

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Originally Posted by Marbot

The citizens of Wilmslow can breathe a sigh of relief.

A Pound Stretcher ... in Wilmslow ... with its reputation ...

Derwent Motorsp · 22 Oct 2009, 21:18 (Ref:2567470)

My concern as a racer is that I understand major wroks are going to take place at Silverstone and the International circuit will be unavailable. Together with no Donington and less events at Croft, there could be less meetings nationally and the clubby events will lose out.

Dave 455 · 22 Oct 2009, 21:44 (Ref:2567492)

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Originally Posted by Derwent Motorsp

My concern as a racer is that I understand major wroks are going to take place at Silverstone and the International circuit will be unavailable. Together with no Donington and less events at Croft, there could be less meetings nationally and the clubby events will lose out.

It looks like Donington will be 100% out of action, Croft is heavily restricted also, but nothing at Silverstone will change,there is no restriction on dates or avaliabilty, only a slight question mark over layouts, the national track remains, there is the old G.P track and the new moto GP track, there is still no official confirmation there will not be a international track, so it may improve!

Sodemo · 22 Oct 2009, 23:07 (Ref:2567525)

A shame if they lose the international layout, really like that track.

**bjohnsonsmith** · 22 Oct 2009, 23:15 (Ref:2567529)

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Originally Posted by Sodemo

A shame if they lose the international layout, really like that track.

True and a shame it had to happen at all, considering how many people said it was infeasible from the outset.

foreversideways · 22 Oct 2009, 23:43 (Ref:2567536)

Looks like the Sword of Damocles has finally fallen on Gillett and his fantasies. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/8300268.stm

Last2LiftOff · 23 Oct 2009, 01:13 (Ref:2567564)

Again?

Finally, finally over.

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