The new venue could be South Africa

[Super Tourer]

On the day that BE ends his negotiations with the BRDC over Silverstone, citing another venue 'beating his door down' to hold a race, South Africa has emerged as a candidate.



A site for the South African Grand Prix has already been earmarked near Cape Town airport. The country's government is also being canvassed at the moment to waive its current ban on tobacco advertising to act as a further incentive for Ecclestone.

Although Cape Town's bid to host a race has been widely reported in the past, insiders have told autosport.com that Ecclestone is on the verge of giving official approval to the project after meeting representatives of the company bankrolling the project.

One door closes, another....

http://www.autosport.com/newsitem.asp?id=40399&s=5

[Kicking-back]

If South Africa is to have a Grand Prix, then it's time to stop Italy and Germany having two each.

[Marbot]

I have it on good authority that IRAQ will have a gp next year,already vast amounts of terrain as been landscaped (Hermann Tilke will have a field day)and no end of companies seem to be throwing money around the place(mostly Americans)but i had heard that security leaves a lot to be desired.

[climb]

[jhansen]

That's a bit unnecessary martyn.

As for South Africa, I think it would be a cool venue. Although, there may be other possibilities. This article speculates that there could be a second race in the United States.

"It is thought that Ecclestone is negotiating terms for a new Grand Prix in the United States, it added.

Ecclestone refused to be drawn on the venue, but said that he had to end the talks on Silverstone to guarantee the new event, for which promoters were ready and willing to meet his terms, the daily said."

http://f1.racing-live.com/en/index.html

I think Silverstone 2005 will go ahead though.

[Marbot]

Originally posted by jhansen
That's a bit unnecessary martyn. You think,everything is open season for Bernie Ecclestone.

As for South Africa, I think it would be a cool venue. Although, there may be other possibilities. This article speculates that there could be a second race in the United States.

"It is thought that Ecclestone is negotiating terms for a new Grand Prix in the United States, it added.

Ecclestone refused to be drawn on the venue, but said that he had to end the talks on Silverstone to guarantee the new event, for which promoters were ready and willing to meet his terms, the daily said."

http://f1.racing-live.com/en/index.html

I think Silverstone 2005 will go ahead though.

[Marbot]

We have races in poverty stricken countries like china and brazil and this unfortunately seems to be the way things are going,where you find poverty you'll find cigarette smokers and i'm sure Iraq has it's fare share of those.

[jhansen]

"You think,everything is open season for Bernie Ecclestone."

I didn't state that anywhere in my original post. Don't add words to my post when quoting me please.

[Marbot]

Sorry about that,totally unintentional.

[jhansen]

No worries, thanks.