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We need a vote, who is sick of this nonsense ?
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I don't think Ecclestone realises how much damage he's causing and I wish somone with some clout would confront him.
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So who's to say there isn't a serious backer? and the GP gets put back on the calender?
Could happen.... |
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If over 18 months wasn't considered long enough to get the physical work done why is there even speculation that something could be done in 5? The circuit has to pass an FIA inspection 3 months before the race date!
I'd love the GP to be held at Donington but get real...... it is very unlikely the circuit could be ready in 2011, let alone 2010. |
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Methinks Bernie is making some positive noises so someone will snap up the track and at least repair it to a suitable state, afterall he was friends with the late Tom Wheatcroft and surely still with the rest of Tom's family.
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For gawd's sake. I'd snap it up at the right price, because I'd be happy to have racing there. But a GP? Never.
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Bernie's demands [financial and otherwise] make it all but impossible for anybody to stage a Grand Prix commercially. Its becoming like staging the Olympics - there have to be other reasons - i.e. wealthy Sheiks, government backing etc... Its very sad but that appears to be the way its going.
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Scoop film footage
I've just unearthed (actually, that's appropriate!) this film footage of one of the special vehicles being built for the 2010 British Grand Prix at Donington.
This footage shows the vehicle testing at Donington and other venues. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV5f4sClkhA |
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Now, if Simon Gillett had got his hands on a few of those, he might have had a bit more credibility.
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That's the only way the work's going to get done - using those and with the Benny Hill Theme in the background
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Now to somehow unfilter any kind of Youtube content on this damned system...!
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Very worried for the health of Mr Gillett.
http://www.motorsport.com/news/artic...D=352899&FS=F1 He does appear to be a little stressed. |
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If a deal with Silverstone isn't done on the 9th though, a investor could be there for Donington.
Lets wait and see. But I agree now, can't see a race thier in 2010. |
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Just read Gillett's comments on the Autosport Website. The man is raving mad, Walter Mitty had a better sense of reality than Gillett.
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