Comments on: F1 links: Donington fund-raising fails

By: John H

John H — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:56:14 +0000

Those trucks don’t look much like F1 cars to me!

By: Steph90

Steph90 — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:44:21 +0000

Yes if I remember correctly

By: Alex Cooper

Alex Cooper — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:13:42 +0000

How can Bernie say that the British GP isn’t important? Britain has provided the last two world champions (drivers and teams) which *has* to be a revenue earner. Lewis is likely, if not Jenson too, to be going for the title again next year.

Bernie will come out with any old rubbish to get a contract signed.

By: Patrickl

Patrickl — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:26:53 +0000

Wasn’t Campos the team that was complaining that they signed up for a budget limit and that that was suddenly dropped?

By: SamS

SamS — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:16:54 +0000

Wow never thought my local paper would be on F1fanatic!!!!!!

By: F1Yankee

F1Yankee — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:57:27 +0000

the same windsor interview appeared in a couple f1-related sites, including his own speed.com, but in abridged form. why would they do that?

By: Nitpicker

Nitpicker — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:22:38 +0000

They did some work for a new tunnel a while back, but it was still being used as a race track recently.

The track should be available for racing, but haven’t they already lost MotoGP to Silverstone in leiu of the F1 grand prix? As for being a rock venue, that was just a tiny sideline to bring in a few extra quid, it isn’t the future of Donington.

By: Nitpicker

Nitpicker — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:19:18 +0000

If Busch only wants to come into F1 and dick about for a couple of years, I doubt that would endear him to fans or teams.

By: Nitpicker

Nitpicker — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:17:33 +0000

17 years isn’t enough? Nurburgring and Hockenheim have trouble committing to more than a couple of years at a time.

By: cyanide

cyanide — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:54:54 +0000

Can he steer the car in 2 different directions during a race?

By: HounslowBusGarage

HounslowBusGarage — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:44:29 +0000

If the money to finish the development of Donnington is not forthcoming, does anyone know the current, physical state of the circuit?
Can it actually be used in its 2007 form, and is the site still usable as a rock venue? Without any of that income, Donnington is just another half-finished building site.

By: dsob

dsob — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:49:32 +0000

Interesting news from USF1 Team. Kyle Busch is a crackerjack driver, and might do well in an F1 car. Most drivers have success in only one series, while Busch is a top contender in all three of the major Nascar circuits, ie, the Cup races, the Nationwide Series, and the Craftsman Truck Series. He also still races open-wheel sprints on dirt and smaller paved ovals with good success. He isn’t locked into one type of car, so he might do alright in F1.

By: Achilles

Achilles — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:46:17 +0000

Not really surprising that the Donnington plan is foundering, As Pm says above, Bernie has no love for the Brdc, however, he, and CVV do need money, and Silverstone can usually raise it, personally I’d like to see a longer contract for S’stone, then there will be 25mill spent on it, improving a circuit that I enjoy for the many other events held there…selfish, I know…but hey…

By: Prisoner Monkeys

Prisoner Monkeys — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:57:16 +0000

Farewell, Briitsh Grand Prix; we barely knew ye.

If Ecclestone goes back to the BRDC, the BRDC won’t let him forget it. While a dose of humility is long overdue for Ecclestone, the BRDC are te worst possibly people to administer it. They simly don’t care about the future of the sport. They’re more preoccupied with the history of the event, and while sentimentality and al the fluff that goes with it is nice, Formula One needs to look forwrd, not back. The BRDC are going to run the British Grand Prix into the ground.

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:48:01 +0000

> Can you be a motorsport fan and a liberal?

Speaking as a former Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate and the co-owner of BritsOnPole.com – I’d say ‘yes’!