I wish the FIA would rid of Bernie, but Jean Todt is just as underhanded as Max Mosley and Bernie Ecclestone.
Is there anybody good left?
Is there anybody good left?
Belgian GP to alternate with French GP from 2013
- Thread starter Kyle Puttifer
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Kyle Puttifer
@Simberia
No.
I'm not very familiar with the business side of F1, but I assume that the tracks pay for the chance to host a race, right?
This. A million times this.
Chris Jenkins
Driving til the wheels fall off
Exactly.
This is why Turkey has been dropped from the calender.
They were paying $13m each year to host the race, and Bernie wanted to raise this to £26m.
It is rumoured that the new tracks (Abu Dhabi, Korea, India, USA, Russia) are paying upwards of £30m a year to have their venue on the calender.
Not that this will affect most of us thanks to they BBC/Sky TV deal, most likely we wouldn't have seen Spa on the BBC anyway.
BBC have only confirmed Monaco, Silverstone and the last race of the season will be in their share of the coverage.
There are only "Yes" or "No".
But if it's to save SPA who can't assume a GP each years, why not, it's a good thing.
But for motorsports lover that I am, that is not a good thing.
Finally, money... money... money...
But if it's to save SPA who can't assume a GP each years, why not, it's a good thing.
But for motorsports lover that I am, that is not a good thing.
Finally, money... money... money...
Just I wish it was not Paul Ricard, man my eyes hurt from that track, I don't like it, and not just the stripes, I don't like the layout either, Magny Cours is far superior to it imo, though I heard there were problems getting to the track.
Agreed, this will be easier to swallow if it is shared with Magny-Cours as I like that track. Still a bit of a bad situation but if we can get another good track on the calender even if its every 2 years, we the fans can see that as a good compromise.
Agree too, I prefer Magny-cours, second choice Le Mans, but not the Paul Ricard. My eyes bleed when they saw this sritpes.
