Money, which is all Bernie Ecclestone is interested in, i.e. how much can he
screw out of each venue, and it is solely down to him where races are put on
as he owns all the rights, or at least speaks for CVC who do. It's why the
very popular (with the teams and viewing public) American and Canadian races
were dropped - he could get more money from the new middle and far eastern
countries, and there are only so many races the teams can do. The breakaway
teams have said they intend to return if they go ahead. Looking at the
British GP last weekend I thought to myself there is no way Donnington is
going to match that, let alone improve on it, and now we hear that Ecclestone
has changed his stance from 'no way will Silverstone put it on again' to 'It
will be back in 2010 if Donnington can't meet the requirements' because
Donnington can't raise the finance, and that is only because he wants the
money from one of them! Donnington is a nice enough circuit, but it is little
more than a club circuit with spectators sitting on the grass. Silverstone
gets no Government support, has to pay council tax on permanent stands even
though they are only used three or four days per year, and even had to pay to
improve the road network outside the circuit.
PaulH.
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. Why on earth F1 management would want to leave Silverstone?!).
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