MOTOGP » Silverstone wants British MotoGP

People don't like Silverstone and rightly so!

It was a disaster when F1 went from Brands to Silverstone in 87. They've had F1 for 2 decades and pocketed a fortune but the circuit facilities are as crap as they were in 1987 having visited this year for the 1st time in a while. Chicanes and dead stops everywhere with hopeless viewing.

Donington you can at least view well from the grass banks but facilties haven't changed since their re-opening in the 80's. Roads and traffic control is bad.

We need Jonathon Palmer owning Donington because he's the only current circuit owner who gives a toss about the sport & spectators, then it can stay, else move it to Brands but never Silverstone.

I have been going to donington park since 2001,love the circuit and is excellent for spectator viewing. In my opinion it should stay at Donington where you can see alot of track from just one spot, i dont see why going to a circuit with poor viewing would be better for moto gp in this country. A lso donington facilitys have got better year on year and so has traffic problems. the traffic problems are prob mainly due to 50k+ fans all leaving at once anyway. I just hope donington can keep the contract for some more years to come.

NO NO NO!!!!!! Please don''t ruin the British GP by moving it. The fans can''t see anything at Silverstone. Donny is so much better as a spectacle.

A little off topic but...
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My only question is "WHY"??????
Donington is one of the best circuits I have ever been too for the bikes. I camped o/night there in 89' for the GP and had an awesome time. Eddie won the 500 race that Sunday.... great memories! also attended a Le Mans type sports car event there, simply fantasic memories and amazing atmosphere.

Someone should seriously be shot 'repeatable times' if they move the Brit GP from Doni

this is the worst idea i have ever heard. if silverstone were to get motogp and F1 then other tracks like donnington and brands wont have the money to keep up with silverstone. besides that its such a boring track for spectators where as donnington has everything. even the riders think donnington is the best track in europe. If it aint broke dont fix it.

I'm a great MotoGP and travel to many GP's every year. But there is one circuit I will never return to. Donington Park. A complete toilet of a circuit. The racing is crap the weather is crap and the fans are crap. I feel much better now. I would be perfectly happy if they gave the British MotoGP to the Spanish, French or Italians.

where do you park because it's took 30-45 mins to get out the last two years for wsb. the main problems with grandstands is that 1.pay an extra £25 for what? 2.they're uncomfortable and dont let you stretch out and 3. your forced to sit down or you get abuse, as someone found out at imola '05. give me grass banking ay day

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Could you quantify the improvements to Brands since Palmer took over? Theres still no grandstand at Paddock (outside as they go down hill) Theres no Grandstands been built on the South Bank. Theres no commentary if you're out the back of the circuit. Ticket prices have increased year on year and it has taken me 2 hours! to leave in 06 after the final round of BSB. Thats because theres only 1 exit from the large car park and you rely on having the police stopping traffic every minute or so to let 5 cars out at a time. Where are the road improvements that Silverstone was eventually forced to have?

In fact all Ive noticed is the Corporate boxes are now clad in silver plastic!

brands is the best track full stop. the problem with donny is that theres nothing to it spectator wise, unlike cadwell or oulton where you can walk around and find a good spot up close or a lot of the track. when i go there it just doesnt feel like a top sporting venue. and i dont understand how wsb went to laguna all those years with the walls so close and as soon as gp's go there theyre back 10 foot,but when yanagawa had that huge accident absolutely nothing was done. i hope they dont go to brands anyway because they'll probably want a chicane or something that would ruin it