F1 » Donington reclaims F1 as British GP moves

I hate to think what the Donington track layout will be like after it's been made "suitable" for F1. Another great bike circuit is going to be ruined I fear. Theres' lots of things hapenning at the moment which don't look good for motogp: 1. The racing has become less exciting since the switch to 800cc 2. Eurosport losing it's coverage will reduce the fanbase 3. A lot of the great circuits are being changed for the worse. etc etc. It's such a shame because there is now a group of fantastic young riders (CS, DP, JL, AD) to take the fight to Valentino and it should be a great spectacle to look forward to, but it seems to be going wrong....

Donington is far too narrow for F1 racing! Christ knows what this means they'll end up with as a circuit...oh god!

...AND! I hope this means that MotoGP is kept there!!! I really don't like Silverstone, it's flat and featureless and you can't see more than a few hundred yards as a spectator.

Or they head out passed the start finish straight, by passing craners and the old hairpin, maybe through the halls of castle Donny...down the runway at the airport (stopping every 5 laps to let a plane land)...god the more i think about this the worse it gets...obviously i was joking and then i remembered who's involved..nothing would suprise me

I thought the bike riders whinged about Donington due servere lack of grip. Maybe it will be different in an F1 car but that may have to be adressed also. It is good that there will still be a British GP though after all the bullying by Bernie recently. At last sense has prevailed and both Australia and UK GP's are penciled in and seem safe for a few years.

Might be a great bike circuit, but they'll never re- create the magic of the Silverstone track (no magic in the facilities). Neither are good regards access and the only way to make it halfway enjoyable is by bike and even then it a struggle.

As already mentioned BE just has to be the mystery donor doing a bit of insider trading as it were, taking a hit on the price to fund the contract, bear in mind BE is only the front man for FOM/ CVC and probably fed up working commission only.

hi lee
cant see it happening mate motogp made them spend millions in last couple of years to improve facilities bet you cant guess what it was spend on?
ok so im guessing that they really must of needed the upgrade to the media facilities,and the pits also had lots spend on them,but i guess that with them being to small for f1 they will pull that down now...
as you can see they really dont give a toss about you and me the paying idiots

Silverstone never had a chance to keep the race. Bernie is again letting anger and settling scores rule his life. Between him and the pervert F1 is going downhill fast.

Disaster

Well Stone(er) me. You F1 guys are welcome to it. Despite what some say, the track is not up to much due to the Melbourne Loop which breaks up the racing although the rest of the circuit is not too bad, particularly Craner Curves. Unless the Poison Dwarf funds a new M1 exit you car guys will be in the queue for probably 2 weeks to get out of the circuit. Oh, and make sure your injections are up to scratch before you go to the toilets!
Yes, Silverstone has been, let's say, modified over the years but I will be happy to do a swap.....MotoGP to Silverstone and F1 to Donnington! That is unless a large money sponsor could invest heavily into Brands or Cadwell or Olivers Mount or.........

That has done it!
The FIA will Mess up a good Venue like Donington now with all their improvements planned!
Looks like motogp will go to boring silverstone now!?
What a shame.
If the F1 could not be held at silverstone, what was wrong with Brands Hatch, or Rockingham.
Brands is an exellent place to watch racing!
And the facilities there are great!