Silverstone Canned

[Hondavirgin]

What a disaster, always puts up a great race and now can't afford to run thanks to bloody Bernie...his greed is killing F1 i reckon, ironic considering he brought it to where it is now...

wonder if there will even be a british GP then? Brands Hatch is supposed to be able to handle F1....

[LUD02C]

I have always said this is going to happen!
Silverstone was gone before any other track.
Hope they replace it with Turkey in 2006+

[jackosimm]

yeh I've been hearing about a track in Turkey for 2006? Could be interesting, however it would of been better if the British GP remained.

[bigteethygrin]

damn silverstone is a nice track too

[enoch]

what happened? sorry im new to F1...all i know about F1 is how sexy the cars look

[LUD02C]

what happened? sorry im new to F1...all i know about F1 is how sexy the cars look

Hey Enoch.

The British GP was held out the Silverstone Track, which is run by the British drivers club (or something like that)
When a GP is held they give F1 money for being there.
Usually its what revenue they make and divide it by something and a certain amount.

The British GP commity couldn't afford it and now F1 (Bernie Eccostone (sp))
have dropped it for new tracks like Turkey etc

[enoch]

oooh icic..
thanks..
funny how britian, one of the world's richest countries cant afford it...

[bigteethygrin]

yeah the govt wouldn't chip in a cent to help em out either i heard..

apparently italy was about to lose theirs too but the govt there bailed em out

[Kenno'Teg]

What the hell is the world coming to if Italy can be in the position to lose their F1 race? That's just wrong!

[Hondavirgin]

Italy has two races....San Marino (at the racing track in the town) and the Italian GP at Monza...I understood they might have lost one of them.

[Javed]

'Tis a sad day indeed Silverstone has always had good heritage and was a nice track. Also alot of British people are involved in the sport and will be disappointed.

[LUD02C]

Well according to Bernie Silverstone could be back on the calender.
Also, There might be another F1 event in China, with growing asain popularity why wouldn't you go back.
It's Toyota's test track now, but soon to be another event on the calender (taking over the French GP)