Todt / French GP
Discussion
No.
Not before he gives Bernie a kick in the b
ks to get the British GP sorted.
How about looking for a better circuit than Mangey Cours as well. France has a rich history of fantastic circuits that was lost whilst running at Magny cours.
How does it compare to Clemmont-Ferrand, Rouen, Reims. I even think that the Le Mans Bugatti circuit was better than Magny Cours, even if my hero Jim Clark described it as a "Mickey Mouse Circuit".
We want quality, not quantity.
Tilke and Todt take note.
Not before he gives Bernie a kick in the b
ks to get the British GP sorted.How about looking for a better circuit than Mangey Cours as well. France has a rich history of fantastic circuits that was lost whilst running at Magny cours.
How does it compare to Clemmont-Ferrand, Rouen, Reims. I even think that the Le Mans Bugatti circuit was better than Magny Cours, even if my hero Jim Clark described it as a "Mickey Mouse Circuit".
We want quality, not quantity.
Tilke and Todt take note.
hot metal said:
Does Bernie still own Paul Ricard ?
Yes. But there are no spectating facilities there...not that it would bother Bernie running a GP with no spectators.Edited by hot metal on Friday 23 October 21:17
The issue with 'Ricard is because Bernie owns it, he would not earn any fees from the race.
Not in his interests.
Project 644 said:
No.
I even think that the Le Mans Bugatti circuit was better than Magny Cours, even if my hero Jim Clark described it as a "Mickey Mouse Circuit".
Tilke and Todt take note.
Le Mans is owned by the ACO and not the FFSA and so you would have similar problems to the BRDC ownership of Silverstone. They do turn a good profit from the 24hr race but Bernie's ransome demand is huge.I even think that the Le Mans Bugatti circuit was better than Magny Cours, even if my hero Jim Clark described it as a "Mickey Mouse Circuit".
Tilke and Todt take note.
elster said:
hot metal said:
He would probably have to pay 
As if Bernie is that stupid, he will get someone else to pay. So he coooould negociate with himself... go back to CVC and say 'we've saved the French GP, some nice chap has let us hold it at a lovely circuit in the south of the country, excellent facilities, only rub being the hard b
d wants a zillion dollars.......' 
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