Ecclestone final no to British Grand Prix

[andy_b]

dds1 said:

What (if anything) is to stop a new race series to seriously challenge F1? If someone had the funding and determination to get a series off the ground, now strikes me as being about the ideal time to do it. >> Edited by dds1 on Wednesday 20th October 11:53

Well the manufactures are threatening to run a new championship in 07 if the Concorde Agreement. The organisation is called GPWC and it seems this could be back on the cards.

....mind you I have a sneeking feeling that for them to do, they would have to get authority from the FiA themselves Bernie and Max really have every base covered.

btw- I wasn't knocking Bernie earlier, he took the opportunity in the 70's when no one else would/could. He's a very clever boy!

[njw 77]

I've given up watching F1, much prefer to watch DTM these days...go Gary P

[rlk500]

I think a lot of people are missing the point here. The current status quo in F1 is as a direct result of major manufacturer involvement. I don't think Bernie or Max want the processions that we are seeing, anymore than you or I. Starting a new series with manufacturer backing is just going to generate "Son of F1", manufacturers are in it to propel their products into the limelight, if they have an advantage they are not going to give it up, which is why the current attempts to really jazz up the rules are taking so long.(too many vested interests) What you really need is independant engine suppliers and chassis makers, something we now have little of. (a return to the Garagiste era) I wonder who has considered what will happen when Mercedes and BMW get bored, who are Mclaren and Williams going to turn to for an engine.
There are interesting times ahead for F1, thats for sure, but I think more manufacturer involvement or new series with them at the helm is probably not a good idea.

[ettore]

I agree with this point and would love to see a return to something approaching the garagiste era but Silverstone appears currently to be a casualty of the d**k waving between the corporates and Bernie.

If Bernie wants to wrest control from the manufacturers should he not be supporting the home event of the country with the largest independant (well pseudo!) motor racing industry, rather than driving it (as a useful political porn) into the hands of the self same manufacturers?

[jeremysmith]

What is it about Sport Management in this country that absolutely sucks?

We've got our cricketers potentially going to Zimbabwe, the FA officials shagging themselves silly at the time of inexplicably re-newing the Swede's contract on the eve of the Euorpean Championships, with no performance clause, we have the best coach this country's ever produced walking away from English rugby union because of the 'old farts' still interfering and now the old shrivelled walnut is literally taking the piss with BRDC and totally screwing British F1 fans.

Why do these management positions always seem to get fill by these cretinous morons, who couldn't organise a gangbang in brothel if their lives depended on it?

I say get behind the new F2 championship that is starting next season. Hopefully it'll get coverage on terrestrial tv too. At least we can look forward to some wheel to wheel racing from the green light to the chequed flag. Bit like the Tuscan challenge series really...

[anonymous-user]

...and whilst Bernie continues to make an arse of next years F1 championship, the MSA, the national championship organisers and the trackday companies have to wait till this farce has ended before they can go about organising the other 99.9% of motorsport that takes place in this Country...

[Keith R]

This is a big blow to what is already a declining reputation for F1. I imagine that brits make up a sizable chunk of the F1 fan base. The future looks bleak.