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28 Jun 2012, 09:56
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London GP to get support from Bernie?
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/100760
What is making him feel generous in his old age considering everyone else pays millions for a GP, and he's going to pay for one in London!!!!
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28 Jun 2012, 10:42
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Originally Posted by wolfhound
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Bernie playing games again!
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28 Jun 2012, 11:55
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Bernie being all nice and friendly. Maybe it has something to do with keeping the 'tax man' off his back? (allegedly)
"You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours". 
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28 Jun 2012, 11:58
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Bernie being all nice and friendly. Maybe it has something to do with keeping the 'tax man' off his back? (allegedly)
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You'd have to bend down a long way  .
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28 Jun 2012, 17:08
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Where there is smoke there is fire..
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Adam, what do you suggest we do about this rubbish....
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28 Jun 2012, 17:10
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According to the Autosport TV video podcast, it could be several years before there's a London GP during which time Bernie may have shuffled off this mortal coil.
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28 Jun 2012, 19:53
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Hah, the FIA will never sanction that track. The safety brigade would have kittens.
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28 Jun 2012, 20:19
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I wonder is this to have another go at Silverstone, as I am wondering why Bernie is putting his cash behind it?
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28 Jun 2012, 20:55
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I wonder is this to have another go at Silverstone, as I am wondering why Bernie is putting his cash behind it?
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Banker Gerhard Gribkowsky jailed for 8 years for accepting bribes from Bernie and his family trust fund.
HMRC taking an interest and "talking" to Bernie.
Prime Minister Cameron and Chancellor Osborne both declare tax avoidance "immoral" (despite Cameron's father having made a fortune from just that...)
What better time for a bit of diversionary philanthropy?
I've got a feeling it might not work though, the Bavarian prosecutors are still on the case...
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28 Jun 2012, 20:59
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I hope it happens as its a great step towards opening up more of the country to Motorsport again  Ultimately if it gets more popular then perhaps we can have fewer nimby problems and more spectators? Heres hoping.
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28 Jun 2012, 21:13
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Personally, I think that a city Grand Prix in the UK would be much more suited to non-London cities. Liverpool, Manchester or Glasgow. These cities could really do with some big projects that only ever get done in London. And as Silverstone would be on the calendar too, it makes sense to have a Grand Prix in the north, rather than having two Grands Prix down there. I mean, people are making a big fuss about the Weekhawken Grand Prix in New Jersey being 'too close' to Montreal. But relative to the size of the UK, they are quite far apart!
North West England has a population of around 6 million, while Scotland's central belt has a population of around 3 or 4 million. A Grand Prix would be fantastic for either of these areas.
Oh, and here's some plans for an international circuit just outside of Glasgow that never came to fruition. The aim was to host a Scottish Grand Prix.
http://www.williemiller.co.uk/forres...al-circuit.htm
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28 Jun 2012, 21:41
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I do not understand why a street circuit when England is plenty of classic historic tracks, headed by Silverstone, Brands Hatch and Donington.
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28 Jun 2012, 22:43
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I think Flavio might have the right idea, I have found some more on the subject in Joe Sawards blog.
http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2012/...t-one-on-mars/
The logistics of running a GP in central London look extremly difficult, first dealing with all the regulatory problems and then the sheer logistics of building a track in one of the world's busiest cities. To build a street circuit for F1 will take weeks rather than days after which it all has to come down again.
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28 Jun 2012, 22:46
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Interesting marketing approach from Santander....
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