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06-27-09, 07:18 AM
F1 ยป Donington gets final F1 planning go-ahead
One week on from F1 commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone confirming that the British Grand Prix would return to Silverstone if its new home at Donington Park was not ready to host the event in 2010, the Leicestershire circuit has revealed that another hurdle has been successfully crossed.
According to a official statement, Donington has finally been granted the planning permission it needs to continue the construction work designed to bring the circuit and its facilities up to F1 standard, something that officials believe 'adds further credibility to Donington Park's promises that it will be ready to host F1 races from next year'.
An initial ten-year agreement to host the British Grand Prix was extended to 17 years by Ecclestone in the week leading up to last weekend's Silverstone round, but doubt continued to surround the situation, with many in the paddock openly suggesting that the race would - and, indeed, should - return to Silverstone without ever venturing north up the M1.
crash.net (http://www.crash.net/f1/news/148946/1/donington_gets_final_f1_planning_go-ahead.html)
I suppose Bernie's ultimate goal is to bankrupt all the circuits in Europe so F1 has to race on crummy circuits in oil sheikdoms and third world wannabe car making countries. :shakehead
One week on from F1 commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone confirming that the British Grand Prix would return to Silverstone if its new home at Donington Park was not ready to host the event in 2010, the Leicestershire circuit has revealed that another hurdle has been successfully crossed.
According to a official statement, Donington has finally been granted the planning permission it needs to continue the construction work designed to bring the circuit and its facilities up to F1 standard, something that officials believe 'adds further credibility to Donington Park's promises that it will be ready to host F1 races from next year'.
An initial ten-year agreement to host the British Grand Prix was extended to 17 years by Ecclestone in the week leading up to last weekend's Silverstone round, but doubt continued to surround the situation, with many in the paddock openly suggesting that the race would - and, indeed, should - return to Silverstone without ever venturing north up the M1.
crash.net (http://www.crash.net/f1/news/148946/1/donington_gets_final_f1_planning_go-ahead.html)
I suppose Bernie's ultimate goal is to bankrupt all the circuits in Europe so F1 has to race on crummy circuits in oil sheikdoms and third world wannabe car making countries. :shakehead