jazz_iz_4eva_milanisti said:
.......SIlverstone just doesn't have the facilities but I don't think it should be taken off the calendar. The race is always exciting. This should be funded by the government to improve it
I've found it from another source..and please read it.
"The reason for this exclusion is reported that track owners could not fulfill the monetary requirement that Bernie Ecclestone demanded from them. The track has also been in news for criticism over lack of upgrades to the circuit in the recent years. Another reason for this is the emergence of new tracks in the Asian countries, which seems to be more open to the ideas of Tobacco promotions that European tracks are discouraging due to government regulations. In this year alone, 2 new Asian tracks were added to the calendar, Bahrain and China. Incidentally, both were applauded for the facilities. With more new tracks like in Turkey coming up, the old tracks are finding it hard to please the F1 authorities."
But there are much progress here...
[11/10/04 - 02:53](f1.racing-live.com)
Mosley confident of solution for British GP
The race will probably happen next year...
Max Mosley, the president of Formula One's governing body the FIA, said Sunday that he is optimistic that the British Grand Prix will go ahead next year.
The race had been in doubt because Silverstone has yet to agree a deal with Formula One commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone.
"I hope and think in the end a solution will be found and it will be on as usual," Mosley told BBC Sport.
Mosley said the race would probably be given a provisional slot when the calendar is published on October 13.
"At the moment, as I understand it, there is still no contract between Bernie and the organisers," Mosley said. "So if Bernie puts it on the calendar he proposes to the FIA on Wednesday it will only be in some sort of provisional form."
Mosley said he thought the race would "probably" happen next year. A consortium called Brand Synergy, which includes former world champion Nigel Mansell, claims to have secured a seven-year deal with Ecclestone to promote the race, and that it will stay at Silverstone. But the owners of the Northamptonshire circuit, the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC), say they have not yet reached a deal with Brand Synergy.
Mosley said:
"It's primarily a question of money, and if they (Brand Synergy) know where the money's coming from they can probably say fairly definitely if it is going to happen."
Source AFP
jazz_iz_4eva_milanisti said:
Also the Japanese qualy has been postponed because of a typhoon - sounds like a wet race
Suzuka was just fine. All-Schumacher wins 1-2 positions. Another displays of this brothers that I've wanted to see. Nice to see Ralf's revival after coming back from piteous tragedy at Indy which might ended up his career. Plus I pointed up that the impressive displays of B.A.R will make them easier to lock the ambitious of 2nd constructors..
Schumi extends 13th season wins..