Spa F1 race is off the schedule!

[Dino Scuderia]

Ecclestone 'pulls plug' on Spa GP
Bernie Ecclestone
Ecclestone had seemed keen to preserve the race
The Belgian Grand Prix at Spa has been cancelled after Bernie Ecclestone pulled out of a bid to try to promote the race, say reports in Belgium.

Formula One chief Ecclestone had been in talks to take over promoting the race after its promoters went bankrupt.

A former local government minister told politicians that sources close to Ecclestone had confirmed the news.

The cancellation leaves little time for track improvements to take place before the proposed race date of 17 September.

Initially, Ecclestone had seemed enthusiastic to save the race, saying "we need to keep Spa alive, don't we?".

If the race is dropped, the 2006 season would be trimmed to 18 races.

[lightweight]

Is this official? I haven't read anything yet on the internet.

Circuits must prove every year that they are worthy, not rely on their former glories.

I have the feeling that in the following days, press releases will be praising Eau Rouge and the "brave drivers who pass flat out".

[drakkie]

Originally Posted by lightweight

I have the feeling that in the following days, press releases will be praising Eau Rouge and the "brave drivers who pass flat out".

true its like that every year.maybe because only 10-15% of the drivers dares to

[Dino Scuderia]

Originally Posted by lightweight

Is this official? I haven't read anything yet on the internet.

Circuits must prove every year that they are worthy, not rely on their former glories.

I have the feeling that in the following days, press releases will be praising Eau Rouge and the "brave drivers who pass flat out".

The above article is from BBC news.

[jorismo]

Yep, F1 is officially f**ked up from now on...

[Zytek_Fan]

What about the LMS race at Spa?

[Piacki_117]

horreur et damnation !

[MrKipling]

If the article is from BBC, please write that at the bottom of your post.

[dydzi]

no, it was my absolutely favourite track of all!

crap.

[RacingManiac]

Originally Posted by Zytek_Fan

What about the LMS race at Spa?

They use different pit, and probably a lot less demending in its quality....

Not the first year Spa have been taken off for some stupid reason....and their regional government is dumb enough to have done this to themselves repeatedly....

[m5child]

it's a shame.... that is a really awesome track... i wonder what's gonna happen with it after the season starts? or next year for that matter?

[MrKipling]

Don't forget that Silverstone is the only F1 circuit that receives no government funding whatsoever - and they have managed to survive.

[Fluppe]

Originally Posted by MrKipling

Don't forget that Silverstone is the only F1 circuit that receives no government funding whatsoever - and they have managed to survive.

I think that you have a point there that it's a matter of good management.
BUT nobody will deny that F1 is turning about big money and every year less and less about the sport, and that's a shame.
Bernie is the one to blame, he's asking so much money from the organization that they have to charge to much for the tickets... and this is scaring off the F1 enthousiasts.

The circuit of Spa-Francorchamps is without any doubt the most beautiful in the world, it's in the middle of the woods and it has the most challenging corner on the planet, eau rouge.
Every race driver loves this circuit, why the hell does Bernie turn his back on Francorchamps...

[RacingManiac]

Its call commercialism.....and it can't be stopped. The fact that there are enough countries lined up with the necessary fund to compete for a GP means nostolgic and driver preference takes back seat....besides, the track might be exciting to watch race on and drive a car on, the logistic of running a GP weekend for the teams means older facility is less "work friendly" to the mechanics....that BTW is the problem preventing most tracks from being used as a F1 Venue....and why the older tracks are constantly being taunted to upgrade....

[forza_autodelta]

Originally Posted by Piacki_117

horreur et damnation !

youhou !!he canceled the only interesting Grand Prix of the 2005 season , now F1 is really bullshit for me