Bernie threatens yet again

[Andy B]

Bernie has stated that Silverstone may not have a GP after 2009 has he not seen the programme of building works which are up for planning permission?

He seems to have it in for Silverstone!! 

Me thinks its money orientated!!

Or am I being cynical? 

It could also be the media lacking any stories at this time of year?

http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/071028025633.shtml

[Alianora La Canta]

Bernie's always complaining about Silverstone. I'm not getting worried until 2009, if I can help it.

[Scott]

He even said it was about money too - that they should be paying as much as the other European circuits.

[Steven Roy]

It is amazing how he always attacks Silverstone within a few days of saying that a London GP is a possibility.  What Silverstone should do is make the circuit impossible to overtake on, move it to somewhere that is located in a time zone at least 9 hours away and run the race at night in a monsoon.  That seems to be where we are headed.

[rmassart]

It is amazing how he always attacks Silverstone within a few days of saying that a London GP is a possibility.  What Silverstone should do is make the circuit impossible to overtake on, move it to somewhere that is located in a time zone at least 9 hours away and run the race at night in a monsoon.  That seems to be where we are headed.

Yeah, I don't get this either. F1 moving to the far east and then hosting the races at night so that viewing figures in Europe remain hight! Great one Bernie!!!

[Scott]

The only reason he always brings up the London street race idea is to scare Silverstone into finding more cash.  London will likely never happen, and Silverstone will find a bit more money for the next contract, and life will go on. 

[Andy B]

I hope your right Scotty but it frustrates me that Bernie seems to forever pick on Silverstone, I went to Spa in 2004 the car park was a liquid lake of mud but Bernie never picked up on that? Would that be because he has finacial links with Spa?
Brilliant circuit though.

[Alianora La Canta]

Bernie had financial links with Spa, but he sold it on to another promoter in 2002. He then hiked up the price to run the event, knowing (or at least he should have known) that the promoter wouldn't be able to cope with it. Hence his total lack of surprise when Spa was in such a rubbish state by 2004. I think he's going to do the same to Turkey, and the fact he can't do the same to Silverstone (plus the fact that the BRDC is the only owner of an F1 circuit that comes close to breaking even on its F1 event) is why he's perpetually angry at Silverstone.

[cosworth151]

Take it from someone who lost his home race to Bernie's greed: Be afraid. Be very afraid. Bernie is absolutly sure that he can do what ever he wants to his long-time fan base and get away with it.

[Alianora La Canta]

He can be as sure as he likes, but contracts are contracts and Silverstone's still got two years left of its contract. We've already paid twice for the privilege of having those races, so I can't see Bernie being able to pull out until 2010 at the earliest. Of course, then is another matter, but I'm scared enough about what state F1 in general will be like to worry overmuch about where it will be then.