Under a rather OTT "Hill Blast" headline in the Daily Mail Damon Hill has commented on the compromises a modern F1 circuit design has to achieve to meet the financial hurdles imposed by FOM. In the article Hill is quoted:
Richard Phillips, MD of Silverstone is a bit more up-beat:
I presume this means the layout is designed more around fitting in extra grandstands rather than building a circuit which is a challenge for the drivers and promotes more overtaking. I suppose we will have to wait and see, what a shame Donington fell on it's face!
What is more frustrating for me though is the negativity in the Mail article and the lack of detail. I presume at the launch of new circuit layout the President of the BRDC and MD of Silverstone said far more than the 3 or 4 sentences quoted but the Mail chooses to publish the most negative ones. Thus it always was...
Daily Mail Article
For those that haven't see it, below is the new track:
'If you are asking me to say it's fantastic, I'm afraid I am not going to do that. I am not satisfied that we will be providing the best facility we could.
'More money goes out of the sport than comes in. It means we have to be as tight as a duck's backside. We need every penny to survive. You end up having to do things you don't want to. It is very frustrating.
Richard Phillips, MD of Silverstone is a bit more up-beat:
'Some will miss not seeing modern cars accelerating through Bridge, but we have to move with the times and continue to look at ways to improve the overall experience.
'The new layout will bring a new challenge for drivers and enable fans to get closer to the action.'
I presume this means the layout is designed more around fitting in extra grandstands rather than building a circuit which is a challenge for the drivers and promotes more overtaking. I suppose we will have to wait and see, what a shame Donington fell on it's face!
What is more frustrating for me though is the negativity in the Mail article and the lack of detail. I presume at the launch of new circuit layout the President of the BRDC and MD of Silverstone said far more than the 3 or 4 sentences quoted but the Mail chooses to publish the most negative ones. Thus it always was...
Daily Mail Article
For those that haven't see it, below is the new track: