Donington decision delayed

Eurosport - Fri, 21 Nov 14:56:00 2008

Future Formula One venue Donington Park will be forced to wait to discover if the proposed redevelopment of the circuit can take place after a planning decision was delayed until the new year.

FORMULA 1 2007 Bernie Ecclestone - 0

Donington was due to discover its fate this month, but North West Leicestershire District Council has announced that the final call on the redevelopment has been delayed until January 27 2009.

Having been named as the new home of the British Grand Prix from 2010 in a 10-year deal earlier this year, Donington applied for planning permission to help bring the venue up to the standards required for F1 - with an extension of the circuit and the development of a new pit and paddock complex at the centre of the plans.

However, officials have now ruled that a full environmental impact assessment is required and have added that document to the application - which in turn has delayed a final decision on whether the proposal will go through.

That in turn has led sceptics to suggest that Donington will not be ready for the race in July 2010, with a decision in late January leaving the circuit with little time to push ahead with its plans.

If Donington failed to meet its self-imposed deadline of April 1 2010, it could leave Britain without an F1 race after commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone (pictured) insisted it was Donington or nothing for the British GP.

However the circuit insisted that the work would be completed on schedule, even with the planning delay.

"There is no question that Donington's ability to stage the race will be jeopardised by this delay to the planning procedure," a spokesman told the Daily Telegraph. "As soon as permission is granted construction work will begin."

Donington has said it expects the modifications to the venue to take around nine months.

Crash.Net / Eurosport

Comment 23 - 42 of 42

Sort comments by: Most recent

  1. Jig they will need more than gas masks, that is just for what comes out of his mouth, from the other orifaces they will need an entire team from department of environment. The guy us just a sick LITTLE man without a life and with an even smaller appendage than my 2 year old son.

    From not printable, on Mon 24 Nov 12:33PM

  2. Don't worry marnio. I'm sure most people don't read the rubbish you write.

    From gary.parks@..., on Mon 24 Nov 3:21AM

  3. Men in white coats have landed in Peru, at least they remember tp pack the gas masks ready to go and collect marnio from peru.... YIPEEEEEEE
    Now if people want the marnio from peru to stay vote the thumbs down..... if you want marnio from peru to go vote the thumbs up. Democratic vote so look out marnio from the poo

    From Glyn, on Sun 23 Nov 7:00PM

  4. ggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg ggggggggggggggggggggggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaatttttttttt ttttttttttttttttttttttttttt season this year

    From alisoncarter12@..., on Sun 23 Nov 4:11PM

  5. Usual British Beurocracy. Delays cost money and they dont care because the tax payers pay them and not the private enterpirses which want to get jobs done. Sickening endless story.

    From not printable, on Sun 23 Nov 2:59PM

  6. ollieboyyy/marnio from peru or whatever,
    I don't know if it is your drug use or your wild drinking binges, but please seek therapy. I'm sure everyone on this forum will contrubute a few quid to help you get better.

    From Rich L, on Sat 22 Nov 10:05PM

  7. hello my little f1 bum chums it marnio here from peru.
    mr hamiltons son say he stay with mclaren men for life. that nice for him but what do mclaren men say? you see mclaren is now german owned. the parent company is the mercedes benz which is the german. the engine is the german engine. everything about the team is the german. mr hamiltons son now the swiss gentleman he eat much cheese and sings in the morning at mountains. mr hamiltons father is also now the swiss man. in fact there nothing british about this team at all. even the man who tidy up the garage after the race has moved to switzerland with his mother. switzerland is owned by the german. my friends the whole team is GERMAN - and guess what - so is mr glock. now you see why the time stand still for mr glock on the last lap. like he in the time warp. not even the people abducted by the alien lose the amount of time he lost on that last lap. IT IS A DISGRACE!!!

    From , on Sat 22 Nov 6:34PM

  8. hello my little f1 bum chums it marnio here from peru.
    mr hamiltons son say he stay with mclaren men for life. that nice for him but what do mclaren men say? you see mclaren is now german owned. the parent company is the mercedes benz which is the german. the engine is the german engine. everything about the team is the german. mr hamiltons son now the swiss gentleman he eat much cheese and sings in the morning at mountains. mr hamiltons father is also now the swiss man. in fact there nothing british about this team at all. even the man who tidy up the garage after the race has moved to switzerland with his mother. switzerland is owned by the german. my friends the whole team is GERMAN - and guess what - so is mr glock. now you see why the time stand still for mr glock on the last lap. like he in the time warp. not even the people abducted by the alien lose the amount of time he lost on that last lap. IT IS A DISGRACE!!!

    From , on Sat 22 Nov 6:33PM

  9. Have u seen the Peru version of F1??????? Donkeys pulling carts around wiv little boys farting to get more speed.... wearing pajamas as race suits with half coconuts on there heads.... what a backward country.....

    From Glyn, on Sat 22 Nov 6:20PM

  10. ollieboyyy.... Even Paddington bear say u speak outa ur Bum, he say u better when u have the constipation, he say u also have smelly breath! No go dry ur eues and get over the fact that Lewis Hamilton is a better, more consistant driver than wet eyed Massa..... Now go get a life..... PLEASE!!!!!!!!

    From Glyn, on Sat 22 Nov 6:16PM

  11. ollieboyyy.... Even Paddington bear say u speak outa ur Bum, he say u better when u have the constipation, he say u also have smelly breath! No go dry ur eues and get over the fact that Lewis Hamilton is a better, more consistant driver than wet eyed Massa..... Now go get a life..... PLEASE!!!!!!!!

    From Glyn, on Sat 22 Nov 6:16PM

  12. ollieboyyy.... Even Paddington bear say u speak outa ur Bum, he say u better when u have the constipation, he say u also have smelly breath! No go dry ur eues and get over the fact that Lewis Hamilton is a better, more consistant driver than wet eyed Massa..... Now go get a life..... PLEASE!!!!!!!!

    From Glyn, on Sat 22 Nov 6:16PM

  13. Its Brands for me too.

    From wizzo, on Sat 22 Nov 6:00PM

  14. why not do something totally different and use rockingham then we can all watch the cars going round and round and round and round and round and round and round LOL

    From Alan, on Sat 22 Nov 5:34PM

  15. havevisited Brands Hatch many times -== easy access == great viewing A REAL DRIVERS TRACK

    it only needs approx $£ 250 million spent to provide spectators luxury surroundings
    so don't delay -GET STARTED

    From salsa747, on Sat 22 Nov 4:52PM

  16. you are all talking rubbish

    From alisoncarter12@..., on Sat 22 Nov 2:53PM

  17. Surely the thing that matters most, to get back to basics, is the best possible track for drivers, constructors and spectators. Why does someone not put paid to all the arguments once and for all, grab the bull by the horns and invest some serious money into Brands Hatch, one of the best circuits ever built?

    From davidsulway@..., on Sat 22 Nov 1:03PM

  18. We need to build a brand new track or even two tracks so that the motorsport world can get proper facilities, Brands Donnington and Silverstone are great tracks but how old are they, patching up here and there is no good, World SBK has lost Brands and went to Donnington (Big mistake in my eyes) F1 going to Donnington is that realy the best thing.

    End of the day new track new thrills new fans

    From tracy e, on Sat 22 Nov 11:37AM

  19. ollieboyyy, I take it you didn't read the story before posting your inane drivel.

    From GEORGE, on Sat 22 Nov 8:08AM

  20. Mr Burns, There is no plan B but Bernie's plan A is working because he's given the British GP to a track that even if it could be ready in time the infrastructure can't cope and Bernie can get rid of the British GP.

    From GEORGE, on Sat 22 Nov 8:04AM
Sort comments by: Most recent

Not already a Yahoo! user ? to get a free Yahoo! Account