29-07-13, 09:25 AM
In that case it should be the Valmor Sport group, not the Spanish Government, that would foot the bill for the race to be run and then take the profit, or the hit for any loss, from it. I get involved in F1 on odd occasions and I know that Silverstone Circuit has said that they are happy if the F1 GP breaks even and if it does make a loss, then they take the hit. They don't look upon it as the big money spinner that everyone thinks it is, it is for the knock on effects that hosting the GP provides.
When the Rockingham circuit was being built it was designed to be up to International standards so had the layout and infrastructure to host an F1 race if they wanted but when I asked if they would be competing with Silverstone for the GP they denied they'd ever try. They run very few events at Rockingham these days and they reckon they can make more money out of track days than anything else. Minimal staff required, a couple of ambulances to provide medical cover and that is about it.
When the Rockingham circuit was being built it was designed to be up to International standards so had the layout and infrastructure to host an F1 race if they wanted but when I asked if they would be competing with Silverstone for the GP they denied they'd ever try. They run very few events at Rockingham these days and they reckon they can make more money out of track days than anything else. Minimal staff required, a couple of ambulances to provide medical cover and that is about it.