London F1 Race - Maybe

Sliver · 22 Jun 2012 at 13:36

Nothing confirmed yet. Sounds interesting though. My concern is that it should not replace Silverstone. I feel it would be good for the UK to have two races per season like Spain currently have. What do you all think ?

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/f1-could-race-london-olympic-095542895.html

~Mike~ · 22 Jun 2012 at 13:37

Its already been posted in the Motorsport Off Topic Thread

Sliver · 22 Jun 2012 at 13:46

Aww well.

Mr Men · 22 Jun 2012 at 13:57

2nd race for the UK would be great, not sure if another street circuit would be though

Weebull · 22 Jun 2012 at 18:32

You'd have to set some ride height to deal with all the speed bumps.

Skeeter · 22 Jun 2012 at 18:36

Weebull said:
You'd have to set some ride height to deal with all the speed bumps.

Not to mention all the tickets the drivers would get from the speed cameras

Having been past the Olympic site the other day for the first time, the roads around it are nice and wide and smooth. there could be an epic street track in there somewhere...

ThestigGT999 · 22 Jun 2012 at 18:40

GT5 London track

http://www.gtaddict.com/pics/london.jpg

Duke · 22 Jun 2012 at 18:46

Could be a very nice spectacle but the chances of it happening are close to zero I expect.

CaptainRAVE · 22 Jun 2012 at 18:51

This comes up in the news every couple of years, doubt it will happen. Would be neat though

Skeeter · 22 Jun 2012 at 18:52

Duke said:
Could be a very nice spectacle but the chances of it happening are close to zero I expect.

I dunno, apparently they are having real difficulty finding any use for the stadium after the Olympics. Something to do with the turf not being suitable for Premiership football?

Just imagine 100,000 F1 fans and 24 F1 cars all inside that stadium :eek:

Skillmister · 22 Jun 2012 at 19:15

What would they manage to fit in the stadium, 2 corners?

CaptainRAVE · 22 Jun 2012 at 19:21

The starting grid?

Mr Men · 22 Jun 2012 at 19:23

I am no expert but I can't believe the turf can't be lifted and replaced with EPL turf, main issue is the running track has to remain so if it went to West Ham for instance they need to keep it. I can't see them fitting much of a track inside the stadium so I doubt 100,00 would pay to see such little action when you would see the cars for 6 seconds per lap or something.

Skeeter · 22 Jun 2012 at 19:24

Having the main straight run through the stadium with the pits in there too would be cool, if it fitted.

If not a Canada style hairpin with a DRS zone before it to guarantee overtaking would be good.

Outcast · 22 Jun 2012 at 21:16

Screw poxy effin Landan

There are plenty of cities here that have a far better "street-track suitability" than the dive that is our capital.

Skeeter · 22 Jun 2012 at 22:09

Yes, but how many of them have a massive stadium and surrounding road network with the owners begging for something to do with it all?

pingwing · 22 Jun 2012 at 23:36

Every 3rd year a London race is proposed, never happens , shame would be fun to see

Sparky · 23 Jun 2012 at 00:22

Outcast said:
Screw poxy effin Landan

There are plenty of cities here that have a far better "street-track suitability" than the dive that is our capital.

Hold up you live in Peterborough!

Cant see it happening, for starters who would pay the elf all that money?

CaptainRAVE · 23 Jun 2012 at 08:51

pingwing said:
Every 3rd year a London race is proposed, never happens , shame would be fun to see

We can still live in hope though

Fr0dders · 23 Jun 2012 at 09:23

Skeeter said:
I dunno, apparently they are having real difficulty finding any use for the stadium after the Olympics. Something to do with the turf not being suitable for Premiership football?

Just imagine 100,000 F1 fans and 24 F1 cars all inside that stadium

That sounds very unlikely.

Just relay it with different turf that is more suitable.

Football pitches have their turf relayed all the time. Theres a massive company in the UK who grow the stuff especially, most of the professional football teams in the UK use them. You can literally buy suitable turf off the shelf. They had a feature about it on BBC one's "Geat British Countryside" a few weeks ago, showing you round the place. Its massive.