Being an Aussie I'm annoyed we have to pay 50 million from taxpayers to fund the Albert park event.
What do you guys think about Bernies 'priviledge fee' ?
Has he gone to far?
It more likely that Australia would be paying about an average hosting fee which would be likely to be $28m this year. Lowest paying GPs are Monaco (close to zero) and Monza, due to the Ferrari influence.NathanOlder wrote:Apparently, (bernie's words) Australia are currently paying the least amount to host a GP this year. I think it will become a night race soon aswell, to suit us Europeans
I'm curious as to these rail link upgrades you're talking about. I live 20 minutes away from Eastern Creek and I honestly have doubts you could shuffle a huge amount of people into it without the whole thing falling apart. There is a 3 lane motorway which runs not even 100m away from the circuit but that has no exist to the track so instead you have to loop out of it and use what would be a highly conjested highway to get to the circuit. The track is also quite far away from any station, and as to those upgrades you mention I am not seeing it and I travel that stretch of track every day on my way to uni.Hail22 wrote:Avalon is in Victoria xD Eastern Creek is in New South Wales (Sydney) and is currently undergoing highway extension and rail link upgrades.
Department of events and sports already stated that Formula 1 is a consideration pending consultation.
The project will only be a small sum of $160 million as the track is there it would only be an upgrade of the surrounding facilities, pit lane, and possibly the extension of the circuit to include some long back straights etc.
Final approval of these "plans" (as it does not state Formula just an upgrade to the circuit) is going to be approved/denied August this year which means 2 years construction isn't far fetched to take the GP post 2015.