Formula One has consistently shat on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, producing some of the finest debacles in sport known to history. As such, it’s not much of a surprise that Bernie Ecclestone’s extortion-like demands for fees were turned down by IMS CEO Tony George, and Formula One will not be returning to Indianopolis in 2008.
Good. The “track” at IMS was without any charisma and pizazz. Oh boy, it’s got the hallowed yard of bricks. Whoopee. Forgive me for not getting excited.
Maybe now F1 can go to more exciting tracks like Laguna Seca. But Ecclestone seems to have a hard-on for Las Vegas (presumably so he can cozy up to a showgirl or three), so odds are good that we’ll have some boring street circuit to get bored by. Hurray. Look for Hermann Tilke’s name to come up in the near future.
#1 by Elle on July 12th, 2007
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Shame about Indy. It was so cheap to go that you could spend all your money on booze and track food instead!
As for Laguna Seca or Elkhart Lake or the Glen, it ain’t gonna happen. I don’t believe any other US tracks are up to FIA spec, and the sanctioning fees are enough to make track owners think twice about getting into bed with Bernie.
Oh, well. I’ve always wanted to go to Montreal, and now’s the chance!