Needless to say that the track is totally not suitable for F1. Maybe for a city demonstration like in London or Rotterdam.
They would have to remove traffic objects, mid sections, create run/off areas and a pit lane complex.
Plans are good. But maybe build a purpose made track for Danish auto sport in general. That would benefit the sport more.
Right now there is a bureau investigating the possibilities to organize an F1 race at Zandvoort again.
Last winner there was Niki Lauda with a McLaren TAG Heuer Porsche Turbo. He lead the race before Alain Prost for 20 plus laps, driving Ron Dennis crazy, as they both had their turbo boost at max. Niki made no mistake and retired as World Champion. Alain Prost became World Champion the next year. But Lauda was the better driver. Good times.
In those days there was always enough money to organize a GP. One of my Family members was in the Board of Directors, together with John Hugenholtz, the legendary designer of Zandvoort, Suzuka, Zolder, Jarama and Hockenheim (stadium section is still there) and probably a few more.
With Silverstone throwing the gauntlet at the F1 Organization, a chain of events has been set in motion that will lead to lower fees or more revenues for organizing tracks. With Scrooge McEcclestone leaving the organisation, they might be on to something. The new owners are very active in making the sport better and more interresting for the spectators.
On the other hand, Silverston pays half of what Baku pays for a race. So maybe the revenue managers at Silverston do a bad job or drink too much champagne with pit ladies.
It would be a shame if Silverstone dissappears from the calender, but i do believe that this is a hard bargaining tactic. If that is the right course of action against Chase Carey, a Texan with a mustache, remains to be seen. There are plenty of Cities who want to organize an F1 race. And playing hard ball is something he can do as well. And i´m convinced he is faster on the draw.
Silverstone has one of the most interesting corner combinations of any track in the world with Copse, Maggots and Beckets. It challenges the best drivers and today has shown about everybody making mistakes there as the current cars can do up to 5.5G in corners. Just insane. It would be a serious waste if that track won´t be on the F1 season.
So, i take the current Danish F1 initiative with a grain of salt, but that video was awesome.
