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[1Lemon]

Not sure if you have heard but, can't seem to find a website link, but on BBC news they mentioned that one of the 4 sets of people bidding for parts of the Olympic park after it's finished would be a company that plans to stage an F1 race their, making two British GP's and finally Santander can get it's London one without shutting down half of one of the worlds busiest cities.

[scotty]

Here's the article.

A scheme to turn the Olympic Stadium into part of a Formula 1 track after the London 2012 Games is one of four now under official consideration.

Football clubs West Ham and Leyton Orient are bidding to be tenants, as is the UCFB College of Football Business.

An original deal for West Ham to lease the £486m stadium was scrapped last year amid legal wrangling.

The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) said bids will be assessed before any negotiations begin.

Plans for a grand prix circuit were tabled by Intelligent Transport Services, in conjunction with F1.

The proposal would reportedly allow another British round of the world championship in and around the stadium in East London.

UCFB, which offers degrees in football business, is based at Burnley FC's Turf Moor ground and is an affiliate of Bucks New University.

It is understood Orient's proposal is based on a ground share with West Ham, although the Premier League club has previously insisted it is not considering that arrangement.

F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone said last month that he had been consulted by the Intelligent Transport Services company about plans to use the stadium for a race.

Ecclestone told the Daily Telegraph: "This is a firm that happened to be bidding for use of the stadium, not to own it. They came up with a scheme whereby Formula 1 would race around the stadium, inside it, outside it. They wanted to make sure I would be interested."

He has separately said that plans for a race on a 3.15 mile (5.1 km) London circuit taking in sights including Buckingham Palace, Big Ben and Trafalgar Square were "no joke".

Orient chairman Barry Hearn refused to comment on a possible ground share, but told BBC Sport he hoped the League One club's bid could succeed.

"There is no point dwelling on the design of the stadium and the faults of the stadium," he said.

"We have to get on with it, we have to make a fist of it and we have to make sure the Government and the people of this country get maximum value for the investment that has gone into the Olympic Stadium.

"Our idea does that and I think it forms part of a legacy that people in this country can be proud of. Bearing in mind this is the only time in our lifetime that we are ever going to hold the Olympic Games, we need to get something out of it.

"A mixture of usages and a mixture of opportunity within the Olympic Stadium will give us the feeling that we have spent our money wisely and that is really what we are trying to achieve. All sides have to exercise common sense and move forward. I think we have created a very interesting scheme that can do just that."

Essex County Cricket Club has dropped plans for tenancy at the stadium after its partner, the University of London, pulled out of the process.

It has already been announced the 80,000-capacity Olympic Stadium will be reduced after the Games to a 60,000 venue, which retains a running track, and will host the 2017 World Athletics Championships.

The LLDC says it is possible more than one bidder could be successful, with a decision expected in the autumn.

Meanwhile, preferred bidder status has been granted to iCITY for the Olympic press and broadcast centres.

It wants to them into a design, technology and research base that might create more than 4,000 jobs. The scheme includes a conference centre, pedestrian square, cafes, restaurants and bars.

[andrew]

This has been on the go for a while now. I guess the Government don't want this to turn out to be another Millenium Dome.

[1Lemon]

This has been on the go for a while now. I guess the Government don't want this to turn out to be another Millenium Dome.

F1 race from the Olympic Village to the Millennium dome?

[andrew]

This has been on the go for a while now. I guess the Government don't want this to turn out to be another Millenium Dome.

F1 race from the Olympic Village to the Millennium dome?

F1 should stick to tracks with substance rather than glitzy street circuits which are all skirt and no knickers.

[1Lemon]

This has been on the go for a while now. I guess the Government don't want this to turn out to be another Millenium Dome.

F1 race from the Olympic Village to the Millennium dome?

F1 should stick to tracks with substance rather than glitzy street circuits which are all skirt and no knickers.

Well if they were to base a permanent circuit at the Olympic Park then it wouldn't be a street circuit, and may be interesting.

[andrew]

This has been on the go for a while now. I guess the Government don't want this to turn out to be another Millenium Dome.

F1 race from the Olympic Village to the Millennium dome?

F1 should stick to tracks with substance rather than glitzy street circuits which are all skirt and no knickers.

Well if they were to base a permanent circuit at the Olympic Park then it wouldn't be a street circuit, and may be interesting.

But the Olympic Park to the Millenium Dome would be a street circuit.

Nah, the Olympic Park will either become a business park, a council estate or a wasteland.

[What's Burning?]

F1 should stick to tracks with substance rather than glitzy street circuits which are all skirt and no knickers.

Some people like the girls that wear no knickers under their skirt... just sayin.

[racechick]

I thought it was fur coat and no knickers? Doh! have I bin doin it wrong

[stonemonkey]

I thought it was fur coat and no knickers? Doh! have I bin doin it wrong

Only if you've been falling flat on your face.

[1Lemon]

I thought it was fur coat and no knickers? Doh! have I bin doin it wrong

Only if you've been falling flat on your face.

Not quite sure why I find that so funny, but I lol'd for a good minute.

[LewEngBridewell]

Of course, this is another alternative idea to the circuit around the streets of Westminster. There's plenty of talk of a Grand Prix in London at the moment, but time will tell if it'll come to fruition...

[IceCube]

That's nonsense...

[stonemonkey]

I thought it was fur coat and no knickers? Doh! have I bin doin it wrong

Only if you've been falling flat on your face.

Not quite sure why I find that so funny, but I lol'd for a good minute.

Fur coat, no knickers, and too much cider would be a bad idea.