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[EwanM]

Just watching some delayed coverage of V8 Supercars from Adelaide, was wondering, if Bernie wants to get rid of Melbourne, could the race return to Adelaide as a season Finale ?

[Ferrari man 009]

why not? you then could have brazil as the first race and adelaide last.

[bud]

they dont want it back the Clipsal 500 attracts larger crowds than Melbournes GP and makes money for the S.A. Government.

personally id love it though

[Ferrari man 009]

Would it work if they did the clipsal 500 before the race at adelaide to make money say start the clipsal 500 at 11:30 am local time and the race at 3:30 pm local time. or have adelaide as a night race.

[McLaren Fan]

I liked Adelaide and would possibly prefer to see an Australian Grand Prix there rather than Albert Park, which I really like as well. In Adelaide or Melbourne, there has to be a an Australian Grand Prix! Ecclestone, you are a disgrace!

[Ferrari man 009]

i agree , cant brundle be in charge of geting races seeing as though he was an ex f1 driver

[bud]

Would it work if they did the clipsal 500 before the race at adelaide to make money say start the clipsal 500 at 11:30 am local time and the race at 3:30 pm local time. or have adelaide as a night race.

yeah ive thought about a joint meet aswell which is what they do with the Indy on the gold coast with the V8s and the Champcar equal billing, but for something like F1 you have alot of coorporate interest so is there enough room for the F1 sponsors and the Supercar sponsors plus the cost of tickets would be very high.
BUT there are plans to develop world class pit area that would be permanent in the current location its been since 1985 so if they get the approval from the Adelaide city council it could be a bargaining point to bernie and if it shall be a night race they have held a night even with the le mans in 2000 although the track wasnt lit up.

by the way Team Vodafone won the Clipsal 500 hopefully a taste of things to come in F1 even though i prefer Holden

[AKR]

they dont want it back the Clipsal 500 attracts larger crowds than Melbournes GP and makes money for the S.A. Government.

personally id love it though

And it was great that Ford won the race this year as well. Bud are you Holden or Ford?

[AKR]

Would it work if they did the clipsal 500 before the race at adelaide to make money say start the clipsal 500 at 11:30 am local time and the race at 3:30 pm local time. or have adelaide as a night race.

yeah ive thought about a joint meet aswell which is what they do with the Indy on the gold coast with the V8s and the Champcar equal billing, but for something like F1 you have alot of coorporate interest so is there enough room for the F1 sponsors and the Supercar sponsors plus the cost of tickets would be very high.
BUT there are plans to develop world class pit area that would be permanent in the current location its been since 1985 so if they get the approval from the Adelaide city council it could be a bargaining point to bernie and if it shall be a night race they have held a night even with the le mans in 2000 although the track wasnt lit up.

by the way Team Vodafone won the Clipsal 500 hopefully a taste of things to come in F1 even though i prefer Holden

Looks like your Holden. Oh well. McLaren/Holden Man (You) Vs Ferrari/Ford girl (Me) *LOL*

[Denthúl]

i agree , cant brundle be in charge of geting races seeing as though he was an ex f1 driver

I'd love it if Martin Brundle was in charge. He's a nice guy, knows his stuff as an ex-driver as you have mentioned, and I think that unlike Bernie he still has passion for the sport. He wouldn't be bothered about making F1 into a bigger business than it already is, I reckon Brundle would really want to restore F1 to a great sport. I've been watching a lot of past seasons lately and in the commentary he makes a lot of points on corners that don't allow for overtaking. If he was in charge, I think we'd see less of those

[Martin]

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Looks like it needs a bit more downforce to me !!

[McLaren Fan]

i agree , cant brundle be in charge of geting races seeing as though he was an ex f1 driver

I'd love it if Martin Brundle was in charge. He's a nice guy, knows his stuff as an ex-driver as you have mentioned, and I think that unlike Bernie he still has passion for the sport. He wouldn't be bothered about making F1 into a bigger business than it already is, I reckon Brundle would really want to restore F1 to a great sport. I've been watching a lot of past seasons lately and in the commentary he makes a lot of points on corners that don't allow for overtaking. If he was in charge, I think we'd see less of those

I agree with you on Brundle. I think he would be great for Formula One. The one thing I would say, however, is that changing the leader is only a temporary solution. What happens when Brundle leaves the position? We could end up with another dictator. That's why I think the sport's top brass have to be more impartial and accountable.

[Denthúl]

Oh certainly, but it'd be the first step along the way. Besides, Brundle could stay around for a long time. Just look how old Bernie is!

I can't think of anyone who should take Mosely's role, but that's probably a good thing. If the person in charge of the FIA was a past team leader or someone who was tied to a team in some way, then it would be pretty bad as there's always the possibility that they will also be biased in some way.