Magny Cours to return to the calendar THIS YEAR??

Magny Cours to return to the calendar THIS YEAR??#199070

By scotty - 13 May 10, 15:03

- 13 May 10, 15:03#199070

Rumours going around, don't take any of this as gospel:

Magny Cours is a potential replacement venue should the inaugural Korean grand prix fall off the 2010 calendar.

That is the rumour published in the latest edition of France’s Auto Hebdo magazine.

Last month, Bernie Ecclestone even visited the site of October’s Korean race and told the media that the October date is definitely still on.

But the uncertainty about the event has persisted, and Auto Hebdo reports that teams do not want to see the calendar shrink from the scheduled 19 races at short notice.

Magny Cours is famously not the F1 chief executive’s favourite venue, but Auto Hebdo says the idea of being a reserve track for Korea is the idea of Gilles Depeigneux, an advisor to prime minister Francois Fillon.

The stumbling blocks, however, are said to be the EUR20 million budget as well as political opposition.

I have a feeling that nothing will stem from this, but what the hell.

Rising number one of Formula 1, Juan - Juan, one wonders should Juan only win one Formula 1 one year, would Juan have won that one in round one, Juan??

Re: Magny Cours to return to the calendar THIS YEAR??#199072

By headless - 13 May 10, 15:48

- 13 May 10, 15:48#199072

right at the end of the season?

You're like a dog chasing a car. You'll never catch it and you just wouldn't know what to do with it if you did

Re: Magny Cours to return to the calendar THIS YEAR??#199076

By EwanM - 13 May 10, 16:28

- 13 May 10, 16:28#199076

Wonderful if it came off and it would be great to have it towards the end of the year.

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Re: Magny Cours to return to the calendar THIS YEAR??#199081

By scotty - 13 May 10, 16:36

- 13 May 10, 16:36#199081

headless wrote:right at the end of the season?

Yeah, presumerably.

Rising number one of Formula 1, Juan - Juan, one wonders should Juan only win one Formula 1 one year, would Juan have won that one in round one, Juan??

Re: Magny Cours to return to the calendar THIS YEAR??#199083

By headless - 13 May 10, 16:40

- 13 May 10, 16:40#199083

So they'd come back from miles away to goto Europe then go away again?

You're like a dog chasing a car. You'll never catch it and you just wouldn't know what to do with it if you did

Re: Magny Cours to return to the calendar THIS YEAR??#199084

By scotty - 13 May 10, 16:42

- 13 May 10, 16:42#199084

headless wrote:So they'd come back from miles away to goto Europe then go away again?

Probably, location and travelling doesn't really matter to them when the boot fits, despite what they say. Otherwise Bahrain and Abu Dhabi would be next to each other on the calendar.

Rising number one of Formula 1, Juan - Juan, one wonders should Juan only win one Formula 1 one year, would Juan have won that one in round one, Juan??

Re: Magny Cours to return to the calendar THIS YEAR??#199085

By headless - 13 May 10, 16:47

- 13 May 10, 16:47#199085

scotty wrote:
headless wrote:So they'd come back from miles away to goto Europe then go away again?
Probably, location and travelling doesn't really matter to them when the boot fits, despite what they say. Otherwise Bahrain and Abu Dhabi would be next to each other on the calendar.

\Well yeah

You're like a dog chasing a car. You'll never catch it and you just wouldn't know what to do with it if you did

Re: Magny Cours to return to the calendar THIS YEAR??#199091

By 7UpJordan - 13 May 10, 18:08

- 13 May 10, 18:08#199091

Magny Bores is a track like a bunch of ants, it will never go away.

"And Mansell was lucky not to be taken off by that RIDICULOUS bit of driving by Alliot!!" - James Hunt
"AAAAAND into the pitlane..... OHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!" - Murray Walker

Re: Magny Cours to return to the calendar THIS YEAR??#199093

By texasmr2 - 13 May 10, 18:11

- 13 May 10, 18:11#199093

The original layout would be great to have back, watched some great battles there back in the '80's

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Re: Magny Cours to return to the calendar THIS YEAR??#199094

By cap-dude - 13 May 10, 18:13

- 13 May 10, 18:13#199094

I wouldn't mind this. I always thought Mangy Cours was a decent track.

I think Korea were reluctant to host a GP. I thought that I heard they were more or less forced to create one by some contract. So yeah, I doubt we'll be off to Korea, and without it on the calendar, that would be a 4 week break. So a replacement GP will hopefully happen.

Re: Magny Cours to return to the calendar THIS YEAR??#199096

By scotty - 13 May 10, 18:29

- 13 May 10, 18:29#199096

texasmr2 wrote:The original layout would be great to have back, watched some great battles there back in the '80's .

You mean Paul Ricard? It'd be great if that came back... minus that stupid chicane they added halfway down the Mistral Straight.

cap-dude wrote:I wouldn't mind this. I always thought Mangy Cours was a decent track.

Yeah same. Certainly better than another Tilke abomination.

Rising number one of Formula 1, Juan - Juan, one wonders should Juan only win one Formula 1 one year, would Juan have won that one in round one, Juan??