Donington pull out of 2015 Moto GP

[komp]

i have never particularly liked silverstone
it has all the facilities, but lacks atmosphere and character(i know a strange thing to say about a track!!)
and as mentioned the lap is too long and it is too flat
there are very few viewing positions that get you anywhere near track or you can see more than 1 corner at a time
its also far too expensive!! but suspect that is just the uk in general

anyway brno this year and maybe sepang too

[David W]

I dislike Silverstone for the same reason.  Good on TV but not a good place to go to.

I did a trackday on the full circuit once and half of it felt like a motorway....

[mc101]

Love Silverstone - its the very last place in the UK (Thruxton aside perhaps) where you can truly stretch a modern 1000cc race bike.  Theres nothing slow at Silverstone and it penalises the unfortunate few very hard indeed. Raced there a few times and its one of the best places to race in the UK, circuit, facilities, staff, speed, corner speed, grip, theatre ....

Its they only circuit in the UK that feels like a modern GP circuit (albeit it one of the less interesting ones to view at).

[Alzo]

That's what the Moto GP boys were saying last year...they love the fact they can stretch the 1000cc machines...the 250 boys weren't so keen...I thought the facilities were more than adequate...plenty big screens...I'd happily go back.

[Gilby104]

I dont understand the bashing Silverstone gets, after being there the for all of the motogps its held recently
I think the viewing its canny good, the last corner at luffield, club, becketts and new complex section offer great views
Track its too long and would like some height changes but has provided some great racing in all the classes

Years ago for the wsb with that micky mouse chicane and shortened national track it was crap but ive enjoyed Silverstone

agreed, the MotoGP I went to a couple of years ago was full of cracking races. The amount of view you get in most places is not as good as I'd like, but still a cracking track I think.

[Tucker Hauser]

After being at Donny for the bsb didn't feel that close to the bikes apart from the foggy esses where u see very little of the track
At the old hairpin infield or outfield bikes seemed miles away

Will be interesting to see silverstone prices when they are released, the prices Donny were gonna charge were a disgrace!

Weekend grandstand ticket at Jerez on the 2nd last corner is 85quid!

[Tucker Hauser]

Confirmed for the next two years at

August bank holiday weekend this year (Sunday race)

[tommo777]

so Donny were waiting for CoW to pay for Donny' track/circuit upgrades?  that sounds like Donny weren't in a position to offer the GP in the first place.  Or weren't willing to sign a guaranteed contract to do so.