Donington New Home For British GP

The British Grand Prix will be hosted by Donington Park from 2010.

News of the switch came as surprise for most today. People seem to forget that it was recently reported that talks had happened between Ecclestone and Donington Park. It’s timing, well, definitely puts a cloud over the weekend for the organisers. That been said, it has been long known the issues between Bernie and BRDC.

Donington Park has promised a one hundred million development plan to be ready. Will that be enough? I honestly don’t know. Donington may of hosted a grand prix before, the last been the European Grand Prix in 1993, but that was a long time ago. Massive infrastructure changes need to be made to the circuit to bring it up to standard, not to mention the track. It has sort straights and tight space. By the looks of it, the circuit is hardly an advocate for overtaking in a Formula One Car.

The work starts now for Donington Park.