Bernie Ecclestone says the idea of London Grand Prix is not a joke – Formula 1 news
Formula 1 chief executive officer, Bernie Ecclestone has said that the idea of the London Grand Prix is not a joke and insisted that he is already developing an action plan for it.
“It's no joke, 100% completely no joke,” he said. “With the way things are, maybe we would front it and put money up for it. If we got OK and everything was fine, I think we could do that.”
He also revealed the stance of the sponsor, Santander and expressed his initial comments on the scheme.
“They showed me their idea two or three months ago and said, 'It looks good. It looks exciting. It's good publicity for British Grand Prix and Santander.' I said: 'You're bloody right it is.' And before I knew it I was apparently one who was behind it. I
didn't know about it to be honest, but I accepted the credit,” he said.
In addition, he said that he don’t want to go into the details about the plan while he asserted that few of the facets have already been discharged as they were quite unacceptable. Nevertheless, he said that there is much feasibility on which they can start
their working.
It will be interesting to mention that McLaren driver Jenson Button admired the idea of London GP and said that he will be pleased to take part in the second grand prix in his homeland.
Although, the British driver said that the vision of the race track in London is quite hypothetical, however, he still expressed his inclination towards the thought.
On the other hand, his teammate, Lewis Hamilton also showed support for the proposal and said that it is completely justifiable to hold two races in United Kingdom.
Besides, the 2008 world champion said that the idea of having a race in London will provide opportunities to the teams and the drivers to give their inputs regarding the design of the circuit.
Over and above, the notion of London race is still surrounded by ambiguity and criticism. Nonetheless, if it happens, it will surely open new doors for further advancements in the world of F1.
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