Newsgroup: it.sport.formula1.moderato
Titolo: [ENG] F1 needs government backing

Source: BBC Sport - F1
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/3696717.stm
Backing from a national government is vital for any race hoping to
remain on the Formula One calendar, according to the sport's boss Bernie
Ecclestone.
But he said there was a "pretty slim" chance the British government would
step in with financial support for Silverstone.
"Governments support the Olympics and World Cups. It wouldn't hurt if
they wanted. They don't have to," he said.
Ecclestone said he "hoped" the doubts over the British GP would be
removed.
The British Grand Prix may lose its place on the F1 calendar for 2005
after the promoter, the marketing giant Interpublic, gave up the rights
to the race.
Interpublic paid $90.3m to get out of its commitment to put on the race
because it realised that it could not make a profit while paying
Ecclestone's Formula One Management company its fee.
I run a company that is not used to losing money
Bernie Ecclestone
Ecclestone said he was "absolutely sure" a new promoter would be found.
"I think a promoter that's doing a good job could make it work and make a
profit," he said, adding that he would guarantee the race's future until
at least 2011 if someone took on the race.
But he also said that he would not promote the race himself because "I
run a company that is not used to losing money."
Ecclestone has been heavily critical of the facilities at Silverstone and
wants track owner the British Racing Drivers' Club to pay for them to be
upgraded.
A deal had been agreed for Ecclestone, Interpublic and the BRDC to share
the cost, but Ecclestone said that was now "way, way back" in the past
and that the BRDC had to pay for the improvements.
Ecclestone said that the BRDC could use funds expects it to receive from
Interpublic which now also wants to get out of its lease to run the
track.
"I know the BRDC will be extracting a large amount of money from
Interpublic," he said, "so they can do all the building work that they
want.
"And I hope they can build something that is a lot better than has been
proposed. The BRDC are going to take a bit of a bath on their rent.
They've got a circuit that people were offering £40m to buy and they've
been getting £10m a year rent. They'll have to have a think."
He said the BRDC had received all the outside financial help it could
expect.
"We made a contribution to the car parks," Ecclestone said. "Super car
parks. You could park tanks on those. They haven't really run things very
efficiently from a business point of view, and the government have been
good enough to put the roads in."
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 Ecclestone.
Certo che questi liberisti sfrenati come Ecclestone sono veramente
buffi, non appena uno stato o l'UE guarda dentro il loro "business"
subito danno in escandescenza, ma vanno bene se si tratta di far aprire
il portafoglio per tirare fuori soldi pubblici, soldi che poi finiscono
direttamente nelle loro tasche.
"Privatizzare gli utili, socializzare i costi" pare vada di moda anche
in Inghilterra.
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 run a company that is not used to losing money."
Quindi ammette che oggi come oggi, organizzare un GP senza interventi
governativi porta a perdere soldi..... E se lui non ce li vuole rimettere,
perché dovrebbero farlo altri ?
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