Newsgroup: it.sport.formula1.moderato
Titolo: [ENG] A Grand Prix for Liechtenstein?

Source: 
grandprix.com
http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns10923.html
The Principality of Liechtenstein is not on the major tourist routes of
Europe. The tiny sovereign state that has existed since 1806, is located
between Austria and Switzerland and is mainly mountainous. In recent
years Liechtenstein has been best known as a tax haven and for its lax
banking laws, which have attracted very large sums of money and resulted
in the country enjoying impressive economic growth with 30% of the
country's revenue coming from companies with nominal offices.
Since May 1995 however Liechtenstein has been under pressure to integrate
its economy with Europe and in 2001 anti-money-laundering legislation was
enacted. This has meant that revenues have dropped and the local
government has been looking at ways of boosting income. The semiconductor
industry is booming and Liechtenstein is keen to promote the image of
being a high technology hub and has hit on the idea of hosting a Grand
Prix to boost its image, its industries and its income.
Although the country has a population of only 32,000 (there are bigger
grandstands in the United States of America) Liechtenstein has very good
road links with Austria, Switzerland and the German autobahn network
which would make access for spectators very easy. It is also within just
a few miles of Sauber's headquarters in Hinwil, Switzerland and so a big
crowd is anticipated. The biggest advantage, of course, is that
Liechtenstein is not a member of the European Union and so is not bound
by the EU's tobacco laws, which makes it very attractive to the F1 teams
and their sponsors.
The government argues that if Monaco can afford to host a Grand Prix, the
picturesque Liechtenstein, ringed with Alpine peaks, can do do exactly
the same thing and with 62 sq miles available, compared to Monaco's 0.4
sq mile, there is plenty of room. The biggest problem, however, is
finding land that is suitably flat as most of the country is mountainous.
However the north of the country features the Liechtenstein Unterland, a
flat area between the mountain ranges.
The commune of Eschen is looking at the possibility of building a
fullscale F1 circuit. The government would like the event to be held on
the Independence day weekend each year, which is the second weekend in
July. The track could be completed by 2006, which would be the 200th
anniversary of the country.
The only slight problem is that this is traditionally the British Grand
Prix weekend.
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Mi sembra meno campata in aria di quello che potrebbe sembrare a prima
vista: in generale, un GP in Europa è preferibile per questioni di
orari e di "appeal", ma contro i GP europei pesano le leggi
anti-tabacco e lo scarso aiuto dei governi. Con il Liechtenstein
entrambe queste cose sono risolte...
Notizia da valutare insieme a quella che alla Svizzera farebbe piacere
un GP nonostante una legge degli anni cinquanta (?) vieti tutte le
gare motoristiche nella Confederazione.
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 gare motoristiche nella Confederazione.
con tutto il rispetto per il Bahrain, preferisco un GP in Andorra
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 con tutto il rispetto per il Bahrain, preferisco un GP in Andorra
Anche perché prevedo qualche stagione piuttosto "calda" in Medio Oriente,
per cui non so se sia il caso di organizzarci eventi del genere....
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 per cui non so se sia il caso di organizzarci eventi del genere....
e poi il deserto lo vedo piattino e monocolore, in andorra vai alla
grande con i saliscendi tra le foreste, wow!
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 gare motoristiche nella Confederazione.
Non proprio tutte. La legge stabilita dopo l'incidente di Le Mans del 55
credo che vieti le corse in circuito. Il GP Svizzera prima di allora si
era corso sul territorio elvetico, dopo mi pare ci sia stato solo il GP
corso a Digione nel 1982. In ogni caso, la legge elvetica permette, ad
esempio, le corse in salita che si tengono su strade normalmente aperte al
traffico. Il perché di questa distinzione quando forse in circuito è molto
più facile implementare misure di sicurezza non lo conosco. Ma forse fa
riferimento al fatto che all'epoca molti circuiti (tra cui quello del GP
Svizzera) utilizzavano comunque strade "normali", penso a Reims e Rouen, a
Le Mans, a Spa, a Bremgarten
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 grande con i saliscendi tra le foreste, wow!
Guarda che se ci fanno un circuito moderno, mi sa che le foreste te le
scordi... :-))))
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