Bernie is talking tough with the only apparent motivation being greed. He states that he and Silverstone are close to agreement and that they should just accept his terms. if they are so close why does he simply accept the terms Silverstone has put on the table?

I think it is about time we fans talk tough too.

The message I would like to deliver to Bernie is 

'No British GP'  'No British fan support'

No TV ratings

No Fans travelling to overseas circuits

No British marshalls  helping out at overseas circuits

I wonder how many of the relatively paltry 50,000 seat capacity at Abu Dhabi would have been occupied if WE took action? As it was  Abu Dhabi  only managed to fill the seats on race day. Silverstone had almost as many for Fridays practice when Abu Dhabi's stands were empty.

 Switch to MotoGp, World Rally, Touring cars, whatever.

How many of you would support a boycott if Bernie pulls the plug on a British GP?

You mean not watching F1 on TV ?

 

not many would do that as it is force to small for Bernie to even notice.

I think it would be terrible if the British GP went, but I don't think most of us F1 fans watch out of the goodness of our hearts, we watch because we enjoy it.  Having said that, I think if he got rid of the British GP as part of a general trend - together with Spa etc - of forcing out the traditional racers' circuits to make way for more of his corporate circuses, then I would probably stop watching and hope that there would be a breakaway series based on real racing.

I still don't think he would really ditch the British GP though, he knows how important it is for the huge industry that is motorsport in this country.  I think he is just being Bernie, making threats to get what he wants, maybe even trying to get the British government to contribute?

Na, I think il keep watching. No British GP just means I wont need to wear my wellies next year.

monial:

You mean not watching F1 on TV ?

 

not many would do that as it is force to small for Bernie to even notice.

Ah my friend, have you not looked at the funds brought in by TV rights they are huge. The BBC is estimated to have paid £150,000,000 to get it's F1 broadcast rights. If F1 TV rating went down the tubes it would hurt Bernie badly.

In reality of course, no one has a clue really how many are watching F1 on TV, other than by extrapolation of the relatively small number of people with usage feedback monitors on their TV's. Get these few thousand people to stop watching and rating plummet.

agesof man:

monial:

You mean not watching F1 on TV ?

 

not many would do that as it is force to small for Bernie to even notice.

Ah my friend, have you not looked at the funds brought in by TV rights they are huge. The BBC is estimated to have paid £150,000,000 to get it's F1 broadcast rights. If F1 TV rating went down the tubes it would hurt Bernie badly.

In reality of course, no one has a clue really how many are watching F1 on TV, other than by extrapolation of the relatively small number of people with usage feedback monitors on their TV's. Get these few thousand people to stop watching and rating plummet.

Its all pretty true. But you are asking for revolution. When the last one happened here in UK ?

Its like asking hungry dog to just look at the bone.