Originally Posted by MattRS1600i
Bernie made F1 the commercial sucess it is today.
You might not like him but he does his best to keep the sport healthy. if Silverstone wasn't shit compared to the some of the other circuits in terms of facilities and there wasn't any probs with Tobacco Advertising etc then it may have a race......
No, F1 itself and the media and us the fans, made it what it is today. Hes just grossly profiteered out of it with a gentle shove along the way which many other people could have done. I'm not knocking the guy for his success, but just for been a one man domineering goon, who shouldn't be able to make all and every decison himself cause hes rich.
Silverstones not the best circuit around and the improvement that took a few years are hardly noticable in comparison ...but there are other circuits and even new ones could be built.
I just find it a shame that its been took away after supporting the event for so many years ....