Council approves Brands plan
Sevenoaks District Council has made the surprise decision to allow the
changes requested at Brands Hatch for the British Grand Prix to be run
at the circuit from 2002. The requested was approved by 12 votes to 6.
The work, however, cannot go ahead yet, as it requires permission from
the Secretary of State for the Environment – John Prescott – as it is on
greenbelt land. It is a highly politically sensitive subject, and the
Government is unlikely to want to be seen as approving destruction of
greenbelt land and ancient woodland. Further, it has been reported that
John Prescott had already written to the council to inform them that
they could not give final approval, and he reserves the right to veto
the plans.
Edward Quaife of the council said "Yes, Brands Hatch is in a green belt,
but its very presence is a special circumstance. The British Grand Prix
is an event we should all be proud to have here once again. In return
for three days of Formula 1, we as a council have increased control for
the rest of the year. We can learn from our past problems and take a
proactive and positive stance. And with the expected turnover from
Formula 1, BHL will have more than enough money to honour its
commitments."
Jordan tests new Mugen-Honda
Jordan have been testing the new version of the Mugen-Honda engine at
Magny Cours. Frentzen said "I was testing a new engine development step
which we will use for the race in Austria. As usual I am not allowed to
say any single word about the engine, so I will not say that the new
Mugen Honda V10 is more powerful!"
Nasser claims Jaguar is a new team
Jac Nasser, the boss of Jaguar, has said that Jaguar should not be
judged on Stewart’s efforts last year.
"It has been disappointing, and we’re certainly hoping for better things
in the second half. But you have to remember that this is a new team, a
new project, and you can’t expect results overnight.
"This is a completely new team. You can’t compare it or relate it to
Stewart. Jaguar should be judged in their own right and, as such, this
is a whole new era. We need time and space, and I’m confident that we
can win in the long run."
Schumacher to take on Germany
Michael Schumacher is to captain a football team of F1 drivers against
the 1990 World Cup team. It is to be held at Flaminio Stadium in Rome on
July 8th. Rubens Barrichello and Giancarlo Fisichella are already
confirmed as team mates to the Ferrari driver.
–
Stephen M Baines http://www.motorsport.org.uk
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"Stephen M Baines" <step…@tazio-nuvolari.vollansport.com> wrote in message
news:kxsTrtALCJW5Ew6V@motorsport.org.uk…
> Council approves Brands plan
> The work, however, cannot go ahead yet, as it requires permission from
> the Secretary of State for the Environment – John Prescott – as it is on
> greenbelt land. It is a highly politically sensitive subject, and the
> Government is unlikely to want to be seen as approving destruction of
> greenbelt land and ancient woodland. Further, it has been reported that
> John Prescott had already written to the council to inform them that
> they could not give final approval, and he reserves the right to veto
> the plans.
They could tell him the improvements are for a bus-lane to reduce the number
of cars on the circuit, thus cutting pollution and traffic congestion.
Gary.
Gary wrote in message <962108575.544…@cerberus.camb.scee.sony.co.uk>…
>"Stephen M Baines" <step…@tazio-nuvolari.vollansport.com> wrote in
message
>news:kxsTrtALCJW5Ew6V@motorsport.org.uk…
>> John Prescott had already written to the council to inform them that
>> they could not give final approval, and he reserves the right to veto
>> the plans.
>They could tell him the improvements are for a bus-lane to reduce the
number
>of cars on the circuit, thus cutting pollution and traffic congestion.
…or that there will be a couple of Jaguars available for his trip back to
the hotel.
Stephen M Baines wrote:
> The work, however, cannot go ahead yet, as it requires permission from
> the Secretary of State for the Environment – John Prescott – as it is on
> greenbelt land.
Bernie paid a million pounds to get Tony Blair’s government
elected. Just for show they may put up some fuss but in
the end I think it’ll be approved.
–PSW
On Wed, 28 Jun 2000 15:19:07 CST, Paul Winalski said …
> Stephen M Baines wrote:
> > The work, however, cannot go ahead yet, as it requires permission from
> > the Secretary of State for the Environment – John Prescott – as it is on
> > greenbelt land.
> Bernie paid a million pounds to get Tony Blair’s government
> elected. Just for show they may put up some fuss but in
> the end I think it’ll be approved.
But Tony Blair ended up refunding that donation to Bernie after there
was a public fuss about it (http://www.telegraph.co.uk, November 11,
1997). Did that damage relations between Ecclestone and Blair, or are
they still buddies?
Julie
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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
"Julie Miles" wrote
> But Tony Blair ended up refunding that donation to Bernie after
> there was a public fuss about it (http://www.telegraph.co.uk,
> November 11, 1997). Did that damage relations between
> Ecclestone and Blair, or are they still buddies?
They never were buddies. Max is the Labour supporter. He persuaded
Bernie that Blair would be good for Britain and I believe they met
once. Bernie then decided – like many UK citizens – to give Blair a
shot and chipped in the donation to campaign funds. Like many UK
citizens, he is now very disappointed with Blair’s performance and has
said he won’t support him again. He was, understandably, angered by
the revelations about what was supposed to be a private donation and
insulted by the return of the money.
–
David Betts (dav…@motorsport.org.uk)
"In the end it’s always a matter of more accelerator and less brake" –
Frank Gardner
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On Wed, 28 Jun 2000 21:13:40 CST, Julie Miles <jmi…@unibase.com>
wrote:
>But Tony Blair ended up refunding that donation to Bernie after there
>was a public fuss about it (http://www.telegraph.co.uk, November 11,
>1997). Did that damage relations between Ecclestone and Blair, or are
>they still buddies?
I don’t think they ever *were* buddies, Bernie was just being a
politically astute player (no surprise there!)
As a party, Labour would seem to have "kept in" with the FIA, as John
"Two Jags" Prescott is still welcome at the GB GP.
–
Kimbo
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Formula One Cartoon Archive
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Paul Winalski <winal…@LSPACE.zko.dec.com> writes
>Stephen M Baines wrote:
>> The work, however, cannot go ahead yet, as it requires permission from
>> the Secretary of State for the Environment – John Prescott – as it is on
>> greenbelt land.
>Bernie paid a million pounds to get Tony Blair’s government
>elected.
And had it refunded.
>Just for show they may put up some fuss but in
>the end I think it’ll be approved.
My rather twisted mind has envisaged a rather strange scenario this last
few days, basically around the fact that the FIA/FOA realised that the
Brands Situation was a potential problem for the Government, so by
putting Silverstone in the dock, slapping them down, and giving them a
date for next year which means a SNAFU is still highly likely makes it
difficult for the Government to not allow the changes to the track
without risking us losing a Grand Prix all together. But then I do have
a very active imagination.
–
Stephen M Baines http://www.motorsport.org.uk
"One of pop’s functions is for the auidience to speculate
whether the artist is gay" Neil Tennant
Julie Miles wrote:
> But Tony Blair ended up refunding that donation to Bernie after there
> was a public fuss about it (http://www.telegraph.co.uk, November 11,
> 1997).
And yet his government DID vote to grant Formula One an exception
to the ban on tobacco sponsorship in Sport.
It just shows how incompetent Clinton Lite (er, I mean Tony Blair)
and his party are when it comes to taking political bribes. The
Chinese and Indonesians bribed the Clintons, got their favors
done for them, there was a bit of a fuss made over it, and then
it blew over.
You gotta admire the clever way it worked out for Bernie–he
pays off the politicians, he gets his favors done for him,
AND THEN he gets his money back!!
> Did that damage relations between Ecclestone and Blair, or are
> they still buddies?
Good question. Clinton Lite and the Labour Party must ask
themselves if they’d rather have Bernie working with them
or against them.
–PSW
On Thu, 29 Jun 2000 04:27:23 CST, Stephen M Baines said …
> My rather twisted mind has envisaged a rather strange scenario this last
> few days, basically around the fact that the FIA/FOA realised that the
> Brands Situation was a potential problem for the Government, so by
> putting Silverstone in the dock, slapping them down, and giving them a
> date for next year which means a SNAFU is still highly likely makes it
> difficult for the Government to not allow the changes to the track
> without risking us losing a Grand Prix all together. But then I do have
> a very active imagination.
….not to mention extremely convoluted syntax ;-)
I find the politics of this whole scenario very confusing. Has the
FIA got it in for Silverstone simply because Brands has the new
contract, or is there a deeper reason? Will the British GP get moved
back to July once it comes under the Brands contract? Does the FIA
care whether Silverstone or Brands has the contract and, if so, why?
Julie
—
Julie Miles
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Never ascribe to malice
that which can be adequately explained by stupidity
On Thu, 29 Jun 2000 20:52:11 CST, Julie Miles <jmi…@unibase.com>
wrote:
>I find the politics of this whole scenario very confusing. Has the
You and me both!
>FIA got it in for Silverstone simply because Brands has the new
>contract, or is there a deeper reason? Will the British GP get moved
I think there’s a whole power struggle thing going on, but I’m not
sure of all they whys and wherefores of how it started. Something to
do with Silverstone getting cocky and taking their positiono as one of
the flag-ship GPs for granted.
>back to July once it comes under the Brands contract? Does the FIA
>care whether Silverstone or Brands has the contract and, if so, why?
If it does… the why will be money. But if we actually knew the half
)
of what’s going on, we’d be selling it to Autosport, not tell us lot!
–
Kimbo
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Paul Winalski <winal…@LSPACE.zko.dec.com> wrote in message
news:395B7C04.B1E0D25C@LSPACE.zko.dec.com…
> Julie Miles wrote:
> > But Tony Blair ended up refunding that donation to Bernie after there
> > was a public fuss about it (http://www.telegraph.co.uk, November 11,
> > 1997).
> And yet his government DID vote to grant Formula One an exception
> to the ban on tobacco sponsorship in Sport.
Okay so far… you couldn’t possibly be suggesting anything with the above,
would you?
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> It just shows how incompetent Clinton Lite (er, I mean Tony Blair)
> and his party are when it comes to taking political bribes. The
> Chinese and Indonesians bribed the Clintons, got their favors
> done for them, there was a bit of a fuss made over it, and then
> it blew over.
> You gotta admire the clever way it worked out for Bernie–he
> pays off the politicians, he gets his favors done for him,
> AND THEN he gets his money back!!
> > Did that damage relations between Ecclestone and Blair, or are
> > they still buddies?
> Good question. Clinton Lite and the Labour Party must ask
> themselves if they’d rather have Bernie working with them
> or against them.
…but I think this part of your message is a bit off-topic, really – the
competance of the British Government, or otherwise, is a little outside our
remit };*)
Paul (moderator, rasf1m)