What next for Donington?
Donington Park is still in a state of disrepair after Simon Gillett's disastrous bid for the British Grand Prix fell through. There has been no news yet of whether the Wheatcroft family are going to appoint a new leaseholder or get things sorted themselves. The circuit is currently in an unusable state, with parts of the track dug up and even the famous Dunlop bridge removed from its perch on the back straight.
Autosport have run an interesting article on the remarks Jonathan Palmer has made on the current state of the track at the Autosport International event yesterday. You can read them here. Mr Palmer, an ex-F1 driver himself, is the boss of Motorsport Vision who own Brands Hatch, Cadwell Park and Oulton Park race circuits. If anyone was a good candidate to resuscitate Donington, then surely it would be MSV. As a regular visitor to Brand Hatch, I'm always impressed at how well run the track is and what good value for money a race meeting is there. The quality of the support races are always impressive, I've seen classic cars, vans, sidecars and Formula 3 there. The food and seating is also a very good standard too.
Let's hope that we see Donington up and running soon.
