Wolff eyes London to host F1 race
May 14 - Toto Wolff has issued a clear message to British authorities that he would like to see Formula 1 race on the streets of London.
Previously, former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone championed the idea of the sport heading to the British capital, but it never materialised due to bureaucratic complexity and the high cost.
Mercedes boss Wolff tells the Evening Standard newspaper that London should not endanger Silverstone's place on the annual F1 calendar.
"I would like that we have a grand prix in Silverstone as this is what the fans love and Silverstone is part of the traditional circuit of races in Formula 1," he said.
"But racing in London would top everything and I hope that the mayor of London and (prime minister) Mr Johnson read this and we get that going."
Wolff said Formula 1 and London are the perfect combination.
"We have the most efficient hybrid engines in the world and the current superstar is a British guy so racing in London showcasing our technology and our innovative capability, let's go," he said.
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Dear Mayor of London,
Can we hold a race in your capital, we only require 25M Dollars.
Yours hopefully Toto
The problem with races in the uk , is that unlike a lot of other circuits around the world they receive zero financial help from the government to run them, so who will pay? in this post covid world, aint gonna happen Magic Toto lol
Shrop', as usual spot on. However, not sure that a lack of guv $ is a 'problem' for the UK, more like just plain good governance. When Bernie started hustling governments is when sanctioning fees went to the moon. This is a sport, not a national crisis. The argument is that it is good for local businesses. OK, let them pay the fees. The fees will tumble.
Silverstone a cpl of years ago was on verge of being cancelled for good due to cost of running it, Weve got a labour mayor of London who says what can and cant go on , and then weve " boris the great" or Boris the complet lying barstewardd as many call him lol, theyd never agree being labour against conservative, dont get me wrong and a great extra argument economically depending on whose figures you look at, and silverstone , they definately wont want a 2nd uk race imo
Overall if you drop the fees , you need more races for liberty to earn there money and pay the teams there money and there has to be a limit when its a worldwide sport, its catch 22, but when the arabs and russians will pay the high fees, the smaller countries will struggle imo again
I’m a Yank, but I’ve been vaccinated and I love F1 and London!
Please let me in!
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