Monza to be Dropped After 2016

Nelson Ullinskey · Jul 2, 2014

The link: Monza F1 race set to be dropped after 2016, according to Ecclestone - F1 news - AUTOSPORT.com

Pardon my language, but what the hell? Monza is legendary! What's the deal? Is Ecclestone going to drop Monaco next? One positive side is that the article says Monza is going to be dropped, nothing about specifically discontinuing the Italian Grand Prix. So in theory we could have a return to Imola or maybe somewhere else in Italy.

Deleted member 161052 · Jul 2, 2014

EDIT: Imola is a good option.

Jordi Casademunt · Jul 2, 2014

Meanwhile at Bernie's:

Tom · Jul 2, 2014

I for one welcome this. Monza is boring. Pedal to the metal...*yawn*.

Reik Major · Jul 2, 2014

Enna Pergusa please!

Shane Butler · Jul 2, 2014

Tom Endres said:
I for one welcome this. Monza is boring. Pedal to the metal...*yawn*.

It's not my favourite track ever, but there are lots of great things about it - History, atmosphere, top speed. The low downforce which the cars have to be set up for is just so unique, and the 2014 cars are likely to reach crazy top speeds this year. It should be a great spectacle.

Ron Squire · Jul 2, 2014

Bernie needs to go, he has been killing F1 since 2005

Bram Hengeveld · Jul 2, 2014

You may not like him but you can't say he has been killing F1 as the sport hasn't been bigger than it is today in terms of publicity and revenue.

Ron Squire · Jul 2, 2014

Bram Hengeveld said:
You may not like him but you can't say he has been killing F1 as the sport hasn't been bigger than it is today in terms of publicity and revenue.

the publicity is getting lower, because of bernie giving Broadcast rights to Pay TV Companies such as Sky

Jos Swarthoff · Jul 2, 2014

if repl

Bram Hengeveld said:
You may not like him but you can't say he has been killing F1 as the sport hasn't been bigger than it is today in terms of publicity and revenue.

so where are we gonna watch f1 if it's not on rtl7 or bbc hmmm...oh right pay tv.

Ron Squire · Jul 2, 2014

Jos Swarthoff said:
if repl

so where are we gonna watch f1 if it's not on rtl7 or bbc hmmm...oh right pay tv.

see what i mean

Bram Hengeveld · Jul 2, 2014

I don't see what you mean no. You need to look back a few era's to see from how far F1 has actually come.

Ron Squire · Jul 2, 2014

Bram Hengeveld said:
I don't see what you mean no. You need to look back a few era's to see from how far F1 has actually come.

those were the good days (1980's and 1990's), these are bad days

Bram Hengeveld · Jul 2, 2014

You weren't even born back then

Ron Squire · Jul 2, 2014

Bram Hengeveld said:
You weren't even born back then

1995

ML2166 · Jul 3, 2014

Trouble is the likes of the BBC have never covered anything that they have had the rights to properly anyway. About the only thing they do cover well is Wimbledon.

In todays age.....it wouldn't hurt the BBC to put up a basic BBC Sports channel, that way if they got the F1 back or Moto GP....Golf, Football etc etc at least they would have a dedicated channel to host it on.

At least the Pay TV channels cover the sports they have rights too properly. F1 for instance, you'll see the practice sessions, behind the scenes footage etc etc right up to qualifying and race day. Plus GP2 races thrown into the mix.

Did the BBC ever give the sport this good a coverage? No. Why.....no dedicated channel. Why should a channel get rights for a sport if it can only cover it for an hour here or there, you'd end up with far less media exposure than you currently get with the Pay TV channels.

Sort yourself out BBC......you might get some decent sports back again.

In reply to the OP.....Monza wasn't one of my fav tracks as it goes.....but surely we have to keep some sort of historic track line up. Do not want to go down the route of new uninspiring tracks that all end up feeling the same. What next Monaco? Silverstone?

Calum McLure · Jul 4, 2014

Ron Squire said:
1995

I was born in 92 and I barely remember the early 00's never mind the "good days".

It's easy for young people to look back at highlights of era's and drivers and forget that there were low points and boring points just like there is now. Same way it can be easy older generations to look back with rose tinted specs and think everything was "better back in the day".

Terry Rock · Jul 6, 2014

Bad, bad idea.
It's getting time for the major players in F1 to tell Bernie and the FIA to go pound sand.
Both have simply forgotten why they exist.
Bernie and his band of 'investors' need to look around at the rest of the world and take less. Everybody else is.
This action would not go over well with the Tifosi or Ferrari...and it shouldn't.
The stands are always full, whether it's Monza or Imola.
I guess the question is why would F1 be disloyal to the Italian fans who've supported them from the beginning.
Some things you just don't mess with...this is one of those things.

Salut Gilles · Jul 17, 2014

Cancel Sochi first.... before something really "bad" happens there. No Formula One driver, team, or fan should be put at risk solely for increasing Ecclestone's bank acc.

CalumJohnson1996 · Jul 19, 2014

That stupid little short-ars*d dwarf! What else is he going to do to ruin it for the teams, drivers and spectators? He doesn't care about the sport, he only cares about how much money he makes and then how much tax he can avoid and his stupid supermodel girlfriends.