F1 Australia loses F1 season opening slot for 2008

[PanterroR]

Melbourne will no longer host the opening round of the formula one season after refusing to run the Australian grand prix at night in future. Instead, Bahrain will kick off the 2008 calendar, with the Albert Park event following it in mid-March, Australian organisers revealed on Monday.

“Bahrain will stage the first race,” a spokesman for the Australian Grand Prix Corporation said, confirming that the Melbourne event will however be started later than usual at 3.30pm. The later time is a compromise after AGPC chairman Ron Walker refused to meet Bernie Ecclestone’s demand for a race under floodlights to help bolster the early-morning TV audience in Europe.

Walker said of the rejected night race option: “Our investigations have convinced us that as things currently stand, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages.” (GMM)


Source: Motor Authority » Australia loses F1 season opening slot for 2008

 

[MoSs]

ok now that is messed up!!!!

 

[Centurion]

I don't understand why they hell they want to introduce night races as if the drivers were nocturnals. I'm against night races since both the audience and us sitting in front of the telly won't be able to see that much at all.

 

[Bartek S.]

Money talks.

 

[Monster]

This is rather annoying for us. I was planning to go to Melbourne to watch the GP during my summer break, but now they have moved the race back, i will be at uni instead... wonderful.

Night race is never on, because the residents living around the circuit will definitely complain, traffic in and out of the city will be a nightmare, and people wanting to catch flights out of Melbourne at night will be seriousely compromised for time becaues the race will end late at night.

 

[NarutoRamen]

Bernie is a F__king retard. This is bullying. Is Bernie gonna pay the F__king electric bill? No. So he needs to shut the F__k up about night races unless he wants to spend his own damn money.

 

[Monster]

Bernie is a F__king retard. This is bullying. Is Bernie gonna pay the F__king electric bill? No. So he needs to shut the F__k up about night races unless he wants to spend his own damn money.

Dam right my friend

 

[Remy Zero]

well, i have mix feelings for this. over here, the weather is friggin hot on raceday. so, i would welcome a night race.

however, the problem is, we'll all be working the next day, and most likely gotta drag ourselves to work.

another issue is, they haven't tested the lights or done tests to see how it is to race under the lights. and yet, they wanna jump the gun and point at Aussie's refusal?