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Bernie drums up support for London street GP
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June 29, 2012, Friday
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FORMULA One boss Bernie Ecclestone has offered to stump up 35 million pounds (US$54.5 million) to stage a grand prix around London's famous streets, the Times reported yesterday.
The 5.1-kilometer route will be unveiled when the full plan is presented later yesterday, but it would take in landmarks including Buckingham Palace and Trafalgar Square, the report said.
Organizers estimate 120,000 spectators would flock to the showpiece event - making it the biggest race on the tour - and hope the money they would spend would more than cover Formula One's investment. "Think what it would do for tourism," Ecclestone told the paper.
"It would be fantastic, good for London, good for England - a lot better than the Olympics," he added.
A map of the proposed race route published by The Times indicated the event could start on the The Mall before a sprint past some of the city's most iconic streets and landmarks.
Populous, the architectural group which drew up the plans for the proposed circuit, had conducted the most thorough feasibility study ever conducted for a possible London grand prix.
As well as the route itself, Populous had also examined the fine detail of the environmental impact of the race.
The 5.1-kilometer route will be unveiled when the full plan is presented later yesterday, but it would take in landmarks including Buckingham Palace and Trafalgar Square, the report said.
Organizers estimate 120,000 spectators would flock to the showpiece event - making it the biggest race on the tour - and hope the money they would spend would more than cover Formula One's investment. "Think what it would do for tourism," Ecclestone told the paper.
"It would be fantastic, good for London, good for England - a lot better than the Olympics," he added.
A map of the proposed race route published by The Times indicated the event could start on the The Mall before a sprint past some of the city's most iconic streets and landmarks.
Populous, the architectural group which drew up the plans for the proposed circuit, had conducted the most thorough feasibility study ever conducted for a possible London grand prix.
As well as the route itself, Populous had also examined the fine detail of the environmental impact of the race.
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