True state of Donington Park track revealed

This exclusive video shot by MCN shows the true scale of the work to repair the ill-fated building work facing the circuit owners before they can bring back any kind of racing to the track. MCN was able to complete a lap in a car with a video camera to show just how much destruction has been wreaked before the building work attempting to turn the track into a Formula One track ceased. For the full story behind the next step in the renewel of Donington check out the March 10 issue of MCN.

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[crompton33]

A national disgrace.

[Mozzofull]

I noticed that this video was taken on a dull rainy day, kind of thing where anything can look very bad. My opinion is that its not as bad as it loks. Okay it needs works, it wouldnt take long to do fix up.. Just hope they dont ever use cheap contracters like the ones who work on our roads!!!!..Hope to see it all back in shape oneday soon!

[sspanzer]

It is a disgrace millions of ££££££ already spent to create this mess all because the worlds greediest midget was showing the BRDC whos ... well the greediest midget in the world!

[londongamer]

@crompton33 I blame Bernie Ecclestone.

[xPyroxx]

@crompton33 How?

[an2ony17]

Its all so different now, its almost back to its best. To be honest Donny was in decline but that MCN video only shows the infield mud which really had nothing to do with the actual track condition.

[nathansnowden1]

its all changed now it looks quite good tbh

[EASYTIGER10]

I can't help thinking, if this had happened 2 years earlier, and all had been completed and Donington was what it could have been, we'd be talking differently. Some of the comments here suggest a great circuit has been destroyed forever. Sentimental nonsense. You're looking at a building site which has been abandoned. Silverstone would probably look worse if it's upgrade had suddenly been abandoned a third of the way in.

[EASYTIGER10]

I'm probably going to be in an unpopular minority here, but I think the proposed development of Donington was a good thing. The design left the best of Donington - virtually the whole section from Redgate to Coppice exactly as it was. It changed the jerry built chicane into the Melbourne loop and added a new bit with intersting curves and steep gradients. What you see here is the result of financial bad luck and miss management.

[F1guitarfanatic927]

@Mozzofull except most days in Britian are dull rainy days

[MyFilmfan]

Typical MCN Bias, uninformed shit, they are to motorcycling as the news of the world is to serious journalism, if you twats keep followling the crap they pump out. Supposedly supporting motorcycling and motor sport, do me a favour download was great again 2010, the future of donnington thankfully dose not rest with them,otherwise they would swop it for a plastic toy with a gaudy paint job built in japan.