On Wednesday evening the managing director of the autodrome in Silverstone Patrick Allen sharply criticized the Formula 1 on pages of the British Independent, and in the morning on Thursday this question was one of the most discussed in Paddock Sochi.
Many consider by p this material custom-made, after all against conversations about to sale of the large equity stake of the Formula 1 similar statements can seriously affect results of the transaction, and a statement essence that it became impossible to sell tickets for the Formula 1 stage, is not joined to statistics of sales on Gran Pri of Great Britain – in July the stage is built 140 thousand audience at record-breaking high ticket price for Europe.
Patrick Allen: "Fans do not want to see a procession. Several months ago I declared to Ecclestone that is not able to sell tickets for his show. I told it that people come to us not to watch guys who look at monitors – open fight of true gladiators which wins the against the strongest" is necessary to them.
Patrick Allen urged the Formula 1 to refuse economy of fuel, radio negotiations and Pit stop – only it, according to him, can change a situation.
thus, at the end of May Patrick Allen said that" demand for tickets was huge ", and now declared that from sale of tickets it is not enough means to provide the budget, and the autodrome can ahead of schedule break off kontrak t on carrying out Gran Pri concluded by his predecessor till 2026 when payments have to increase to with 12 to 26 million pounds.