What does it take to get back on Bernie's F1 schedule? How about 70 MEEEEyun taxpayer dollars?
Apparently Montreal has come up with those crazy benjamins to get back on the F1 schedule.I guess it's a bargain since Bernie Ecclestone had wanted $165 million to keep the race in Montreal.
You can probably go see the race if you have about $1799-ish for tickets. Sign me up!!! Read about it HERE.
In all fairness, apparently there was a huge loss of city revenue around the usual time of the GP this year that made folk sit up.
It's an unreal amount of money to pay, but when garnering the money generated for the city itself, it begins to make a little sense.
That's $84m dollars generated every year, with $75m spent over five years - for the city, it makes sense
Posted by: Leigh O'Gorman | November 28, 2009 at 02:59 PM
And think of all the revenue generated by those American F1 fans eager to watch USF1 compete for the first time. If they make the grid that is.
Posted by: george | November 28, 2009 at 07:50 PM
Even though I live in metro Detroit, I would make the trip to Montreal over Indy for my GP fix (if $$$ was good). The whole vibe well worth the extra expenses. JMO
Posted by: AZZO45 | November 28, 2009 at 08:09 PM
Not to nitpick ... but ...
pressdog said "Apparently Montreal has come up with those crazy benjamins"
Maybe that should be "those crazy Queens" ...
Posted by: Steve Barnes | November 29, 2009 at 03:36 PM
I have no idea what tickets to Montreal are but I'm headed to Spa-Francorchamps for 330 Euros which Google tells me is about 500 USD. If you're being charged much more than that for Montreal, you're being ripped off.. the place isn't Monte Carlo.. but you probably figured that out already.
Posted by: Pat W | November 29, 2009 at 05:21 PM