New Developments At Donington Park

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As the new home of the Formula One (F1) British Grand Prix from 2010, the Parkland faces massive re-development. These developments will make Donington Park the focus for motorsport in the UK and one of the most exciting race circuits in the world.

As architect, Peter Wahl has promised that the new circuit, which will host the British F1 Grand Prix for 17 years from July 2010, will present overtaking and excitement together with technical challenges for drivers and teams.

Tilke, the German concern in which Peter is a partner, has designed most of the world's newest circuits. However, Donington Park is the company's first project in England. On a visit to the parkland circuit last week, Peter described his work on the project as very exciting because the "circuit has to include the best of the old with the new.

View a demonstration of the new Donington Park track here.

The design of the circuit has been handled by Wahl and his partner Herman Tilke: "We had a lot of fun - Herman is a racing driver so we added many features and are confident that the new circuit will be very good. It has been a task for us to maintain the tradition of the circuit with the necessary new designs but we have done it in such a way that it will be as interesting as when Ayrton Senna won the 1993 Grand Prix of Europe there in 1993, and that was the best race ever."

The £100million project which was given planning permission which has a number of features including a £750,000 tunnel to provide ready access to the infield area, pits and paddock complex at all times.

The developments will include:

Club House

Hollywood Suites

Medical Centre

Media Centre