Aside from the fact that the Yeongam track was completed only days before the actual start of the Korean Grand Prix, the accommodation for mechanics and reporters present to the event did not run smoothly either. According to several reports through the duration of last weekend, most of them had to stay in what many know as “love hotels.”
Additionally, the teams had some problems keeping in touch with their fan base in Korea, as the mechanics experienced plenty of Internet and utility connection problems while at the track. Added the rain that ruined almost one third of the race on Sunday and the half-full grandstands on Sunday and there you have it: a weekend to forget for the KAVO.
“The circuit itself was tinkered with by FIA officials throughout the weekend, local roads struggled to cope with lines of cars whose occupants missed the start of Sunday's race and then parked in sodden car parks, and some ticket holders were directed to other vantage-points when their grandstands proved unready,” added a report from the GMM news agency.
Acknowledging the partial failure of the Korean event – with the sole exception that it brought some life into the title fight this season – KAVO took all the blame and promised the fiasco will not happen again next year.
“There are a lot of things to work on. We'll do our best to correct these flaws and be perfectly ready for next year,” said Chung Yung-cho, chief executive of the promoter KAVO, in a post-race interview with the Yonhap news agency.
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