Premier League club Luton Town sensationally wanted to build an F1 track around their football stadium.
when looking to renovate their stadium - Kenilworth Stadium - in 2003, then-owner John Gurney had big plans.
Gurney wanted to turn their existing venue into an impressive 70,000-seater stadium into an all-purpose arena. He had plans to make Luton as a base for a number of American sports such as NFL and NFA, as well as F1. An F1 track would feature around the stadium, with Gurney claiming one-race per year could bring in approximately £200 million.
It didn’t stop there as Gurney hoped to rebrand the club, potentially re-naming it as ‘London Luton’ akin to the nearby airport.His time as chairman of Luton lasted just 55 days, conceding he was ‘the most hated man in football’ a year later.
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