Magny-Cours back on for 2008

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Magny-Cours back on for 2008

Post by Super Aguri » 24 Jul 2007, 16:24

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has agreed to keep the French Grand Prix on the calendar next year at Magny-Cours.

The Magny-Cours circuit, in the heart of rural France, has suffered from weak attendances in the past, and its future looked even darker when Ecclestone assured the race would not be back in the calendar.

"There is no future for Magny-Cours, 2007 will be the last race at this circuit," Ecclestone said recently. "We should not have gone there in the first place. And we only did so because of former FISA president Jean-Marie Balestre."

The French motorsport federation, the FFSA, said last week they were still determined to fulfil their current contract with Ecclestone, running out in 2011. The FFSA said that they were looking at alternative venues for the race.

However, French Prime Minister Francois Fillon met with Ecclestone on Tuesday and the Briton agreed, in principle, to keep the race at Magny-Cours next year.

"He (Ecclestone) agreed in principle to maintain the race at Magny-Cours in 2008, and even 2009, if there were no other alternative," a spokesman for Fillon told Reuters.
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Re: Magny-Cours back on for 2008

Post by iceman1 » 24 Jul 2007, 20:12

Bernie didn't want to lose both USA and France in one go, plus Bourdais is now more than likely in next year at Toro Rosso..

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Post by mclarenmatt » 25 Jul 2007, 08:07

Thats good news, but i would rather have the USA saved :( France is still a good race track though.

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Post by Super Aguri » 25 Jul 2007, 18:32

USA might still come back in 2009.
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Post by Dark_Fisico » 26 Jul 2007, 17:36

Bernie shouldn't remove tracks till he has a replacement for the next year in whichever country he's getting rid of first... Its silly to get rid of a track in a country that actually has a team or driver without having a back-up race for the next year... Its also silly to get rid of a big European race like France until you have a backup because it loses money, viewers and bad tempers drivers and managers alike...

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