The scene of America’s return to the formula one calendar this year is starting to take shape. The local Austin American Statesman reports that construction of the Circuit of the ...
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Vertical construction begins in Austin
Work at the 2012 US grand prix venue in Austin is back at full swing, according to the motoring weblog Jalopnik. “The crews are on site and construction of the ...
Read More »Austin GP deal ‘looking good’ for 2012 – source
As the event’s final deadline winds down on Wednesday, there is a growing feeling that organisers of the US GP in Austin have managed to rescue their 2012 race. With ...
Read More »Ecclestone extends contract deadline for US GP
Bernie Ecclestone has extended the deadline for organisers of the 2012 US grand prix to rescue their Austin event. The news, reported by the American news agency AP, came as ...
Read More »Construction halts as 2012 US GP crisis deepens
Austin’s formula one project continued to collapse this week, with news construction of the Circuit of the Americas has been halted. Bernie Ecclestone cast doubt on the health of the ...
Read More »Ecclestone comments endanger 2012 US GP funding
The fate of the 2012 US grand prix project has continued its downward spiral this week. Bernie Ecclestone intensified the speculation about the Austin event by saying in Abu Dhabi ...
Read More »Ecclestone sure about Bahrain return, not Austin debut
Bernie Ecclestone on Saturday sounded hopeful Bahrain will host its grand prix as scheduled next year, and less confident formula one will race in Austin. He was speaking in Abu ...
Read More »Texas quiet but F1 ‘nervous’ as corruption saga deepens
Texas officials would not comment when asked if Bernie Ecclestone’s implication in the Gerhard Gribkowsky corruption scandal might endanger the 2012 US grand prix. It is feared that, with the ...
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