The attempted revival of the French grand prix is not yet dead in the water. Until former president Nicolas Sarcozy lost the country’s recent general election, France looked destined for ...
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Ecclestone quotes high price to Magny Cours
Magny Cours is still in the race to host France’s return to formula one. But according to RMC, the race’s former host – having run the French grand prix between ...
Read More »France rushing to complete GP deal
The French government is dashing to seal the lid on the country’s return to F1. Bernie Ecclestone has said a deal has been reached to annually alternate a race between ...
Read More »Ecclestone confirms French GP deal ‘done’
Bernie Ecclestone on Sunday confirmed reports France is definitely heading back to the F1 calendar. Reports earlier this weekend said authorities had “finally agreed” a figure for the sanctioning fee ...
Read More »Ligier pushing Magny Cours as French GP host
Amid France’s push to return to the F1 calendar, it appears Magny Cours is not yet out of the game. Prime minister Francois Fillon, however, has earmarked Paul Ricard – ...
Read More »No French GP return announcement yet – report
New media reports have contradicted claims French PM Francois Fillon will on Friday announce the country’s 2013 return to the formula one calendar. Le Parisien newspaper on Thursday said Fillon’s ...
Read More »French PM shows ‘green light’ to 2013 F1 return
France is poised to return to the F1 calendar. French-language RMC Sports reports that prime minister Francois Fillon has finally “given the green light” to the race at Paul Ricard ...
Read More »Magny Cours pushing to be France GP venue
“The race is on” to be the venue of France’s return to the formula one calendar. That is the claim of French public television France 3, in the wake of ...
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