If Paul Ricard gets the green light to host France’s F1 return in 2013, the circuit in Le Castellet could bring in more than 70,000 spectators. That is the claim ...
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Gov’t confirms French GP plans ‘on track’
Plans to put France back on the F1 calendar are “on track”, the government has confirmed. Just before the weekend, the Paris daily Le Figaro reported that Paul Ricard is ...
Read More »September date set for 2013 French GP return
France’s return to the F1 calendar is now so close to confirmation that even a provisional race date has been set. It emerged just before Christmas that, with the historic ...
Read More »France to propose F1 return for 2013 – report
Plans to revive the French grand prix are progressing, the sports daily L’Equipe reports. The working group put together by prime minister Francois Fillon is reportedly working on a letter ...
Read More »Todt vows to help push for French GP revival
Jean Todt has backed reports France could return to the formula one calendar in future with a race to alternate annually with famous Belgian venue Spa-Francorchamps. A French newspaper quoted ...
Read More »Magny Cours closer to 2012 F1 calendar return
A return to the formula one grid of French grand prix venue Magny Cours is on the cards for 2012, according to reports. L’Equipe, and the French news agency AFP, ...
Read More »Magny Cours working ‘discreetly’ on F1 return
Magny Cours’ new boss is positioning the French circuit for a possible return to the formula one calendar. The venue, and the country, fell out of the sport after the ...
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