The Circuit of the Americas has moved to play down fears its 2012 US grand prix project is under threat. The Texas state funding for the project is reportedly in ...
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Approval delay threatens 2012 US GP
A dark cloud of uncertainty has gathered above preparations for the 2012 US grand prix in Austin. Shortly after it emerged that the Texas comptroller is being sued by a ...
Read More »Taxpayers sue Texas comptroller over F1 race funding
More uncertainty has now emerged about the health of the US grand prix scheduled for Austin next year. Local reports in the Texan capital reveal that comptroller Susan Combs, who ...
Read More »Red Bull drops NASCAR, eyes US GP title sponsorship
F1 team owner Red Bull looks set to pull the plug on its NASCAR project. The failure of the project compared with the energy drink company’s meteoric success in formula ...
Read More »Funding fears ease over 2012 US grand prix
Fears have eased that Austin’s city council could scupper the 2012 US grand prix. It emerged last week that if council members refuse to sign up as “endorsing municipality”, the ...
Read More »Austin council could scupper 2012 US grand prix
US grand prix lawyer Richard Suttle has admitted the Austin City Council has the power to scupper the formula one project. According to local Kxan news, council members learned this ...
Read More »Todt says one race to drop off 2012 calendar
Jean Todt says one race will definitely fall off the proposed 2012 calendar. The governing body’s World Motor Sport Council last week rubber-stamped a provisional schedule for 2012 featuring an ...
Read More »State funding for 2012 US GP in doubt – report
$25 million in state funding for F1’s new US grand prix in Austin is in doubt. The Texas State Senate’s finance committee has voted 10-4 to pull the package to ...
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