The local Walloon government is seeking clarity about the future of the fabled Belgian grand prix at Spa-Francorchamps within “four or five weeks”.<\/p>\n
Jean-Claude Marcourt, the government’s economics minister, was responding on Tuesday in a parliamentary committee, following media reports that France looks set to return to F1 in 2013.<\/p>\n
Those reports suggested France’s Paul Ricard circuit will share a single alternating annual date with Spa, the fabled Belgian venue.<\/p>\n
Marcourt explained that, in a bid to reduce costs, the government had last year begun to look into possibly alternating its grand prix with another European host.<\/p>\n
A “non-binding document” with France was circulated, with an answer necessary by the end of 2011.<\/p>\n
“On January 1 there was nothing,” Marcourt is quoted by RTL Sport Belgium.\u00a0 “Now the French seem to be catching up.<\/p>\n
“In four or five weeks, we have to clarify everything.\u00a0 I do not want things drawing out so that we get to the end of the contract not knowing what is going to happen.<\/p>\n
“We are awaiting the response from France,” he added.<\/p>\n
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