{"id":15975,"date":"2012-05-10T06:49:53","date_gmt":"2012-05-10T10:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racinginfocus.com\/?p=15975"},"modified":"2012-05-10T06:49:53","modified_gmt":"2012-05-10T10:49:53","slug":"ecclestone-quotes-high-price-to-magny-cours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinginfocus.com\/rif\/formula-1\/ecclestone-quotes-high-price-to-magny-cours\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecclestone quotes high price to Magny Cours"},"content":{"rendered":"

Magny Cours is still in the race to host France’s return to formula one.<\/p>\n

\"Bernie-Ecclestone-2\"But according to RMC, the race’s former host – having run the French grand prix between 1991 and 2008 – has been handed a much higher price-tag than Paul Ricard.<\/p>\n

Just before Nicolas Sarkozy lost the recent presidential election, the basis of an agreement to annually alternate a French GP with Belgium’s Spa Francorchamps was agreed.<\/p>\n

The 2013 host would be Paul Ricard, the Bernie Ecclestone-owned circuit, and the race fee EUR 22 million.<\/p>\n

Politics, it seems, have intervened.<\/p>\n

Francois Hollande, France’s new president, is not a supporter of the grand prix, and vowed to re-evaluate the sport’s return to the country.<\/p>\n

RMC reports that officials at Magny Cours have used the opportunity to “repeatedly” contact F1 chief executive Ecclestone in recent days.<\/p>\n

The Nievre region is politically aligned with the new administration, but Ecclestone is reportedly “asking EUR 10 million more” for a race at Magny Cours.<\/p>\n

Politics, however, could also be on Paul Ricard’s side, with Citroen’s former world rally boss Olivier Quesnel reportedly lined up to lead the F1 project.<\/p>\n

Quesnel is reportedly close to FIA president Jean Todt, and the pair apparently met earlier this week.<\/p>\n

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