Talks between Bernie Ecclestone and the Spanish venue known as Motorland Aragon reportedly took place about a potential vacancy on the 2010 calendar.<\/p>\n
Spanish reports last week said the Hermann Tilke-penned circuit is a potential replacement venue for the October 22-24 date on this year’s calendar.<\/p>\n
Korea’s similarly Tilke-designed track has been dogged by persistent speculation about its readiness to host an inaugural grand prix on that date.<\/p>\n
According to the El Peridico newspaper, actual talks between Aragon officials and Ecclestone have taken place.<\/p>\n
Officially, the circuit’s chief executive Antonio Gasion denied the report’s claims.<\/p>\n
But the report insisted that Ecclestone raised the possibility of a grand prix for Aragon in late October, demanding a EUR 22 million race promotion fee.<\/p>\n
A circuit source told the newspaper that Aragon turned down the offer “because the possibility of recovering that level of investment is zero”.<\/p>\n
“We have never ruled out being eligible for a formula one grand prix in the future,” added the source.\u00a0 “For now, we are delighted with the motorcycle (MotoGP) race that fell to us from the sky.”<\/p>\n
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