Beltoise says Disneyland F1 demise 'good'

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Former driver Jean-Pierre Beltoise has welcomed news that Disneyland Paris is no longer bidding to host the French Grand Prix.

The 71-year-old, who raced both motorcycle and four-wheeled Grand Prix machinery, is closely involved with the alternate plans to bring Formula One to the Sarcelles commune in Paris' northern suburbs.

Referring to the end of Disneyland's bid, he told L'Equipe: "It's a good thing for French motor sport. Why? Because in Paris we lack a circuit for automobile racing and testing. The Disneyland project was for a temporary track that would be active for only three or four days of the year.”

"So from this point of view, the abandonment of the project is good news because the investment can now be used for a true automotive stage that can be used all the year," said Beltoise.

He said organisers of the Sarcelles project are ‘in contact’ with F1 Chief Executive Bernie Ecclestone, who is interested in their plans. "Now we are waiting. We will have an answer in a few weeks," he said.

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hello my little f1 bum chums it marnio here from peru.
mr hamiltons son say he stay with mclaren men for life. that nice for him but what do mclaren men say? you see mclaren is now german owned. the parent company is the mercedes benz which is the german. the engine is the german engine. everything about the team is the german. mr hamiltons son now the swiss gentleman he eat much cheese and sings in the morning at mountains. mr hamiltons father is also now the swiss man. in fact there nothing british about this team at all. even the man who tidy up the garage after the race has moved to switzerland with his mother. switzerland is owned by the german. my friends the whole team is GERMAN - and guess what - so is mr glock. now you see why the time stand still for mr glock on the last lap. like he in the time warp. not even the people abducted by the alien lose the amount of time he lost on that last lap. IT IS A DISGRACE!!!
From , on Fri 21 Nov 9:38PM
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I don't know how many people remember JP Beltoise, but he was a really good driver and team mate of Sir Jackies when they were at Matra, and its good to know he is still in the F1 game.
From Rich L, on Fri 21 Nov 8:10PM
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Mr T says: A race on the moon would be good for the sport!
From MR T, on Fri 21 Nov 5:48PM
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Forget France. We need a race in Russia. And India. Maybe Korea.
From stuh1, on Fri 21 Nov 3:15PM
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From stuh1, on Fri 21 Nov 3:15PM
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