Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed reports that France is likely to be missing from at least the next two F1 calendars.
The F1 CEO was responding to news that the prospective Disneyland Paris project pulled out for financial reasons.
Asked by the French daily L'Equipe if it means France will therefore be missing from the calendar both next year and in 2010, the 78-year-old billionaire answered: "I think it is quite sure.
"We went to Magny Cours for the wrong reasons, for political reasons. Let's try and avoid a repeat. What we want for sure is to find the right spot because the French Grand Prix has to be long lasting."
Ecclestone said he would now look into two alternate locations near Paris, including Sarcelles, a commune in the capital's northern suburbs, and also Flins-fur-Seine, in the north west.
"The first thing now is that I want to go there and see for myself how it looks," he said.
France's motor racing federation the FFSA said last month that Disneyland Paris was among five 'serious' alternatives for the Grand Prix.
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Imagine Micky Mouse in a F1 car
let hope that bernie doesn't return net years as he is destroying F1
So the wee fellow is at it again, making sure that world domination of F1 is his and his only why O why will the F1 bosses not put him and his sidekick Mad Max in straight jackets and tell um to shut up.at this rate there will be no where decent left all be Mickey Mouse Ahhhh!!! may be thats why he,s thinkung about a circiut next Disney the next rule change from Max will be stupid costumes for the Drivers cos add's entertainment value all those lovely colours i can see it now Button in a Donald Duck outfit Ummm nice ???? there are so good circuits in France yes LeMan, Many Cours,upadate Reims, rather than some half baked Goofy idea
dewi m, what a great idea, now that would be in F1 race to watch.
For the life of me I could not see an F1 at Disneyland Resort Paris, I could not see it around the streets of Paris although it would be fun to watch, why not take the French F1 down to Le Man
went to magny cours in 2002, thought it was a great place, apart from it being in the middle of no where. The move to paris is purely to make more money, nothing to do with the fans, will just end up being another boring street race.
EuroDisney IS for children, to live out their fantasies. Maybe the organisers felt Bernie Ecclestone's fantasy was too expensive. no surprise there then.
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