Quick update on the Grand Prix de France situation

For those interested, a quick update:

According to the french internet site www.fan-f1.com, the new "Ministre des Sports" (no translation needed) Valérie Fourneyron has declared that the case of the Grand Prix de France will be re-examined by the new government.
The new government "has no opposition to a French Grand Prix", but thinks that the acceleration of the negociations with the Formula One management by the former government before the presidentials was not a good thing.
Before taking any decision, they want:
- to have a clear perception on the level of financial guaranties provided by local/regional autorities, and also by the state itself in case of attendance not covering the costs.
- more transparency on financing
- they question the fact that "the Formula One boss does not seem to be interested in any effort towards solving environmental issues";
- they point out that Paul Ricard may not be the best location for a Grand Prix, due to the traffic congestion around the circuit.

Their conclusion is that: "A french Grand Prix in 2013 is not a done thing, but we are not opposed to it".

An interesting aside is that the new President has said that he would like an alternance between Magny-Cours and Paul Ricard every other year...which could mean that the idea of alternating the french GP with any other european GP is not favoured any more...(what about Spa, then?)

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