F1 racing to arrive in Russia
F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed today that Russia will be a new Formula 1 venue. A contract has been signed from 2014 until 2020 for Russia to host the race. The race organizers, which appears to be the Russian government, will pay £25m for the privilege of hosting f1 racing in Russia. The contract also [...]
F1 to return to U.S.
After leaving the USA three years ago, F1 will return this time in Austin, Texas. F1 was last hosted at Indianopolis in 2007 and it has been rumoured that F1 would return to the US for a number of years. It was expected that a US race would go to Monticello Motor Club in New [...]
Agreement with Ecclestone on possibilty of F1 returning to U.S.A.
F1 could return to the USA for the first time since leaving Indianapolis in 2007. The likely destination would be New York’s Monticello track. The Chariman of the Monticello Motor Club Bill McMichael stated that “There was some agreement that Monticello could host a race”. However the circuit’s owners would need to find around $150m [...]
