Discussions around the French GP

Discussions about the return of the French Grand Prix to the calendar have accelerated in recent times. Thus Jean Todt, the new president of the FIA, met François Fillon, the Prime Minister, on Monday to discuss the creation of a “ possible new circuit but above all of the importance that the French Grand Prix remains on the calendar, which is not the case for the moment. »

For now, it seems that there are several solutions. However, the one leading to the use of existing infrastructures is the most plausible. Indeed, the president of the Ile de France Council Jean-Paul Huchon reaffirmed that he remained opposed to the construction of a new circuit in his region. “ Such a project is nonsense at the time of the Grenelle environmental summit. This will not happen, whether in Yvelines, Val-d'Oise or Seine-et-Marne He said.

For his part, Jean Todt, even if he is not a decision-maker in the location of a circuit? role assigned to Bernie Ecclestone? explained that there were sites in France that could accommodate the circuit. “ There are at least three “, he detailed to AFP, quoting “ Le Mans, Magny-Cours (Nièvre) and Paul Ricard (Var). »