India: the F1 circuit will be ready

After Abu Dhabi in 2009 and Korea in 2010, Formula 1 will set up its paddock in 2011 in a new country, India. If the financial health of the promoter is worrying, the latter wants to be reassuring.

Published on 15/11/2009 à 18:13

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India is the next country to host the Formula 1 for the first time, according to the constantly renewed wish of Bernie Ecclestone, representative of FOM (Formula One Management). But after it was reported that the Indian government refused to provide financial assistance to the developer to pay the FOM ($36 million), concerns grew. However, the promoter, JPSK, wants to be reassuring: the Indian Grand Prix will take place, the circuit will be ready on time, and even before.

« There is no problem », Says Sameer Gaur, director of JPSK, quoted by the Trust of India agency. “ It?s premature to talk about it at the moment but we will communicate in due time. Construction of the circuit is in full swing and it will certainly be ready before 2011 “, he attested.

If Bernie Ecclestone was to come and lay the first stone in October, the FOM representative ultimately did not make the trip. “ He is a very busy man », Sameer Gaur simply comments.

For the promoter, the Indian race should not take place at night, the installation of lights having not been included in the specifications. As for the date of the Grand Prix, it may take place at the end of the 2011 season. It could take place in October 2011, when the weather is good », concludes Gaur.