The Flins project abandoned

The president of the general council of Yvelines, Alain Schmitz, decided on Tuesday to withdraw his project for a Formula 1 circuit in Flins-Les-Mureaux in view of the 2011 French Grand Prix.

Published on 02/12/2009 à 10:23

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Will France organize a Grand Prix Formula 1 in 2011 ? With the withdrawal of the Flins-Les-Mureaux circuit project on Tuesday, France in any case loses one of the three files in the running for the organization of the GP. “ I made the decision to give up the Formula 1 circuit after having received supporters and opponents of this circuit “, declared Alain Schmitz. “ I felt that we were not supported as I had hoped. »

The 178 hectares of pre-empted land will thus be returned to Safer (Land Development and Rural Establishment Company) which plans to devote them to organic farming. On the other hand, " What is still relevant is the global project to support the automobile valley and sustainable mobility. “, Mr. Schmitz continued.

After the withdrawal of Flins-Les-Mureaux, whose project cost was estimated at 112 million euros, two other projects still remain in the running: Val de France (Sarcelles-Val d'Oise) and Magny-Cours (Nièvre) .