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#199070
Rumours going around, don't take any of this as gospel:

Magny Cours is a potential replacement venue should the inaugural Korean grand prix fall off the 2010 calendar.

That is the rumour published in the latest edition of France’s Auto Hebdo magazine.

Last month, Bernie Ecclestone even visited the site of October’s Korean race and told the media that the October date is definitely still on.

But the uncertainty about the event has persisted, and Auto Hebdo reports that teams do not want to see the calendar shrink from the scheduled 19 races at short notice.

Magny Cours is famously not the F1 chief executive’s favourite venue, but Auto Hebdo says the idea of being a reserve track for Korea is the idea of Gilles Depeigneux, an advisor to prime minister Francois Fillon.

The stumbling blocks, however, are said to be the EUR20 million budget as well as political opposition.


I have a feeling that nothing will stem from this, but what the hell.
#199084
So they'd come back from miles away to goto Europe then go away again?


Probably, location and travelling doesn't really matter to them when the boot fits, despite what they say. Otherwise Bahrain and Abu Dhabi would be next to each other on the calendar.
#199085
So they'd come back from miles away to goto Europe then go away again?


Probably, location and travelling doesn't really matter to them when the boot fits, despite what they say. Otherwise Bahrain and Abu Dhabi would be next to each other on the calendar.

\Well yeah
#199094
I wouldn't mind this. I always thought Mangy Cours was a decent track.

I think Korea were reluctant to host a GP. I thought that I heard they were more or less forced to create one by some contract. So yeah, I doubt we'll be off to Korea, and without it on the calendar, that would be a 4 week break. So a replacement GP will hopefully happen.
#199096
The original layout would be great to have back, watched some great battles there back in the '80's :yes: .


You mean Paul Ricard? It'd be great if that came back... minus that stupid chicane they added halfway down the Mistral Straight.

I wouldn't mind this. I always thought Mangy Cours was a decent track.


Yeah same. Certainly better than another Tilke abomination.
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