(GMM - Shanghai) Switzerland has voted to scrap a ban on motor sport, a representative in the parliament's lower house said.
The majority of the 200-member chamber accepted a move initiated by Swiss People's Party member Ulrich Giezendanner, in a bid to one day return Formula One to Switzerland.
Motor racing was banned in the country after a Le Mans accident in 1955 killed 80 spectators, but lawmakers believe the new move would boost an ailing tourism industry.
A Formula One-style track is being considered for construction at a disused military airfield near Interlaken.
Written: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 01:06:01
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