(GMM) A local government minister has added another nail to the coffin of the seemingly doomed Belgian grand prix.
Jean Claude Marcourt, economy and employment minister in the historic Spa Francorchamps circuit's region of Wallonia, told parliament on Thursday that the race will indeed be axed by F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone.
He said the main problem was making Bernie's requested circuit modifications in time for the scheduled September race.
For whatever reason, however, the grim messages coming out of Belgium about the race do not match up with what Ecclestone himself, and the sport's governing FIA, are saying on the matter.
75-year-old Bernie explained in the 'Het Niewsblad' newspaper: ''The Belgian grand prix can take place in 2006.''
Written: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 06:44:51
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