Fighting for Spa-Francorchamps
The Regional authorities, who held a meeting yesterday about the Belgian Grand Prix, will keep fighting to keep the race on the 2006 Formula One calendar. The promoter of the Belgian GP has gone bankrupt after a dissapointing 2005 race, with only 50.000 people attending the event.
The Walloon econonic minister Jean-Claude Marcourt will appeal directly to Ecclestone for assistance. The regional Walloon government lent the promoters £10m to pay to Ecclestone for the 2005 race but cannot afford to repeat that.
The Belgian government, a major shareholder in the track, is considering having Ecclestone replace the race promoter should it be forced to withdraw through financial shortcomings.
The Belgian GP is scheduled for September 17th and everybody in Belgium is keen to keep the GP on the Formula One calendar.
