No immediate return for French GP
The French Grand Prix is unlikely to return to the F1 calendar before the 2011 season, according to Bernie Ecclestone.
France won't have a grand prix next season after the French motorsport federation was forced to withdraw its backing of the Magny-Cours race due to a lack of funds.The race suffered another setback last week when Euro Disney and the Lagardere Sports group withdrew their joint bid to host the event at the Val d'Europe circuit on the outskirts of Paris.
F1 supremo Ecclestone says it is important that France finds the "right spot".
"I've always thought it was the right spot for us, that it was the new location that suited the French Grand Prix," Ecclestone told L'Equipe.
"I think it is quite sure (that there will be no race in 2010).
"We went to Magny-Cours for the wrong reasons, for political reasons.
"Let's try and avoid a repeat. What we want is to find for sure the right spot because the French GP has to be long-lasting."
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