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New Jersey back in the running for an F1 date.

Racing fans eager for the return of Formula One racing may recall a proposal last year that would have seen a United States Grand Prix run in New Jersey, just across the Hudson from the Manhattan skyline.

The project went belly-up when local activists against turning Liberty State Park into a racing circuit pressured Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy to put an end to it. In its place – or so it seemed – the return of the U.S. Grand Prix was moved to Austin, Texas, where America's first purpose-built F1 circuit is currently being constructed. One might have assumed that the Austin project won out instead of the New Jersey one, but if the latest report from The Wall Street Journal is anything to go by, it may be too early to count the Garden State out of this particular race just yet.

A new proposal is reportedly being considered to hold an F1 race across the New Jersey townships of Weehawken and West New York, which would still provide the same spectacular backdrop and quick access to and from the city. The project's financial backers are reportedly adamant that the race and all its related expenses be privately funded and require that no tax dollars be diverted towards its orchestration.

If it were to go through, the race would potentially be held in addition to, and not instead of, the race in Texas. It wouldn't be the first time that the United States held two F1 races: parallel grands prix – dubbed East and West – were held at Watkins Glen and Long Beach in the 1970s, while additional races were held as well in Detroit, Dallas and Las Vegas in the 1980s.

News Source: Wall Street Journal via ESPN

 

Thanks Steve.

Heck that could have been bad, flying shrapnel & all. That corner worker was lucky to escape unscathed.

 

Formula One: Mexico wants to host Grand Prix - AutoWeek

 

Well with Perez & his TeleMex sponsorship money I can see it happening. I read somewhere the force behind TeleMex was something like the 4th richest man in the world. Bet Bernie would love to get his hooks into that wallet. :drool

 

me too!

 

Indian farmers protest over F1 track

Hundreds of angry Indian farmers have threatened to sabotage the new Buddh circuit, near New Delhi, the venue scheduled to host the inaugural Indian grand prix in October, over 300 farmers on Wednesday staged a protest near the site.

DNA India said they are angry at how their lands were acquired to make room for the project.

Calling themselves the Bhartiya Kisan Union, they are threatening to “dismantle the racing track with force if necessary” if their demands are not met.

They reportedly drafted a letter to authorities demanding money, educational placements and the establishment of industries to generate employment.

“We are warning you that if our demands are taken casually, we will be forced to launch an agitation,” the farmers wrote.

 

Dem's fightin' words!! :cornut:

 

Autoweek interviews David Coulthard

David Coulthard had a strong career in Grand Prix racing, spanning 15 years in Formula One and delivering 13 wins, 12 poles, 62 podium finishes, 18 fastest laps and 535 championship points--the most ever by a British driver.

The 40-year-old now divides his time among piloting a Mercedes-Benz C-class for Mucke Motorsports in Germany's DTM series, providing F1 commentary for the BBC and tending to family life at his home in Monaco, where he has a son and a stepdaughter with longtime fiancé Karen Minier.

Coulthard still does promotional work for Red Bull Racing, the team he drove for during the last three years of his career. To that end, Red Bull brought him to Los Angeles, where on Aug. 14 he had dinner with the media to promote next year's Austin F1 race. We picked his brain on a variety of topics.



Read the rest : Formula One interview: Autoweek's dinner with David Coulthard - AutoWeek

 

Thanks for the updates. I sure hope Robert has a good outcome & can find his way back in the his F1 seat at Renault.

 

I am sure they are talking about a cast of some kind.