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'No Monza would be huge loss for F1'

Formula One drivers and teams are hoping that Bernie Ecclestone's threat to drop Monza from the calendar turns out to be nothing more than sabre rattling ahead of contract talks. The alternative, they say, would be a huge loss for the championship. Commercial supremo Ecclestone, 83, caused a stir this week when he told Italy's Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper that the country's historic circuit near Milan risked being dropped. "I don't think we'll do another contract. The old one was a disaster for us from the commercial point of view. After 2016, bye bye," he said. Ecclestone has issued similar warnings to other venues in the past - notably with Silverstone to prod organisers...
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